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Seats are
reserved, and tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for students and
seniors. Tickets can be purchased at the
door, or by calling the Coe College Box Office at 399-8600, Monday through
Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
“Elephant in
the Room” is written by Tisch Jones (under her maiden name of Patricia
Rhone). Jones, a recently retired
theatre professor at the University of Iowa, is also guest directing the play.
The play is a
new adaptation of Strindberg’s “Miss Julie.”
Originally an examination of class issues prevalent in Northern Europe
during the late 19th century, this drama, in a provocative reframing, provides the
audience with a peek into the unique complexity that is born out of the
collision between race and class in today’s world. This “Miss
Julie” is a violent
and dangerous dance between three characters in antebellum New Orleans,
foretelling of the quieter, but equally dangerous way we dance around issues of
race today.
“The original script, ‘Miss Julie,’ focused on class
issues in a Scandinavian country, but I envisioned it in America with the focus
on race. When my (graduate school) classmates argued the reality of a
band showing up in Miss Julie's home in the middle of the play, I saw it as
normal,” noted Jones in her director’s comments. “Being from New Orleans, I completely
embraced such an occurrence happening during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Such moments fostered the beginning of ‘Elephant
in the Room.’ When invited to Coe
to work on my fantasy production of ‘Miss
Julie, it was a graduate school dream come true, 40 years later.”
For more
information, call 319-399-8600 or visit theatre.coe.edu.
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