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For Immediate Release
March 24, 2003
WESLEYAN PREPARES FOR TWO THEATRE PERFORMANCES
Lincoln, Neb.— Nebraska Wesleyan University
professor Jay Chipman first heard about the play "Five Women
Wearing The Same Dress" while attending a theatre convention
several years ago. He made a mental note to read the play.
But his memory wasn’t jogged again until colleague
and costume designer Donna Himmelberger told Chipman that she had
always wanted to costume that very play.
"Five Women Wearing The Same Dress" is
one of two theatre performances to kick off in April at Nebraska
Wesleyan. The play runs April 4-6 and April 10-12. "The Last
Night Of Ballyhoo" will be performed April 11-13 and April
24-26.
Chipman will direct "Five Women Wearing The
Same Dress," which is set in the early 1990s in character Meredith’s
bedroom in a large turn-of-the-century mansion in Knoxville, Tenn.
The play was written by Alan Ball who is known for his writing for
the film "American Beauty" and HBO series "Six Feet
Under."
"I thought it might be fun for audiences to
see one of his earlier works," Chipman said.
Cast members for "Five Women Wearing The Same
Dress" are:
Lincoln
Irene Elisabeth Hill
Matt Lukasiewicz
Bruno
Deanna Pohl
Carleton
Cassidy Lubben
Grand Island
Kylie Fogland
Omaha
Brooke Pecoraro
Nebraska Wesleyan will also perform "The Last
Night Of Ballyhoo." This Alfred Urhy comedy transports the
audience to Atlanta in 1939: "Gone With The Wind" opens,
the holidays approach, and the Levy family prepares for the most
important social event of the year — Ballyhoo. Beneath the
social swirl, however, lurks more troubling issues: a new employee
from New York, a looming war, and the tension of a Jewish family
living in a Christian world. Jack Parkhurst will direct the play.
Cast members for "The Last Night Of Ballyhoo"
are:
Lincoln
Scott Gealy
Kally Duling
Aurora
Sophia Jasnowski
Laramie, Wy.
Julia Chinnock
Overland Park, Kan.
Tyler J. Gilmore
Matthew Moore
Wayne
Emily Kinney
"Five Women Wearing The Same Dress" will
be performed in the Enid Miller Theatre, located at 51st Street
and Huntington Avenue. "The Last Night Of Ballyhoo" will
be performed in the Annie L. McDonald Theatre, also located at 51st
Street and Huntington Avenue. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is $10 for adults, $7.50 for youth (ages
12-17) and $5 for children under 12. Tickets are available by calling
the McDonald Theatre Box Office at (402) 465-2384. |
