The Tri-C Western Campus Theatre presents
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You and
The Actor’s Nightmare by Christopher Durang on February 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th at 8 pm and February 28th at 2 pm. There is also a matinee performance on
February 25th at 10:30 am which is open to the public. These shows are directed by West Theatre Coordinator, Bob Ellis and assistant directed by Christine Fallon.
About the Plays:
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it all for You - Sister Mary Ignatius, a teaching nun who is much concerned with sin in all of its various
forms, delivers a cautionary lecture to her charges. One of them, a precocious little boy named Thomas, can quote the Ten Commandments on cue, and each time he does so Sister Mary rewards him with a cookie. But when several of her former students turn up the
picture darkens, along with Sister Mary's indignation. One of them is the happy mother of an illegitimate child; another a contented homosexual; still another has had two abortions—the first after having been raped on the night of her mother's death; while
another student, now an alcoholic, contemplates suicide. Their stories are disturbing—but also very funny—and it is quickly apparent that one thing they all have in common is their loathing for Sister Mary and the unyielding dogma which she forced on them
in their formative years. In the end there is mayhem and bloodshed but, with this, the unsettling feeling that, amid the laughter, some devastating truths have been told.
Cast:
Mohammed Abedrabbo - Thomas
Jasmine Alshabani - Diane Symonds
Caitlin Hathaway - Sister Mary Ignatius
Gordon Hinchen - loysius Busiccio
Chris Lim - Gary Sullivan
Adaja Thompson - Philomena Rostovitch
Karlo Beltran and Jon Heus – Altar Boys
The Actors Nightmare
- Having casually wandered onstage, George is informed that one of the actors, Eddie, has been in an auto accident and he must replace him immediately. Apparently no one is sure of what play is being performed but
George (costumed as Hamlet) seems to find himself in the middle of a scene from Private Lives, surrounded by such luminaries as Sarah Siddons, Dame Ellen Terry and Henry Irving. As he fumbles through one missed cue after another the other actors shift to Hamlet,
then a play by Samuel Beckett, and then a climactic scene from what might well be A Man for All Seasons—by which time the disconcerted George has lost all sense of contact with his fellow performers. Yet, in the closing moments of the play, he rises to the
occasion and finally says the right lines, whereupon make-believe suddenly gives way to reality as the executioner's axe (meant for Sir Thomas Moore) instead sends poor George to oblivion—denying him a well-earned curtain call.
Cast:
Karlo Beltran - Henry Irving
Gabrielle DeFelice - Sarah Siddons
Brett Heidinger - George Spelvin
Jon Heus - Greg, the stage manager
Gordon Hinchen - Dame Ellen Terry
Colin Kennat - Dame Ellen Terry/The Executioner
Jasmine Alshabani - Marcellus
Mohammed Abedrabbo - Bernardo
For tickets, call 216-987-5536 or go to
www.trictickets.com
Tickets are $10 for Adults, $8 for Non-Tri-C Students, Faculty, Staff, and Seniors, and Free for Tri-C Students with a valid ID.
You can also see the show by volunteering to usher. To sign up for ushering go
to: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b45a8ad2cabf85-durang
