Exhibits, plays on tap at FGCU

The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Florida Gulf Coast University has the following exhibits and performances scheduled: ART GALLERY Sept. 3 - Oct. 9 .Kent Anderson Butler: Recent Works

Video Installations and Projections

Opening reception with the artist: Thursday, Sept. 3, 5-7 p.m. Oct. 22 - Nov. 20 .Purvis Young - Souls Grown Deep, A Gift from the Rubell Family Collection

Opening reception: Thursday, Oct. 22, 5-7 p.m. Dec. 1 - Dec. 12 .Finals: Fall 2009 Senior Projects

Opening reception with our graduating seniors: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 5-7 p.m. Jan. 14 - Feb. 5, 2010 .Romero Britto: Vintage Britto

Opening reception with the artist: Thursday, Jan. 14, 5-7 p.m. Feb. 18 - March 19, 2010 .Contemporary Art by Caribbean Women

Curated by Patricia Fay

Opening reception: Thursday, Feb. 18, 5-7 p.m. April 1 - April 9, 2010 .2010 Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition

Opening reception with the artists: Thursday, April 1, 5-7 p.m. April 1 - April 11, 2010 .FGCU Juried Student Art Exhibition

Opening reception coincides with the Celebration of the Arts April 16 - May 2, 2010 .Finals: Spring Senior Project Exhibition

Opening reception with the artists: Friday, April 16, 5-7 p.m. THEATRE LAB ."Doctor Faustus," by Christopher Marlowe, directed by Barry Cavin: Oct. 28 - Nov. 8

Faustus, grown unsatisfied with his wealth of knowledge and his high social standing, sells his soul to the devil for pleasures more magnificent than mortal

Y boundaries allow. Marlowe's classic dark

tale of flying too close to the sun is reimagined in our intimate studio performance. ."Mud," by Maria Irene Fornes, directed by Tyler Layton: Feb. 17-28

A stark portrayal of one woman's attempt to free herself from the bonds of poverty and a dependant relationship. Fornes places poetry in the mouths of her near-illiterate characters as one struggles to keep what he knows and the other fights to flee into the unknown. ."Wooden Mouth," written and directed by Barry Cavin: April 7-18

In the forest, tucked back into a mountain hollow, live a peculiar people who possess an ancient mask that gives a great gift to the wearer — the ability to strip away all lies spoken by others. An uncertain lover adventures to find the mask but discovers a secret more extraordinary than honesty and fidelity. ."Beyond Therapy," by Christopher Durang, directed by Barry Cavin: June 16-20

Bruce and Prudence love navel-gazing but will this sport of self-analysis bring them together or will it lead them both into endless games of narcissistic solo love? Durang's well-known comedy is a great summer fling — all bubbles and no hangover.

For more information, visit artgallery. fgcu.edu/theatrelab.fgcu.edu.