Coming Next Week!

Hi all, 

I wanted to pass on information about an event coming up next week. It is a play being directed by a theater minor for her senior piece. The following is a description: 

"In David Ives's seductive, darkly funny Venus in Fur, a playwright-director, Thomas, has written an adaptation of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's classic erotic novel Venus in Fur, the story of an obsessive relationship between a man and the mistress to whom he becomes enslaved. At the end of a long day in which the actresses Thomas auditions fail to impress him, in walks Vanda, very late and seemingly clueless, but she convinces him to give her a chance. As they perform scenes from the play, the lines between writer, actor, director, and character begin to blur. An unsettling drama, a playful comedy, Venus in Fur​ also constitutes a masterful exploration of the art of acting - onstage and off."

It also touches on the power struggle between men and women in general, the objectification of women, and the danger of idealizing each other (both men and women). We will be having a "talk-back" after the show where the audience can ask questions and offer feedback after the show. I'm really excited to hear what people have to say about it. I think it will spark some interesting conversation and maybe some controversy.

I think it'd be worth it to attend one of the shows. It's running Monday April 7 and Tuesday April 8 at 7:30 at McCoy Theater.

~ Brooke