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by Charles L. Mee
based on a play by Aeschylus
directed by Lisa Channer
Big Love, a comedy based on Aeschylus’ The Suppliant Women, brings the ancient Greek story of 50 brides who are forced to marry 50 grooms into a modern perspective. When the brides flee and are pursued by their grooms, the women are forced to take action. Following the stories of three brides and their three grooms, Mee explores the varying attitudes toward societal norms, gender roles, and the institution of marriage. Touching on a wide spectrum of themes – from gender politics to power struggles – Big Love is a thrilling, highly physical exploration of the modern American values system and the forces that shape it.
Inspired by the work of the late German modern dance choreographer, Pina Bausch (1940-2009), Big Love pairs Mee’s text with bold movement to probe beneath the surface of love and relationships. Each bride embodies her own unique take on marriage, sex, and especially love – from the fierce feminist to the hopeless romantic. When those perspectives collide the result is a deeply personal journey that runs the gamut from hilarity to heartbreak, from mirth to murder.
This production will contain full nudity and staged violence.
Presented October 16-24, 2009
Rarig Center's Whiting Proscenium Theatre
Friday, October 16 - Opening Night Reception
Thursday, October 22 - ASL/AD performance
Performance length: 1 hour 30 minutes
There will not be an intermission
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