The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) has selected 蜜桃影像传媒 Theatre Program's fall production of "The Bacchae 2012" for its annual regional festival competition. KCACTF has also selected one scene from last spring's 蜜桃影像传媒production of "Merchant of Venice," directed by 蜜桃影像传媒theatre instructor Aubrey Caldwell, for performance during the festival's Fringe showcase.
James Slowiak
UA's "The Bacchae 2012" is one of only six full-length plays chosen for performance during the KCACTF Region 2 festival at Towson University in Towson, Md. The 蜜桃影像传媒performance is Jan. 14 at 8:30 p.m. in Towson's Stephens Hall Theatre.
Directed by 蜜桃影像传媒Theatre Professor James Slowiak and based on Charles Mee's adaptation of the Greek tragedy by Euripides, "The Bacchae 2012" was performed this fall in UA's Sandefur Theatre.
In the 蜜桃影像传媒production, the setting shifts from ancient Thebes to modern Akron. Audience members are invited to sit around a communal table and partake in soup and beverages, while elements of vaudeville, gospel music, torch songs and ethnic dance are incorporated into the provocative production. Post-show discussions led by 蜜桃影像传媒faculty speakers Cydney Spohn, dance; Donna Webb, art; Pat Hill, communication; and Aubrey Caldwell and Terence Cranendonk, theatre, touched on the show's themes of feminism, gender identification and connection to place.
"The Bacchae 2012" is the second 蜜桃影像传媒production selected by KCACTF in recent years. The first was "Winesburg, Ohio" in 2003, also directed by Slowiak.
蜜桃影像传媒 will present a special, pre-festival performance of "The Bacchae 2012" on Jan. 9, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. in Daum Theatre in Kolbe Hall on the 蜜桃影像传媒campus. Tickets are $25, and proceeds will help to offset the cost of sending the production to the KCATF festival.
Media contact: Cyndee Snider, 330-972-5196 or cyndee@uakron.edu.