On Saturday, March 2, Kristen LePine performed a monologue that she wrote for 360º of America: FORCE MAJEURE at the Intersections Arts Festival at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. The performance was followed by a discussion with wine.
Overseas Adventures
Bethany Farrell ’11 is one of 21 UMW alumni currently serving in the Peace Corps.
A Class Act
On a mild Friday night in early October, Professor of Theater Gregg Stull watched with keen eyes as a group of students worked through a scene of Steven Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” which opens in Klein Theater Thursday, Nov. 1. The musical is a coming-of-age story featuring the fairytale characters most anyone will remember from […]
“Talking With” Opens Next Thursday
The University of Mary Washington Department of Theatre & Dance will kick off its 2012-13 season with a production of Jane Martin’s “Talking With.” Performances will be Sept. 20-22 and Sept. 27-29 at 8 p.m., and Sept. 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. in Klein Theatre, duPont Hall. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $10 for students and senior citizens.
“Talking With” is comprised of 11 monologues performed by women. Each woman invites you into her world as she confesses a secret that she keeps from the rest of society. These monologues deal with a range of themes from marital problems to religious experiences, and everything in between. As the women speak they teach important lessons about love, loss and the search for happiness.
“Talking With” premiered at the Actors’ Theatre of Louisville, Ky., as part of the 1982 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Jane Martin is a pen name of a Kentucky playwright suspected to be the former Actors’ Theatre of Louisville artistic director, Jon Jory. Martin won the American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award for “Keely and Du” in 1994 and “Jack and Jill” in 1997. “Keely and Du” was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1994.
“Talking With” is directed by Helen Housley, associate professor of theatre. Scenic and lighting design is by Associate Professor Julie Hodge and costume design is by Associate Professor Kevin McCluskey. For more information, call the Klein Theatre Box Office at (540) 654-1111.
Cate Brewer Directs Piece at Kennedy Center Festival
Cate Brewer, visiting assistant professor of Theatre and Dance, directed a piece from Four Riffs for a Sailor by Monica Raymond with The Guillotine Theatre Company (formerly Georgetown Theatre), for The Kennedy Center’s 11th annual Page-to-Stage Festival this weekend. Four Riffs for a Sailor examines the roles of several female characters woven throughout Homer’s Odyssey.
Kristen LePine’s New Play at Kennedy Center Festival
On Monday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m., The Hub Theatre will present a staged reading of Kristen LePine’s latest play DIRE WOLVES as part of the Kennedy Center’s 11th Annual Page-to-Stage Festival.
Commissioned by The Hub Theatre, DIRE WOLVES examines how quick changes impact personal identity. Set in Evansville, Ind., six people are blindsided by the fierce pace of change and can either adapt and evolve, or face the possibility of extinction. The performance will be directed by Matt Bassett and feature JJ Area, Daniel Crane, Ilona Dulaski,Kristen Garaffo, Liz Manama, Tia Shearer and Chris Wilson.
Kristen teaches in the UMW Department of Theatre and Dance and has an MFA in Dramatic Writing.
The Details
What: DIRE WOLVES by Kristen LePine
When: Monday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Kennedy Center, Rehearsal Room #1
Cost: FREE
Kristen LePine’s New Play to be Staged at the HUB Theatre
Kristen LePine
The HUB Theatre in Fairfax, Virginia will present a staged reading of Kristen LePine’s new play, “Dire Wolves,” on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at the Greater Reston Arts Center. The reading starts at 7:30pm, admission is free, and the Center is located at 12001 Market Street, Reston, VA.
“Dire Wolves” was commissioned by the HUB Theatre, and examines how quick changes impact personal identity as six people must either adapt and evolve or face the possibility of extinction.
LePine holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing from Humboldt State University. Her works have been presented various venues, including Active Cultures, Inkwell, Pinky Swears Productions, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts.
More information about this event can be found at www.thehubtheatre.org/performances_staged.html
Mark Scharf’s Play to Appear at Festival
The Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, S.C., will feature two staged readings of adjunct professor Mark Scharf’s play “Fortune’s Child.” The festival runs from Friday, May 25 through Sunday, June 10 and readings of “Fortune’s Child” are scheduled for Thursday, May 31 and Friday, June 1. For more information about the festival, visit http://www.piccolospoleto.com/.
“Moon Over Buffalo” Continues Through Feb. 26
The University of Mary Washington Department of Theatre & Dance continues its 2011-12 season with a production of Ken Ludwig’s “Moon Over Buffalo.” Performances will be Feb. 16-18 and Feb. 23-25 at 8 p.m., and Feb. 19 and 26 at 2 p.m. in Klein Theatre, duPont Hall. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $8 for students and senior citizens and $4 for faculty, staff and students with a UMW ID.
“Moon Over Buffalo” takes place in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1953. Stage actors George and Charlotte Hay are performing “Cyrano de Bergerac” and “Private Lives” in repertory at Buffalo’s Erlanger Theatre when they receive word that Hollywood film director Frank Capra plans to attend a matinee performance. Chaos ensues as the Hays prepare for Capra’s arrival in hopes of starring in his new movie.
“Moon Over Buffalo” premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on Oct. 1, 1995, and ran for 309 performances. Philip Bosco and Carol Burnett were nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and Best Actress in a Play in 1996 for their roles as George and Charlotte Hay. Ken Ludwig’s work has been performed on Broadway and in London’s West End. He is a recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award and has been nominated for three Tony Awards and two Helen Hayes Awards.
“Moon Over Buffalo” is directed by Gregg Stull, professor and chair of the Department of Theatre & Dance. Scenic design is by David Hunt, professor of theatre, costume design is by Kevin McCluskey, associate professor of theatre and lighting design is by Julie Hodge, associate professor of theatre. Wig design and fight choreography are by guest artists Kelly Calloway and Casey Kaleba. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Klein Theatre Box Office at (540) 654-1111.
Mark Scharf Appears in Baltimore Theatre Production
Mark Scharf, adjunct instructor of theatre and dance, is appearing in Fells Point Corner Theatre’s production of The Ice Man Cometh. In the Eugene O’Neill play, Scharf plays the role of Larry Slade. The production opened on Friday, January 13 in Baltimore, Md., and runs through Sunday, February 12. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.fpct.org/.
Scharf is a semi-finalist for the 2012 Eugene O’Neill National Theater Conference.