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For Immediate Release
March 27, 2002
Nebraska Wesleyan University to Stage
Snakebit
LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan University
Theatre will present Snakebit Thursday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. in
Enid Miller Theatre; subsequent performances will be Friday, April
5 and Saturday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Snakebit by David Marshall Grant is a study
of modern friendship when put to the test, the play centers on Jonathan
and his wife, Jenifer, visiting their oldest friend, Michael, at
his home in Los Angeles. Jonathan is in Los Angeles auditioning
for a film, potentially his first big break, and he’s brought
Jenifer with him for support. Jenifer is distant because their daughter
was left at home with a relative and she’s become ill. Michael
is distracted because one of the children he counsels was beaten
and put in a hospital where he cannot see her. At first the focus
is on universal questions of self-doubt and the human need for support.
With complications due to the arrival of a guest, the play asks
viewers to recognize the ugliness of selfishness and the importance
of love.
Playwright David Marshall Grant began his career
as an actor with roles on Broadway in The Survivor, Bent
and Angels in America, for which he received Drama Desk and
Tony nominations. His film credits include French Postcards,
Air America and The Rock. His first play, Snakebit,
received critical acclaim when it opened off-Broadway in 1999. It
received 1999 Drama Desk and Critics’ Circle nominations for
best play.
Stage direction is by Scott R. Feldman, a senior
at Nebraska Wesleyan receiving his BA in Theatre Arts and Business
Administration this May. Feldman has previously directed Foreplay:
Or the Art of the Fugue by David Ives and Line by Israel
Horovitz.
Performances are free and open to the public. Donations
will be accepted benefiting the Nebraska Wesleyan Theatre Department.
The Enid Miller Theatre is located in the Elder Memorial Speech
and Theatre Center, 51st Street and Huntington Avenue. Contains
Adult Language.
Cast Members Include:
Christopher St. Pierre, Lincoln, Neb. as Michael
Jennifer Ploughman, Omaha, Neb. as Jenifer
Adam Hall, Lincoln, Neb. as Jonathan
Tyler Richard, Omaha, Neb. as Gary
Deanna Pohl, David City, Neb. Stage Manager
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