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Office of Communications |
September 21, 2009 |
Contact: Amy Batheja Communications Specialist Office: (817) 531-5808 abatheja@txwes.edu |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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THEATRE WESLEYAN PRESENTS "LA RONDE" BY ARTHUR SCHNITZLER
La Ronde runs from Thursday, Oct. 1, through Saturday, Oct. 3, and again from Thursday, Oct. 8, through Sunday, Oct. 11 in the Thad Smotherman Theatre, located in the Law Sone Fine Arts Center at 1205 Binkley St., Fort Worth. Thursday through Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m. with one matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 11. La Ronde is directed by Jeanne Everton, associate professor of theatre, assisted by Johnny Gonzales, senior theatre major. The show features the onstage talents of Wesleyan theatre majors Sarahi Salazar, Tommy Fogle, Gloria Mendoza, Jovan Rodriguez, Joy Millard, Jeremy Jackson, Jordana Abrenica, Chase Burnett, Suzanne Fordering and Christopher Hatcher. Nick Mims and Charles Fain serve as the stage management team.
Tickets are $8 for general admission, $6 for all Wesleyan faculty and staff, $4 for all students with ID and seniors 65 and up. The box office will open for ticket sales Tuesday, Sept. 29. The box office is open from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays the week of production and one hour before curtain on show days. For reservations, please contact the box office at (817) 531-4211. Due to subject matter, La Ronde is recommended for mature audiences. Take a peek behind closed doors and experience the class ideology of 1900s Vienna. La Ronde is a rousing experience, reminding us that no matter our status, we all share something in common. For more information, contact Erica Maroney at 817-531-5867 or emaroney@txwes.edu, or visit Theatre Wesleyan on the web. |
Set in early 20th century Vienna, La Ronde is a provocative piece dealing with sex and the social classes. Written by Arthur Schnitzler, an Austrian playwright who was a contemporary of Sigmund Freud and adapted by John Barton for the Royal Shakespeare Company, La Ronde concerns 10 characters who are all connected through a series of rendezvous, some scandalous. The characters, five men and five women, are from various walks of life, such as the military, domestic service and the bourgeoisie. Characters enchant, cajole, exploit and maneuver one another in a series of surprising encounters.