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Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Contact: Peter Bailley
news@knox.edu
309-341-7715
GALESBURG -- Knox College Theatre presents "Durang/Durang," a collection of six humorous one-act plays by Christopher Durang at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday October 25-26 and Nov. 1-2 in Harbach Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Galesburg, IL. Tickets are $8 adults, $5 senior citizens, and free to Knox students, faculty and staff, and other students with a school ID.
Photo: Lawrence (Jason Cascio) shows his mother (Emma Rowe) one of his collection of swizzle sticks in "For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls," a parody of Tennessee Williams play "The Glass Menagerie," and one of six one-act plays in the collection "Durang/Durang." [Download for publication.]
"Durang/Durang" is directed by Robert Whitlatch, Seeley Distinguished Service Professor of Theatre. The plays are: "Mrs. Sorken," about an overly-enthusiastic fan of theatre; "For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls," a parody of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie"; "A Stye of the Eye," which parodies Sam Shepard's "A Lie of the Mind"; "Nina in the Morning," which pokes fun at experimental theatre; "Wanda's Visit," about a marriage disrupted by a visit from an old flame; and "Business Lunch at the Russian Tea Room," which pokes fun at Hollywood.
Cast of "Durang/Durang"
Mrs. Sorkin- Helen Drysdale
Amanda- Emma Rowe
Lawrence- Jason Cascio
Tom- Chris Storey
Ma- Katy Biver
Dr. Martina- Londynn Barett
James- Dave Urlakis
Wesley- Nathan Thompson
Mae- Sylvia Davidson
Nina- Amanda Horton
Foote- Jeff Hendrickson
[Photo: Helen Drysdale as Mrs. Sorkin, an enthusiastic theatre buff who bombards the audience with theatre trivia. Download for publication.]
Founded in 1837, Knox is a national liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois, with students from 48 states and 40 nations. Knox's "Old Main" is a National Historic Landmark and the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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