ORANGES to Premiere at United Solo Festival

A young woman struggles to find identity and purpose the only way she knows how: Through the eyes and voices of her imagined world of diverse characters. Inspired by the questions she grapples with daily, she contemplates human desires, faith, love, and passion through her struggle to find raw and ultimate presence.

Catherine Dupont originally wrote ORANGES as her thesis project for the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Acting Program, where she performed the show in May of 2014. The show was a sincere approach to the questions, struggles, fears, and joys that Catherine faced as a soon-to-be graduate, about to enter the real world again. Now, after relocating to New York City, ORANGES has taken on a whole new meaning as Catherine has re-imagined her original one-woman-show to approach the questions and circumstances she deals with today. Follow this young woman as she floats in and out of her imaginative and original characters during her attempt to experience what is means to achieve true presence. What she ultimately finds will stretch far past the walls of her own imagination. ORANGES is an ever-evolving project that will grapple with different issues today, than it will tomorrow. Catherine is thrilled and honored to have the opportunity to share this show in New York City at the 2015 United Solo Theatre Festival. The performance will be held on September 30th, 2015 at 3:30pm.

Catherine Dupont (Author/Performer/Director)
Catherine Dupont is a performer and writer based in New York City, and is a 2014 graduate of the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Acting program. Originally from San Diego, CA, she spent most of her life dedicated to her passion for horseback riding. When the time came to attend college, she followed in her parents' footsteps and pursued a life in the medical field. However, mid-way through her undergrad degree, she discovered the small theatre on campus, and a new passion for acting. She decided to change her major, and follow her heart towards a dedicated life in the arts. After graduating from Brown/ Trinity Rep, she relocated to New York City to pursue her passion for acting, and to live and tell her story. Recent/Favorite credits include: THEATRE - Hey Jude (The Cell Theatre NYC), House & Garden, (Trinity Repertory Company), Romeo and Juliet (Poor Players), The Glass Menagerie (Point Loma Actors), Urinetown, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Arts Off Broadway), Middletown, The Suicide, Marisol, A Bright Room Called Day (Brown/Trinity Rep); FILM - Half Jack Productions' Some Freaks, Big Diehl Productions' Eden.

ORANGES United Solo Theatre Festival at Theatre Row
By, Catherine Dupont 410 West 42nd Street
Wednesday, September 30th, 3:30pm New York, NY 10036
Running time: 45 minutes 212.239.6200 / www.telecharge.com

2015 United Solo, the world's largest solo theatre festival, currently in its 6th year, will present 150 shows from six continents at Theatre Row: 410 West 42nd Street, New York City. TICKETS, with a price of $19.25 (including a $1.25 theatre restoration charge) are available at Theatre Row box office, 410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036, as well as over the phone at 212.239.6200 and online at telecharge.com. More details can be found at www.unitedsolo.org