Tucson: William Faulkner's AS I LAY DYING at The Rogue Theatre

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The Rogue Theatre

300 East University Boulevard, Tucson, AZ - 520-551-2053 - www.TheRogueTheatre.org 

 

 

We are fragile creatures. Heroic and petty, dignified and foolish. Inspiring, and heartbreakingly mortal. William Faulkner's words, the lives and talents of the Rogue ensemble, and Paul Amiel's evocative music conspire to bring you a remarkable evening: the Bundren's epic, sad and sometimes-comic odyssey to bury their mother. Join us. And join us afterwards to talk about it. You won't forget it.

Joe McGrath, Director 

 

 

 

 

William Faulkner's

AS I LAY DYING

 

Directed by Joseph McGrath

 

November 3 - 20, 2011

 

Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 P.M.

Sunday, 2:00 P.M.

 

 

In this tour de force by one of America's most celebrated writers, the Bundren family travels through fire and water with a coffin strapped to a wooden wagon to fulfill their mother's dying wish to be buried in Jefferson, Mississippi. The story is told from several characters' points of views revealing their secret motivations and complex relationships.

• As I Lay Dying previews on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 7:30 P.M. Tickets for the preview performance are $23.
• Opening Night is on Friday, November 4, 2011.
• Regular performances of As I Lay Dying continue on Saturday, November 5 through Sunday, November 20, 2011.
• Curtain times are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 P.M. and Sundays at 2:00 P.M.
• A musical pre-show will begin fifteen minutes prior to every performance.
• Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online at TheRogueTheatre.org or by calling 520-551-2053.
• Thursdays, November 10 and November 17 are "Half-Price" performances; tickets for these shows are $15.
• Reservations are encouraged for all performances.
• $15 student rush tickets can be purchased 15 minutes before curtain with valid student ID.
• Free parking is available in our lot off Herbert Avenue (the alley just east of the theatre).

For more information about As I Lay Dying,
visit TheRogueTheatre.org.

 

To purchase tickets, click here.

 

 

 

Joseph McGrath (Director) is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Drama and is the Artistic Director for The Rogue Theatre for which he has performed in many of its plays.  Joe was most recently seen as Andrew Undershaft in Major Barbara, Bernard in New-Found-Land, Deeley in Old Times, Caliban in The Tempest, Pastor Manders in Ghosts, The Man/Naga in Naga Mandala, and Iago in Othello.  In 2009, Joe won the Arizona Daily Star Mac Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Tobias in A Delicate Balance. Joe also authored and directed Immortal Longings for The Rogue and has directed The Balcony, Endymion, The Maids (winner of the Arizona Daily Star 2007 Mac Award for Best Play), Red Noses and Our Town. He has toured with John Houseman's Acting Company, performed with the Utah Shakespearean Festival, and he is a frequent performer with Ballet Tucson.

 

The cast of As I Lay Dying includes: 

