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11-3-06
Contact: K.E. Schwab -- 724-738-2199;
e-mail: karl.schwab@sru.edu
SRU THEATER DEPARTMENT TO PRESENT
‘SPEAKING IN TONGUES’ NOV. 14-19
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa.
– “Speaking in Tongues,” a two-act play by Andrew
Bovell that explores betrayal, infidelity, fear and the universal
yearning for love, will be the second production of the Slippery
Rock University theater department’s season with opening
curtain set for Nov. 14 as part of a seven-performance
run.
The play will be
staged at 8 p.m. Nov. 14-18 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 18-19 in Miller
Auditorium. Tickets are $5 for the public and $3 for SRU students
with ID. Reserved seats may be purchased beginning Nov. 8 at the
Miller Auditorium Box Office, 724-738-2645. (Hours are 2:30 to 4:30
p.m. Mondays, and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays.)
The play examines a
number of themes without regard for accepted rules of playwriting.
Divided in two, “Speaking in Tongues” first involves
two couples and how infidelity affects their marriages. The second
portion, introduces four characters and several new
situations.
The
nine-characters play will be presented by five SRU theater majors:
Eric Blackstock of Monroeville, Deanna Brookens of Slippery Rock,
Jeff Feola of New Castle, Emily Ludwig of Warren, and Matthew
McNear of Beaver.
Laura
Smiley, assistant professor of theater who directs the work, says
the play asks the audience to explore questions the characters are
asking such as “Who am I?” and “How do I conduct
myself in this world?”
John Pivetz,
technical director in Miller, designed the sound. Braden Blauser of
Parker is designing the set; Kelly McBane, Pittsburgh, is
properties master; Casey Hughes, Roseland, N.J., is lighting
designer; Stephanie Brauner, Palm, is costume designer; Nick Quinn,
Pittsburgh, is technical director; and Katie Erskine, West Deer, is
stage manager, with Bethany Vahabzadeh, Pittsburgh, as
assistant.
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