Eastern Theatre to Present 'The Wolves'
Willimantic, CT (02/08/2019) — The Theatre Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will present its first Main Stage production of the spring 2019 semester, "The Wolves," from Feb. 27-March 3. Written by Sarah DeLappe and directed by Eastern professor Kristen Morgan, the play will follow a girls' soccer team as they struggle to adapt to new players and lifestyles. The play will be shown in the Del Monte Bernstein Studio Theatre in Eastern's Fine Arts Instructional Center.
Exploring the unique dynamics of a girls' athletic team, "The Wolves" observes the complex social navigation required for high school. "From the safety of their afternoon exercise routine, the team wonders about big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors," writes the publishing company Samuel French. "This is a portrait of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals."
DeLappe describes her play as "a portrait of teenage girls as human beings - as complicated, nuanced, very idiosyncratic people." Since its publication in 2016, "The Wolves" has garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including being a finalist in the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and winning the 2015 Relentless Award for Playwriting.
"The girls in 'The Wolves' are at a turning point in their lives," writes Morgan in her director's notes for the play. "These girls have grown up playing together, and have shared all the emotional weight that comes with it. 'The Wolves' is a meditation on growing up female in America and the meaning that girls make for themselves in a society that still doesn't have any idea what to do with them."
"The Wolves" will be performed on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Feb. 28 at 5:30 p.m.; Friday, March 1 at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, March 3 at 4 p.m. Tickets are free for Eastern students; $5 for other students and groups of 10 or more; $10 for senior citizens; $12 for Eastern faculty, staff and alumni; and $20 for the general public. For tickets and more information, call the box office at (860) 465-5123 or visit http://easternct.showare.com/thewolves/.
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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving more than 5,300 students annually at its Willimantic campus and satellite locations. In addition to attracting students from 163 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 26 other states and 20 other countries. A residential campus offering 40 majors and 65 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in an array of applied learning opportunities. Ranked the 25th top public university in the North Region by U.S. News and World Report in its 2018 Best College ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review eight years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.
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