33 Variations
Con Beethoven, Daniel Inouye, Moisés Kaufman
Tony-winning play intertwining Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations with a modern scholar’s quest, featuring live music
"33 Variations" Written by Moisés Kaufman Featuring Beethoven's "Diabelli Variations" Directed by Daniel Inouye
In "33 Variations" by Moisés Kaufman, the pursuit of understanding becomes both an intellectual and spiritual journey. As Ludwig van Beethoven labors over his Diabelli Variations, a modern-day scholar follows in his footsteps, determined to uncover the mystery behind his relentless work. Across time, their stories unfold in parallel, each marked by urgency, limitation, and a deep longing to make sense of the world.
With live music woven throughout, this Tony award-winning play offers a meditation on legacy, vocation, and the ways in which even life’s fragments may be gathered into something meaningful. Both intellectually engaging and deeply human, "33 Variations" invites us to consider what it means to truly listen.
Climenhaga Building, Poorman Black Box Theater Oct. 1–3, 8 p.m.; Oct. 4, 3 p.m.
Tickets: $10—Adults; $7—MU Students (w/ID), MU Employees (w/ID), Youth (under 18) & Seniors (60+) Tickets are Buy-One-Get-One Free for Opening Night Tickets can be purchased online at messiah.edu/tickets, by phone at 717-691-6036, or at the door as available. Discounts available for groups of 10 or more.
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