John H. Williams News

Tulsa Children's Museum's Family Music Series closes its 2010-2011 season at the PAC with a performance by Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience on Mar. 26 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. 'Creole for Kidz' introduces families to the rich history and multi-layered sound of zydeco, the music of the French-speaking Creoles of southern Louisiana.

Phyllis Nagy's play, The Scarlet Letter, has the words 'adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne,' as opposed to simply saying 'an adaptation,' which is more typical. This is a subtle way of stating that the play is not intended to be a literal lifting of the story but more of a re-telling --with a purpose. Nagy's play is an examination of the deep, conflicting, often childish emotions of the adult characters, as partly witnessed and narrated by Hester Prynne's illegitimate daughter, Pearl, and shared with us. It is also a feminist work, in which the fates of a woman and a girl are seemingly controlled by the men, only to be thwarted because of Hester and Pearl's courageous willingness to follow their own paths. This gives the play a much more modern feel, in spite of the Puritan-style clothing the cast will wear. The language of the play is also more contemporary - and therefore less stilted than many plays set in an imagined past. We are approaching the play as a metaphor for our modern society: this is the past from which we came - where are we now?

Phyllis Nagy's play, The Scarlet Letter, has the words 'adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne,' as opposed to simply saying 'an adaptation,' which is more typical. This is a subtle way of stating that the play is not intended to be a literal lifting of the story but more of a re-telling --with a purpose. Nagy's play is an examination of the deep, conflicting, often childish emotions of the adult characters, as partly witnessed and narrated by Hester Prynne's illegitimate daughter, Pearl, and shared with us. It is also a feminist work, in which the fates of a woman and a girl are seemingly controlled by the men, only to be thwarted because of Hester and Pearl's courageous willingness to follow their own paths. This gives the play a much more modern feel, in spite of the Puritan-style clothing the cast will wear. The language of the play is also more contemporary - and therefore less stilted than many plays set in an imagined past. We are approaching the play as a metaphor for our modern society: this is the past from which we came - where are we now?

Phyllis Nagy's play, The Scarlet Letter, has the words 'adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne,' as opposed to simply saying 'an adaptation,' which is more typical. This is a subtle way of stating that the play is not intended to be a literal lifting of the story but more of a re-telling --with a purpose. Nagy's play is an examination of the deep, conflicting, often childish emotions of the adult characters, as partly witnessed and narrated by Hester Prynne's illegitimate daughter, Pearl, and shared with us. It is also a feminist work, in which the fates of a woman and a girl are seemingly controlled by the men, only to be thwarted because of Hester and Pearl's courageous willingness to follow their own paths. This gives the play a much more modern feel, in spite of the Puritan-style clothing the cast will wear. The language of the play is also more contemporary - and therefore less stilted than many plays set in an imagined past. We are approaching the play as a metaphor for our modern society: this is the past from which we came - where are we now?

Long Days Journey Into Night will be performed at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in the John. H. Williams Theater May 15-17, 2009 and May 21-23, 2009. Tickets may be purchased at 587-8402, 596-7109, or online at www.myticketoffice.com

Long Days Journey Into Night will be performed at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in the John. H. Williams Theater May 15-17, 2009 and May 21-23, 2009

Long Days Journey Into Night will be performed at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in the John. H. Williams Theater May 15-17, 2009 and May 21-23, 2009. Tickets may be purchased at 587-8402, 596-7109, or online at www.myticketoffice.com

Auditions have been announced for Theatre Tulsa's production of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece, Long Day's Journey Into Night. Auditions will be held at Theatre Tulsa's offices on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Those who wish to audition are asked to prepare an optional 1 minute monologue and bring a resume and head-shot if they have one available. Otherwise, cuttings from the script will be provided for cold readings.

Auditions have been announced for Theatre Tulsa's production of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece, Long Day's Journey Into Night. Auditions will be held at Theatre Tulsa's offices on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Those who wish to audition are asked to prepare an optional 1 minute monologue and bring a resume and head-shot if they have one available. Otherwise, cuttings from the script will be provided for cold readings.

Auditions have been announced for Theatre Tulsa's production of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece, Long Day's Journey Into Night. Auditions will be held at Theatre Tulsa's offices on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Those who wish to audition are asked to prepare an optional 1 minute monologue and bring a resume and head-shot if they have one available. Otherwise, cuttings from the script will be provided for cold readings.