Theatre Columbus State presents Recent Tragic Events

As the Theatre's final offering in this season's theme of "Defining Moments: Crisis in America," director Nancy Kephart presents Craig Wright's comedy-drama about the day after 9/11.

The play begins as a sitcom about a young woman, a blind date, and an apartment building of wacky tenants in Minneapolis. Then it veers from the comic to the cosmic, as the characters grapple with questions of determinism and free will. Critic Ben Brantley of The New York Times remarked that "It's as if Pirandello had been hired to do the season finale for Friends.''

Its crackling dialogue and off-kilter take on large philosophical divides earned Recent Tragic Events a 2003 nomination for the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play and the 2003 Steinberg New Play Commemorative Citation from the American Theatre Critics Association.

The cast of Columbus State students include Rachel Fulmer, Casey May, Eden May, David Socolov, and Sky Sharma.

Recent Tragic Events will be presented in Nestor Hall Auditorium on
     Wednesday, August 20, at 8:00 p.m.
     Thursday, August 21, at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
     Friday, August 22, at 8:00 p.m.
     Saturday, August 23, at 8:00 p.m.

All performances are free, and open to the public. Download the flier.

Posted:  August 18, 2008

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