Eastern Student Jennifer Phipps of Meriden Performed in the Phoenix New Play Series

2011 Oct 17

Jennifer Phipps '14 of Meriden participated in Eastern Connecticut State University's presentation of "Ring Around the Bottle" on Oct. 8. Phipps majors in Music.

The play, which was presented through Eastern's Performing Arts Department's Phoenix New Play Series, is written by Nicole Ball, a senior English major from Danbury. "Ring Around the Bottle" focuses on Kelly, a woman who is dealing with the death of her alcoholic best friend, John. Her husband encourages her to go to therapy in order to deal with the trauma. Through her sessions, she relates to the audience the story behind John's addiction as well as their relationship.

Sarah Paprocki, a junior theatre major from Norwich, was the director of the play. Ben Friedman, a senior communication and theatre major from Bristol, was the assistant director.

The Phoenix New Play Series are rehearsed readings of new plays. A question-and-answer period followed the reading.

Eastern Connecticut State University is part of the Connecticut State University System (CSUS) and is the state's public liberal arts university. Eastern serves more than 5,600 students each year on its Willimantic campus.

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