Four with Two: 4 plays, 2 characters
An exploration into the challenge of directing and sustaining 2-character plays. The plays will run on alternate days, as an “A” series and a “B” series.
"A" Series
October 27 at 7:30 PM
October 29, November 2, 4, 13 at 8 PM
November 7 at 3 PM
Roy Bowen Theatre
I Dream Before I Take the Stand,
by Arlene Hutton
Directed by Robin Post
A defense lawyer cross-examines a woman during her testimony
in a sexual assault case - and in doing so, horribly distorts her perfectly
innocent walk in the park.
“A feminist classic.” – The List (Edinburgh)
David’s Redhaired Death,
by Sherry Kramer
Directed by Jason Hedden
A moving exploration of how death affects the lives of the living, David’s Redhaired Death examines the unique link between siblings, redheads, and the oft confusing feeling of love between two women.
"B" Series
October 28 at 7:30 PM
November 3, 5, 6, 12 at 8 PM
October 31 at 3 PM
Roy Bowen Theatre
Your Handsome Captain,
by Simone Schwaz-Bart
Translated by Jessica Harris and Catherine Temerson
Directed by Adrian Brown
Against the backdrop of Haitian migrant labor, this play dramatizes the condition of a husband and wife separated from each other for economic reasons, and who can only communicate with each other through audio cassettes. An exploration of home, exile, location, and dislocation. Co-sponsored by the Humanities Institute
Stuff, by
Coco Fusco and Nao Bustamante
Directed by Beth Kattleman
Stuff uses performance to unmask the myths linking Latina women, food, and the erotic. In a series of five sketches, the piece weaves its way through multi-lingual sex guides, fast food menus, bawdy border humor, and much more. Co-sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs and the Multicultural Center: Hispanic Student Services.
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