[NEohioPAL] The University of Akron Presents Great God Brown

[Arts Administration]

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


*Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011*
   From:      School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration

               The University of Akron



Contact:  Rachel Morrison

 (330) 972-7895

 Administration.arts at gmail.com

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*Play by Eugene O’Neill opening Nov. 3 at UA*



(Akron, OH) — *The Great God Brown* by Eugene O’Neill opens Nov. 3 at The
University of Akron’s Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall, 139 Buchtel Ave.



Presented by the UA Theatre Program and directed by Professor James
Slowiak, performances are Nov. 3-5 and Nov. 10-12 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 6 at 2
p.m. Pre-show discussions are at 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 4 and Nov. 11 in room
299 of Guzzetta Hall.



Tickets are $12 general admission; $10 for seniors and UA faculty, staff
and alumni; and $6 for students. Discounts are available for groups of 10
or more. For more information, call (330) 972-7895 or visit
http://www.uakron.edu/dtaa.



Written in 1926,* The Great God Brown* is one of O’Neill’s most mystical
and expressionistic works. It draws inspiration from Jungian psychology,
Nietzschean philosophy, Greek myth, and Asian and Christian religious
sources, creating a world in which the denial of one’s true self can lead
to devastating consequences.



The UA production incorporates a number of stylistic devices, including
masks, puppets, musicians, and a formal, physical approach to acting that
is based loosely on Asian theatre techniques.



*The Great God Brown** *is the second part of UA’s Dionysos Project, a
three-year exploration of the Dionysos myth in performance. Last year’s UA
production of *A Mouthful of Birds** *was the first play in the project.


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Graduate Student
University of Akron
Graduate Assistant, Arts Administration
Phone: (330) 972.7895
Email: administration.arts at gmail.com
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