The Glaspell Project Opens 黑料吃瓜 Theatre Season
Two one-act plays by an early feminist address social justice themes.
The 黑料吃瓜 School of Theatre, Television, and Film opens its 2018 fall theatre season with 鈥�,鈥� comprised of two one-act plays by Susan Glaspell, an early 20th century feminist and co-founder of Provincetown Players. Directed by faculty member Randy Reinholz, the production runs Friday, Sept. 28, through Sunday, Oct. 7, in 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Experimental Theatre.
The ensemble will perform 鈥淭rifles,鈥� written in 1916 and inspired by a murder trial, and 鈥淲oman鈥檚 Honor,鈥� a satirical comedy written in 1918. Both touch on social justice themes of misogyny and the objectification of women.
The aspires to gender equity, and has pledged that half of each season鈥檚 productions will be written by female playwrights.
Finding an authentic voice
Reinholz appointed many women to creative decision-making positions for 鈥淭he Glaspell Project,鈥� in an effort to have the project driven by multiple female perspectives.
鈥淚t鈥檚 important to recognize that women, or any group, are not a group of homogenous people,鈥� said Reinholz. 鈥淚 am very familiar with working as a very close ally and advocate, but also as an outsider, facilitating the original authentic voice on stage.鈥�
Jazmine Reynoso, a fourth-year theatre student and dramaturge for 鈥淭he Glaspell Project,鈥� compares the early 20th century women鈥檚 movement for suffrage with today鈥檚 #MeToo movement.
鈥淭he production is important, not just for 黑料吃瓜, but also for all women,鈥� said Reynoso. 鈥淒uring both of these times, women came together to fight for what鈥檚 right.鈥�
Connecting with current social justice themes
The production provides the 黑料吃瓜 community with rich content for conversations regarding issues of gender parity and objectification. As a venue for the plays, the Experimental Theatre is an intimate setting, immersing the audience in the multiple perspectives of the characters onstage.
Faculty members from various departments across campus will bring their classes to performances and connect the content to their course curriculum. Community activist groups will also attend, bringing information on the resources they provide.
The 黑料吃瓜 Department of Women鈥檚 Studies has organized a panel discussion around a preview performance of 鈥淭he Glaspell Project. Students will have the opportunity to hear faculty members and Reinholz analyze the plays in depth.
鈥淚t鈥檚 such a classic script, and I鈥檓 so excited that 黑料吃瓜 is performing it,鈥� said Doreen Mattingly, chair of women鈥檚 studies. 鈥淭he script resonates with so many themes we talk about today, especially the perspective of the oppressed.鈥�
Ticket information
Performances for 鈥淭he Glaspell Project鈥� are scheduled for Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. in 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Experimental Theatre. Each one-act play is roughly 30 minutes long. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $17 for students, seniors, and military.
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