{"id":63007,"date":"2010-04-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-theatre-to-present-unbound\/"},"modified":"2010-04-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T00:00:00","slug":"uri-theatre-to-present-unbound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2010\/04\/uri-theatre-to-present-unbound\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre to present Unbound"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tPlaywright will be in-residence April 24 to 27<\/p>\n


\nKINGSTON, R.I. –April 12, 2010 \u2013- The 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Department of Theatre will present the Rhode Island premiere of Unbound, this month. <\/p>\n


\nBased on the journals of British actress Fanny Kemble (1809-93), playwright Laura Marks portrays a life of a remarkable woman of artistry, curiosity and humanity. The play is a fictional retelling of true events, anchored by quotations from Fanny Kemble\u2019s journals. <\/p>\n


\nMarks wrote the play at the suggestion of her friend, director Davis McCallum, who directed the original New York production of the play for Prospect Theater Company in 2005. The playwright will be an artist-in-residence at 溏心vlog免费B站 from April 24 to 27.<\/p>\n


\nThe play will be performed in the Robert E. Will Theatre, Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Road, Kingston Campus. It runs April 22 through 24 and April 29 through May 1 at 7:30 p.m, April 25 and May 2 at 3 p.m. <\/p>\n


\n\tAdmission is $16 for the general public, $12 for senior citizens and 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty\/staff and $10 for students. Tickets can be purchased by calling 401.874.5843 beginning April 12 or online at www.uri.edu\/theatre. <\/p>\n


\n\t溏心vlog免费B站 Associate Professor of Theatre Bryna Wortman, who saw the original 2005 production, will direct the play. She most recently directed 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s productions of Angels in America, Pride & Prejudice, The Merchant of Venice, and Fat Pig.<\/p>\n


\nIn the 1830s during a tour in New York City, Fanny falls in love with the charming, wealthy gentleman, Pierce Butler, and happily and willingly gives up her theatrical career to become his wife and soon the mother of his two daughters. <\/p>\n


\nDespite Butler\u2019s resistance, she wins him over to the notion of leaving northern society for life on his family plantation in Georgia where who and what she encounters changes her forever. <\/p>\n


\nThe depth of her understanding of what it means to live off of others\u2019 labor creates a moral dilemma and painful life decision that is the heart and soul of Unbound.

\n\u201cFanny Kimble\u2019s story is timeless. To me, it\u2019s a story about how easy it is to be complicit with something that you know is wrong, and how hard it is to fight against that complicity,\u201d says the playwright.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to seeing college actors interpret the play. The central character\u2014Fanny Kemble\u2014has a passion and energy that feel very youthful, so it seems especially right to have young women embodying her story.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tMarks will take part in a post-matinee chat with Wortman and the cast Sunday, April 25. <\/p>\n


\n\tCostume design is by guest artist, Marilyn Salvatore, set design by Associate Professor Christian Wittwer, lighting design by David Roy and sound design by guest artist, Michael Hyde.<\/p>\n


\nIn addition, on Monday, April 26, Marks will give a \u201cThe Playwright Speaks\u201d lecture at 4 p.m. in Robert E. Will Theatre. A question and answer period and a reception will follow her talk. The talk is free and open to the public. <\/p>\n


\n\tMembers of the casts, their characters, and hometowns are:<\/p>\n


\nName, Character, Hometown<\/p>\n


\nAlbert Coelho, Aleck, East Providence

\nCory Crew, Mr. Oden, Putnam Valley, N.Y.

\nJesse Dufault, Ensemble Man, Narragansett

\nNora Eschenheimer, Ensemble Fanny, Newport

\nBen Grills, Pierce Butler, Westerly

\nJocilyn Hardguittini, Harriet\/Swing, Providence

\nMeg Kane, Maria Therese, Smithfield

\nOlivia Knoshatefen, Psyche, Mansfield,Mass.

\nJolie Lippincott, Young Fanny, Westerly

\nJen Michaels, Ensemble Fanny, Stonington, Conn.

\nMike Puppi, Charles, Narragansett

\nStephanie Rodger, Older Fanny, Coventry

\nBen Rose, Ensemble Man, Wood River Junction, Vt.

\nJohnny Sederquist, Ensemble Man, Middleboro, Mass.<\/p>\n


\nPictured above

\n溏心vlog免费B站 students (from left) Ben Grills of Westerly, Jolie Lippincott of Westerly, Albert Coelho of East Providence and Stephanie Rodger of Coventry star in 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre\u2019s production of Unbound. 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre photo by Randy Osga. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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