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The Whipping Man
Written by Matthew Lopez
Directed by Barbara
Geary
February
6th- March 1st
Publicity Liaison:
Leslee Richards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December
7, 2014
The
Civil War has just ended and Confederate soldier Caleb DeLeon returns from the
war to find his family missing and two former slaves, Simon and John, living in
the ruins of their once fine home. It is Passover - a time to celebrate the
freeing of slaves in ancient Egypt. As the 3 wait for the family’s return, they
struggle with their shared Jewish faith and roles as Master and Slave,
confronting new and long buried secrets.
At its core, The Whipping Man is a tragedy of love, privilege and crushed expectations. The role of Judaism in the culture of American slave ownership has rarely been examined and the play’s resonance for the audience comes from its examination of a time and circumstance in history that, while on the surface is deeply familiar to us, is told through the lives of 3 men whose faith colors their actions and relationships in unforeseen ways. As the revelations of the play accumulate, the expectations each man has for his future are peeled away to reveal the truths of his true nature and current circumstance.
At its core, The Whipping Man is a tragedy of love, privilege and crushed expectations. The role of Judaism in the culture of American slave ownership has rarely been examined and the play’s resonance for the audience comes from its examination of a time and circumstance in history that, while on the surface is deeply familiar to us, is told through the lives of 3 men whose faith colors their actions and relationships in unforeseen ways. As the revelations of the play accumulate, the expectations each man has for his future are peeled away to reveal the truths of his true nature and current circumstance.
Show & Ticket
Info: Performances
are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets are $22 for
general admission and $15 for students with ID. Pay-What-You-Will is on Sunday,
February 8. Thursday, Feb 5 is an open
Final Dress Rehearsal. Discussion of the play with the cast and audience, led
by Rabbi Paul Citrin is on Feb 8th after the performance. Discussion
with the cast and audience led by Professor Finnie Coleman, UNM Departments of
English and Africana Studies is on Feb 15th after the performance.
Reservations and ticket purchases can be made online at www.vortexabq.org or by
calling 505-247-8600. For further information, contact Publicity Liaison Kathleen
Welker at kathleenwelker@gmail.com or director Barbara Geary at
blumonky@gmail.com.
About the Director: Barbara Geary has appeared in NM as
Miss Stephanie in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD,
Anna in CLOSER, Darcy Snelgrave in ONE FLEA
SPARE, Tiresias in ANTIGONE,
Sunny Jacobs in THE EXONERATED and as
Stage Director of the opera THE LANGUAGE
OF BIRDS for Santa Fe New Music. Most recently, she directed the epic rock
opera MURDERCASTLE for The Baltimore
Rock Opera Society also known as the B.R.O.S. A graduate of the Dell’Arte
International School of Physical Theatre, Barbara has been performing,
directing, and teaching in movement, mask, film, and ensemble theatre
nationwide and beyond since 1981.
About the Vortex
Theatre:
The
Vortex is Albuquerque’s oldest continuously-running Black Box Theatre, a
pioneering venue for classic, contemporary, and cutting-edge theatre since
1976. This 501(c)3 non-profit community playhouse entertains audiences
year-round with some of the city’s finest productions, including our annual
Summer Shakespeare Festival. The Vortex is located at 2900 Carlisle Blvd NE.
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