Arts On Campus

H.M.S. Pinafore

By Gilbert and Sullivan

Directed by M.L. Buchanan and David Goldhirch

This musical comedy about romance, adventure, admirals and unrequited love on the high seas takes the stage at the Agassiz Theater this weekend and next, with performances Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Death of a Salesman

By Arthur Miller

Directed by Woody Hill

A shocking drama about Willy Loman and his family's eventual realization that he is a life failure begins this weekend at Leverett House in the Old Library. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

Satisfaction: A Trilogy

By Tom Stoppard, J.P. Stanley and Edward Albee

Directed by Jeremy Blumenthal

A one-weekend run of three one-act plays by Stoppard, Stanley and Albee runs at the Adams House Kronauer Space Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Saturday night at 10 p.m. The show will include performances of A Separate Peace, Welcome to the Moon, and The Zoo Story.

Three One-Acts

By Joe Hindy and Sam Shepard

Directed by David Wheeler

This weekend the Loeb Experimental Theater presents Hindy's Punkplay and Shepard's Icarus' Mother and Forensic and the Navigators on Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

Burn This

By Lanford Wilson

Directed by Dan Balsam

At Mather House this weekend comes Wilson's most powerful and passionate play, Burn This, starring Anna, Larry, Burton and Pale. In the TV Room Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 10:30 p.m.

L'Avventura

Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

At the Carpenter Center/Harvard Film Archive

Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Enveloped in boredom and ennui, a group of middle class lovers and friends sail to the Southern Mediterranean islands for a holiday. Without warning, one of them, Anna, disappears. The group searches the area desperately trying to recover their lost friend. Antonioni deftly exposes hidden motivations and repressed desires in his characters as the group inevitably disintegrates.

The Black Stallion

Directed by Carroll Ballard

At the Carpenter Center/Harvard Film Archive

Saturday at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

The first volume of Walter Farley's classic series about a boy and his wild Arabian horse was adapted into this visually stunning film. Ballard's first feature reveals his particular talent for capturing dramatic landscapes as well as the power and natural beauty of animals.

The Lady Without Camelias

Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

At the Carpenter Center/Harvard Film Archive

Saturday at 9 p.m.

Gianni, a film producer, realizes midway through the shooting of his latest film that Clara, an actress in the film with a small role, has tremendous star potential. Gianni demands rewrites and shootings to make Clara the star of the movie. Caught in the power struggle of the film industry, Clara marries Gianni, who now controls her life. Antonioni forcefully reveals a deep preoccupation with isolation through his female protagonist.