Tuesday, November 03, 2009

The Department of Theatre at the University of North Carolina Wilmington presents Separation of Church and State: Two One-Acts Nov. 5-8 in the SRO Theatre, Cultural Arts Building.

A student lab production, Separation of Church and State was written by Caryl Churchill and is being directed by Liz Ray, this year’s recipient of the Terry Rogers Award in Theatre. The award, established to honor retired theatre professor Terry Rogers, provides funding for an annual show featuring students in all production and performance roles.

In the first one-act of the production, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, Sam and Guy engage in a homosexual love affair after meeting at a bar. Succumbing to their passion for one another, Sam and Guy leave their lives behind to pursue a relationship marked by an intense struggle for power.

The second one-act, Seven Jewish Children: a Play for Gaza, explores the Jewish community from the Holocaust to the present, and focuses on what to tell Jewish children during times of trouble.

Performances for Separation of Church and State will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 through Saturday, Nov. 7, with a 2 p.m. matinee performance Sunday, Nov. 8. Tickets are $5 for general public and $3 for UNCW students. Tickets will be sold at the door beginning one hour prior to each performance.

Media contact:
Dana Fischetti, media relations manager, 910.962.7259 or fischettid@uncw.edu