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Department of Fine
Arts
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Francis Marion University Theatre's winter mainstage production of the
2009-2010 season
will be Eleemosynary, one of the most
acclaimed works by playwright Lee Blessing. THE STORY: Eleemosynary focuses on the lives of three Wesbrook women: seventy-five-year-old Dorothea; her middle-aged daughter, Artie; and Artie's sixteen-year-old daughter, Echo. Dorothea, an admitted New Age eccentric, has complicated the lives of the two other Wesbrook women by imposing her thwarted dreams on them, which has alienated Artie not only from Dorothea but from Echo as well. As the play begins, Echo is caring for Dorothea, who has just had a stroke. During the course of the play, Echo tries to bring the three women together. Blessing presents fragmented vignettes of the lives of the three women as they struggle to define themselves both as individuals and as part of a family unit. In this poignant and mature study of familial relationships, Blessing highlights the human need for connection and forgiveness. THE REVIEWS: "...a play and a production of a caliber rarely seen on the Philadelphia stage...the language is elegant, witty and carefully wrought." - Philadelphia City Paper. "...an engrossing 95-minute entry-alternately funny and poignant..." - Variety. "It is a wonderful job of playwriting." - Minneapolis Star and Tribune. "...a funny, perceptive and eloquently written play..." - St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch. |
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AUDITIONS
for the cast of 3 women were held in the Fine Arts Theatre at 3 pm
on Tuesday, January 19 and at 5 pm on Wednesday, January 20. The following
cast was selected from a very strong group auditioning for the roles: Dorothea
– Jessica Coleman Assistant
Director – Michaela Gentry RESERVATIONS for Eleemosynary may be made beginning February 8 by calling the box office at 661-1365. The box office will be open to reserve seats Monday through Friday from 1 pm to 5 pm. All tickets are free to the public. Curtain is at 7:30. The Francis Marion University Theatre's 2009-2010 season's fall production was Buried Child by Sam Shepard, directed by Dawn Larsen. The season will conclude April 15-27, 2010, with the production of Greater Tuna by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard, directed by Glen Gourley. For additional information contact Mr. Gourley in FAC 224, 661-1538, agourley@fmarion.edu. Interested in working "behind the scenes"? Contact Mr. Granath in FAC 222, 661-1536, dgranath@fmarion.edu. |
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