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November 17 - December 7, 2022
Coming this weekend: GCC's Antigone, UMass presents Orlando, Love, Milly, and Murray at the Majestic, Anne of Green Gables in East Longmeadow, Rainbow Exodus at Double Edge, and A Wrinkle in Time at the Drama Studio. And more! Get some theatre in before Thanksgiving.
Max Hartshorne's Review of Antigone at Hawks and Reed can be found at that link. And a reminder that In the Spotlight is currently looking for more theatre reviewers to join their team if you would like to try your hand at writing a review.
The next issue will include events from November 24 - December 14. Submit upcoming events via the link below or by emailing me before Tuesday at midnight. Any questions, comments or feedback? Email me at pioneervalleytheatre@gmail.com
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Email me to reserve your dates.
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THIS WEEK IN THEATRE NEWS:
from Howlround
Worldmaking 101: Imagination and Reparation at Double Edge Theatre and Ohketeau Cultural Center
by Jonathan Eburne
From the article:
I first learned about Double Edge Theatre on account of the ensemble’s commitment to thorough dramaturgical research. What I mean by this is that they found me. I still have a record of the email I received from Double Edge’s producing executive director and ensemble member Adam Bright back in 2018. He wrote to invite me to the world premiere of their performance Leonora: La Maga y la Maestra at Montclair State University’s Peak Performances series. “It would be an honor to have you in the audience,” the email read. “After the opening night performance, we shall also hold a party with the artists, friends, and Carrington enthusiasts.”
Have you read an interesting article about theatre recently? Send it to me! pioneervalleytheatre@gmail.com
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GCC Theater presents
ANTIGONE
Nov 17, 18, & 19 at 7:30pm
Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center, 289 Main St. Greenfield, MA 01301
Mark your calendars! GCC Theater presents Jean Anouilh's ANTIGONE for two weeks starting November 11th at 7:30pm at Hawks & Reed, Downtown Greenfield. Directed by Tom Geha, with a cast and crew of over 25 students and community members, the story of Antigone, the second daughter of King Oedipus, is brought to life. Creon, her uncle, issues an edict that no one shall bury Antigone's brother Polynices because of his attempt to destroy the state. The punishment for breaking the law is death. Antigone's defiance of this law is due to her great devotion to religious law and her allegiance to the dead. In her calm defiance of Creon, she is the symbol of rebellion. The conflict between human law and divine law causes the tragedy. Creon bears the burden of age, wisdom, and public responsibility, while Antigone is young, idealistic, rebellious and non-conformist. $10 General Admission/$5 Students and Seniors
Tickets
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The ultimate coming-of-age story: UMass Theater presents Orlando, a play about knowing where you belong in the world
ORLANDO
by Sarah Ruhl, adapted from the novel by Virginia Woolf
Directed by Iris Sowlat
Nov. 17, 18, and 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 19 at 2 p.m.
The Rand Theater, Bromery Center for the Arts
$15 general admission, $5 students and seniors
Tickets sold through the Fine Arts Center Box Office (call 1-800-999-UMAS or visit the website).
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When we first meet Orlando in the play of the same name, they're a charismatic British noble, sumptuously costumed and part of glittering Renaissance society. They soon become Queen Elizabeth I's lover. Commanded by the monarch to stay forever young, Orlando travels around the world and through five centuries on a journey to understand who they really are, encountering fascinating people in gorgeous locales in a UMass Theater production described by its director Iris Sowlat as a "visual feast."
Originally written by Virginia Woolf as a playful, magical-realist tribute to her lover Vita Sackville-West, Orlando was adapted for the stage by Sarah Ruhl. UMass Theater's production runs Nov. 11-19 in the Rand Theater, with tickets on sale now through the Fine Arts Center Box Office. It's the third entry in a season that marks the 50th anniversary since the department's founding.
Orlando's journey, through relationships and exploring their own gender, is an expression of "queer joy," said Sowlat, who, along with many members of the cast and production team, identifies as queer, bringing an authentic perspective to the material.
"It's an optimistic story that's about people who happen to be queer, being joyful and being exceptional," Sowlat added. "I also see it as the ultimate coming of age story."
Dramaturg Percival Hornak agreed. "This is a story about self-actualization. It's a story about feeling like you are finally able to live in the world because you understand who you are and where you belong in it."
It's also a story told with great visual verve. Costume designer Emily Peck has created a wardrobe of vibrant, glorious looks for Orlando and the rest of the cast. Scenic designer Drishti Chauhan's monumental set is based around the oak tree that Orlando comes back to time and time again during their life, transformed magnificently by the skillful lighting of Hyejung Kang. Undergrad Darrow Sherman rounds out the team with a beautiful sound design.
Purchase your tickets now and to be part of Orlando's journey of self-discovery!
Tickets are available through the Fine Arts Center box office |
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