Double The Drama At Jerry Herman Ring Theatre

DOUBLE THE DRAMA AT THE RING

TWO PLAYS BRIDGE THE TROUBLED SPACE BETWEEN TRUTH AND MEMORIES  

The University of Miami's Department of Theatre Arts presents two gripping dramas that hold an unconventional mirror to life and how personal experience can warp a story in the retelling. The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre will present the two plays in an alternating schedule over two weeks from February 20 – March 2, 2008.

Pulitzer Prize winner, Suzan-Lori Parks' The America Play is a powerful and provocative theatre piece that echoes the works of Samuel Beckett while focusing on race, history, aspiration and their role in shaping the contemporary American identity. "Is there a more generous, compelling talent on either side of the Atlantic than Suzan-Lori Parks?....Within the dramatist's playfulness…is an entire tragic universe. She has written the most staggering American play imaginable." — N.Y. Observer

Following a trip to Romania , British playwright Caryl Churchill wrote Mad Forest, a crazy-quilt drama focusing on two families — one upper class, the other lower — dealing with the social cataclysm brought about by the collapse of their totalitarian government. In Churchill's distinctive theatrical style (she also wrote Top Girls and Cloud 9,) the drama tells a story about ordinary people coping with extraordinary crisis. "Bristles with the intelligence and insight of a major writer." — London Financial Times.

Show dates are: The America Play: February 21, 23, 27, and 29 at 8 pm; and February 24 and March 1 at 2 p.m. Mad Forest: February 20, 22, 28 and March 1 at 8 pm; and February 23 and March 2 at 2 pm. Ticket prices are weeknights & matinees: Regular admission: $16; Seniors, UM faculty/staff/alumni: $14; Students: $6. Friday & Saturday nights: Regular admission: $18; Seniors, UM faculty/staff/alumni: $16; Students: $8. Group rates for 10 or more available.

Tickets are on sale now. To purchase tickets, contact the box office Monday – Friday between 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at 305-284-3355. For more information, including a complete listing of the Ring's 2007-2008 season, log on to www.miami.edu/ring. The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre is located at 1312 Miller Drive on the University of Miami's Coral Gables campus.  The theatre is wheelchair accessible, has handicapped parking, and offers free infrared hearing devices. Parking is free and plentiful adjacent to the theatre.          

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