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PTTP premieres 'Savages, Christians and other Homo Sapiens' Feb. 2-11
9:45 a.m., Jan. 30, 2007--UD's Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP) presents the premier of Adrian Hall's Savages, Christians and other Homo Sapiens at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 2, in the Hartshorn Hall Theatre. Savages, Christians and other Homo Sapiens examines the devastation and polarization of religious, sexual and racial Manifest Destiny. Using ghosts from the historical past and the story of We'Wha, a Zuni priestess and woman of mystery, this unique production explores the destructive misunderstandings between dissimilar cultures and the suppression of that which is different. The character We'wha, based on a real person, was a Zuni "lhamana," a male child who displayed feminine characteristics and was dressed and raised as a girl. We'wha combined both male and female traits in a socially recognized third gender in Zuni society. This six-foot-tall Zuni "princess" was taken to Washington, D.C., in 1886 and introduced to Washington society and to President Grover Cleveland. The production includes nudity and adult language and situations and is intended only for mature audiences. Considered one of the fathers of the American regional repertory theatre movement, Hall created Savages, Christians and other Homo Sapiens with and for PTTP students, whom he has mentored since 1999. A recent recipient of an honorary doctor of humane letters from UD, Hall is regarded as one of the most influential American theatre directors of the post-World War II era. He founded and served as artistic director of the Trinity Repertory Company in Rhode Island, one of the most respected regional theatres in the country, and also simultaneously served as director of the Dallas Theatre Center. Performances of Savages, Christians and other Homo Sapiens are scheduled at:
Single tickets range from $8-$18. For more information about this play, visit [www.pttp.udel.edu/season_show6.html]. For more information on season show times and to order tickets, visit [www.pttp.udel.edu/season.html], call (302) 831-2204, e-mail [pttp-boxoffice@udel.edu] or stop by the Hartshorn Hall box office. |
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