The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents the world-premiere of FIGHT, a new play by third-year MFA in Playwriting candidate, Kimber Lee and directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Technology, Charles Otte, and Lee. Live combat and a full sized-boxing ring take over the stage as Dani Perez, on the run from the oppressive silence of her aunt's Brooklyn apartment, starts training at the boxing gym where her estranged father once reigned supreme. As she works to learn the sweet science of boxing, Dani finds that true victory in the ring comes not only through strength and speed, but also through persistence, hard work, and having the heart to stand, face her own worst fears and never give up.
When: Nov. 12, 14, 17, 18, 19 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 14, 21 at 2 p.m.Where: Oscar G. Brockett Theatre in F. Loren Winship Drama Building (WIN) at the intersection of 23rd Street and San Jacinto.Tickets: $20 public, $17 faculty/staff and seniors, $10 students. Now on sale at the following authorized ticket outlets: Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at TexasPerformingArts.org <http://www.TexasPerformingArts.org> , or by calling 512-477-6060 or 800-982-BEVO.Background: Written during the summer of 2009 in Brooklyn, New York, FIGHT received an informal reading with professional actors in Seattle, WA in August 2009, and another informal reading in Austin, TX in September 2009. It has been chosen as a finalist in the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, a mainstage selection for the Great Plains Theatre Conference, recipient of the Holland New Voices Award, a finalist in the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, and a Semi-Finalist in the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference.
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