Warren Wilson College students star in stage productions

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Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Press release here:

Continuing its 2008-2009 Season of Change, the Department of Theatre at Warren Wilson College is proud to present the 2009 graduating senior productions. This year’s seniors have chosen four plays that consider individual experience in the face of societal norms and changing times. The shows will be presented in a repertory called TRANSGRESSIONS, consisting of two solo performances and two full cast productions:

March 4 to March 8:  4.48 Psychosis   and   Thom Pain (based on nothing) 

March 31 to April 5:  The Glass Menagerie   and   How I Learned to Drive 

Lauren Kriel ’09 has chosen to perform the searing and courageous 4.48 Psychosis, a daring solo performance about mental illness, the life force and the power of honesty. This recent play is by the groundbreaking 28 year-old British playwright, Sarah Kane, who committed suicide shortly after writing the play in 1999.

Glenn Reed ’09 performs the satirical and virtuosic Thom Pain (based on nothing), by Will Eno — a hilarious, harrowing confrontation between actor and audience about being, experience and nothingness.  Thom Pain (based on nothing) was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize.

Robert Bailey ’09 directs Tennessee Williams’ poignant classic play, The Glass Menagerie, in which a Southern family suffering under economic distress must put aside their differences to save one another and their love — if they can.  

Lora Hawkins ’09 directs a contemporary play that straddles the line between the tender and the perverse: How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel. This beautiful and humorous play follows a young woman who seeks to come to terms with the issues of her past: sexual abuse, control, and forgiveness.  How I Learned to Drive received the 1998 Pulitzer Prize.

The first two shows will be presented in repertory from March 4th through 8th

4.48 Psychosis performs Wednesday, March 4 at 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 6 at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 7 at 2:00 p.m., and Sunday March 8 at 8:00 p.m. 

Thom Pain (based on nothing) performs Thursday, March 5 at 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 6 at 10:30 p.m., Saturday, March 7 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, March 8 at 2:00 p.m.  

The second pair of shows will be presented in repertory March 21st through April 5th:  

The Glass Menagerie performs Tuesday, March 31 at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 2 at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, April 4 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m. 

How I Learned to Drive performs Wednesday, April 1 at 8:00 p.m., Friday April 3 at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, April 4 at Midnight, and Sunday, April 5 at 8:00 p.m.   A free gala in Kittredge Theatre lobby, at 11 p.m., Saturday, April 4, will precede that evening’s special Midnight performance.  All proceeds from tickets for How I Learned to Drive will benefit the RISE project, an on-campus organization that addresses issues of sexual abuse.  RISE stands for Resistance Intervention Safety Empowerment.

The Warren Wilson College Department of Theatre is pleased to offer free tickets to all area high school and college students for all performances. General admission is $10.  Admission for Warren Wilson faculty, staff, alumni and all senior citizens is $5. To make reservations, call (828) 771-3041, or send e-mail to [email protected].  For more information, visit www.warren-wilson.edu/~theatre.

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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2 Comments

  1. charlie February 20, 2009

    So excited to see stuff on Ashevegas regarding theatre. They really do great work out at Warren Wilson, as do all the colleges and universities in the area. It’s one of the last places to find real artistic risk being performed by impassioned students and professors who believe in means to an end greater than the sum of its parts. Head on out to one of these schools and check out what’s going on. The prices are usually really affordable, the performances are always intriguing and you’re surrounded by the youth and exuberance of the people who are going to impact the next century. Might be good to see what THEY’RE thinking about.

    http://warren-wilson.edu/~theatre/
    http://www.unca.edu/drama/theatreunca.html
    http://www.montreat.edu/Academics/AcademicDepartments/FineArts/Theatre/tabid/1310/Default.aspx
    http://www.mhc.edu/theatre/schedule.asp
    http://www.wcu.edu/2264.asp

    I know there’s also theatre at AB Tech but I can’t find a link to any schedule.

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  2. Ron February 20, 2009

    Awesome. Thanks for posting this!

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