• Philip G. Bennett (Doc Peabody/Ensemble) played the role of Alonso in The Rogue theatre's production of The Tempest. He is a graduate of the American Stanislavski Theatre, where he served as Assistant Artistic Director, actor and instructor under the Russian émigré director, Sonia Moore. He is a three-time recipient of the DramaLogue Award for Best Direction.
• Andrew Garrett (Vardaman) is in his final year at the University of Arizona, hoping to receive his degree this spring. Previously he was seen on the Rubicon stage in Macbeth (Macduff) and at Moorpark College in Two Gentlemen of Verona (Valentine). Other credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream (Lysander), Bye Bye Birdie (Conrad), and The Sunshine Boys (Ben Silverman).
• Matt Bowdren (Darl Bundren) is the current Resident Artist of The Rogue Theatre. Past credits at The Rogue include Adolphus Cusins in Major Barbara, Arthur in New-Found-Land, Moon in The Real Inspector Hound, Benjamin in The Four of Us, the Director in Six Characters in Search of an Author and Billy in The Goat. Matt graduated with his BFA in Acting from the University of Arizona, and is pursuing his MFA in Acting at the University of Georgia. Matt is one of the founding members of The Now Theatre, which co-produces the "Rogue After Curfew" series, where he was recently seen as Tupolski in The Pillowman.
• Leanné Whitewolf Charlton (Cora Tull/Ensemble) has previously performed with The Rogue Theatre in Major Barbara, The Real Inspector Hound, Endymion, Red Noses, The Good Woman of Setzuan and The Tempest. She received her BFA in Acting from the University of Arizona in May. She was the understudy for Amanda in the Arizona Theatre Company production of The Glass Menagerie and as Grandma Kurnitz in ATC's production of Lost in Yonkers.
• Marissa Garcia (Musician/Ensemble) performed with The Rogue Theatre as Barbara Undershaft in Major Barbara. She is a Tucson native and received her BFA in Acting/Directing from the University of Arizona. Since graduating, Marissa has performed and directed with companies throughout Arizona, Colorado and California. She was seen on Los Angeles stages in premieres of Bernardo Solano's Lost and Evangeline Ordaz's Visitors' Guide to Arivaca, a show she was also involved in here with Borderlands Theater.
• David Greenwood (Anse Bundren) was a member of the cast of The Rogue Theatre's first production, The Balcony, and has recently appeared in The Real Inspector Hound, The Decameron and Major Barbara. He has appeared locally in Shining City and The Birthday Party at Beowulf Alley Theatre and The One-Armed Man, The Disposal and The Glass Menagerie at Tucson Art Theatre.
• Angela Dawnielle Horchem (Kate/Ensemble) appeared as Amalia in The Rogue Theatre's production of The Decameron. She graduated from Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre where she studied Commedia, melodrama, and clown. While there, she travelled to Bali, Indonesia where she spent six weeks studying shadow puppetry and traditional Topeng dance. In Tucson, Angela performed in WONDERHEADS, an evening of full-face mask. She also co-founded Clown, R.N., a clown therapy program working with Tucson-area hospitals and clinics.
• Christopher Johnson (Jewel) is currently in his fifth season as the Artistic Director of Etcetera at Live Theatre Workshop, where acting credits include Thom Pain (based on nothing), The Eating Disorder Talent Show (which he wrote), Lemon Sky (Mac Award Nomination, Best Actor), The Penis Monologues, Hedwig & The Angry Inch (Mac Award Nomination, Best Actor) and Titus Andronicus. He has performed elsewhere with Winding Road Theater Ensemble, Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre, Invisible Theatre, Brachiate Theatre Project, 1984 Theatre and Tucson's Shakespeare Under The Stars.
• Julian Martinez (Vernon Tull) was last seen in Borderlands Theater's White Tie Ball as Edward Moreno.  He trained at the School at Steppenwolf, the Second City Conservatory, received his BFA from Columbia College Chicago and attended PCPA Theaterfest's conservatory program.  In Chicago, he has performed with Urban Theatre, Steppenwolf, The Second City, Writers' Theater, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Chicago Art Institute's Voices program and numerous Chicago storefronts.
• Cynthia Meier (Addie Bundren) is the Managing and Associate Artistic Director for The Rogue Theatre for which she has directed and acted in many plays. Most recently she was seen as Lady Britomart Undershaft in Major Barbara, Mrs. Drudge in The Real Inspector Hound, Pampinea in The Decameron and Mrs. Alving in Ghosts. In 2008, she received Arizona Daily Star's Mac Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Rogue's production of The Goat. Cynthia has also performed in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Arizona Repertory Theatre), A Streetcar Named Desire (Arizona Theatre Company), Blithe Spirit and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Michigan Repertory Theatre), Romeo & Juliet and Chicago Milagro (Borderlands Theatre), A Namib Spring (1999 National Play Award winner), and Smirnova's Birthday, The Midnight Caller, and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (Tucson Art Theatre). Cynthia holds a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from the University of Arizona.
• Dylan Page (Dewey Dell Bundren) performed with The Rogue Theatre in its recent productions of Major Barbara and The Real Inspector Hound. She recently played Janice in Member of the Wedding with Arizona Onstage Productions, Evelyn in The Shape of Things at the Arizona Repertory Theatre, Mona in Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice and Margaret in The Triangle Factory Fire at Tucson High Magnet School.
• Lee Rayment (MacGowan/Ensemble) performed the role of Stephen Undershaft in The Rogue Theatre's production of Major Barbara. He is a graduate from the University of Northern Colorado. Lee has recently returned from a brief stint abroad. Some previous roles include Katurian in The Pillowman for The Now Theatre, Salieri in Amadeus, Pantalone in The Servant of Two Masters, and Mr. Cladwell in Urinetown.
• Matt Walley (Cash Bundren) performed the role of Bill Walker in The Rogue Theatre's production of Major Barbara. He graduated from Dell'Arte International in 2009 with an MFA in Physical Ensemble Theatre. Since then he has performed with The Pinnacle Peak Pistoleros and their Wild West Stunt Shows, as well as with Stories that Soar! Matt has been seen at Live Theatre Workshop here in Tucson and has acted in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. He is teaching acting this year at The University of Arizona.
• Paul Amiel (Music Director) is a multi-instrumentalist who has extensively studied and performed Medieval, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese, Celtic and Japanese music both here and abroad. He founded and performs with the Summer Thunder Chinese Music Ensemble, the traditional Japanese music duo Musou, and Zambuka (Middle Eastern, Turkish, and Mediterranean music and dance). Paul has performed music for The Rogue Theatre's productions of The Decameron, The Tempest, Krapp's Last Tape, Our Town, Immortal Longings, Orlando, The Good Woman of Setzuan, Endymion and The Dead.

• Eric Schoon (Musician) Trained as a classical violist, Eric has performed in orchestras and as a soloist in the United States and throughout Eastern and Western Europe. He studied at Penn State University, and completed a Bachelor of Musical Arts degree in viola performance in 2008.In addition to his study of music, he holds degrees in philosophy and sociology and is currently completing a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Arizona. 

 

 

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