FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BEREA,
OH — The Department of Theatre and Dance at Baldwin Wallace University performs
Tony Kushner’s Angels in America Part 2:
Perestroika directed by Scott Plate.
This
conclusion of Tony Kushner's award-winning epic of American theatre is a work
of stunning imagination, rich humor and profound feeling, and an elegy for the
age of AIDS. Published in 1993, it was also a prophetic vision of the America
we have become, and an early clarion call for change.
Kushner’s
boundary-breaking depiction of two relationships, one gay and one straight,
interweaves actual historical characters such as Roy Cohn and Ethel Rosenberg,
and creates a breathtakingly imaginative canvas for an America on the cusp of
profound change.
Perestroika opens October 19 at 7:30 p.m. Additional shows are October 20-22 also at
7:30 p.m. All shows are in the William
Allman Theatre, Kleist Center for Art and Drama, 95 E. Bagley Rd in Berea. Tickets
can be acquired through the BW Theatre and Dance Box Office also located in
Kleist or online at www.bw.edu/tickets and are $5 each. BW students get one
free ticket. This play contains mature
themes. Parental discretion is advised.
“Notably, one cast member consistently
hits it out of the park. As Roy Cohn, Alex Smith is superb. Whether he’s
cooing, bellowing, preening with confidence or writhing in pain from his own
case of AIDS, Smith nails moments with an immediacy and callous believability
that is mesmerizing.”
—Christine Howey, Rave and Pan
“PERESTROIKA is not only a stunning resolution
of the rending human drama of MILLENIUM APPROACHES, but also a true millennial
work of art…”
—Frank
Rich, New York Times
“Witty
and compassionate, furious and incredibly smart … It’s impossible to imagine
anyone captivated by the beginning not wanting — needing — to go back for the
end.” —Linda Winer, Newsday
“ANGELS
IN AMERICA is a monumental achievement.”
—Jeremy
Gerard, Variety
For
further questions about the process or performances, contact the BW Theatre and
Dance Department at:
(440)
826-2239