| Title | Far Away (Iowa Director's Festival) | ||
| Playwright | Caryl Churchill | ||
| Director | Meredith G. Healy | ||
| Stage Manager | Sophie Young | ||
| Category | Mainstage, Thayer Theatre | ||
| First Rehearsal | December 2 | ||
| Load In/Tech /Dress | January 29-February 5 | ||
| Performances | February 6-8 & 13-15 | ||
| Roles to be cast | Age (Presentation) | Gender (Presentation) | Description |
| Joan | 8-12 (Scene 1), 20s (Scenes 2 and 3) | Female | A girl |
| Harper | 40s - 60s | Female | Her aunt |
| Todd | 20s - 30s | Male | A young man |
| The Parade | Any | Any | 8 non-speaking ensemble members appearing as prisoners on their way to trial. |
| Synopsis | This hour-long futuristic nightmare envisions a world where the promise of violence broods and nothing is to be trusted. Written by the celebrated author of Top Girls and Cloud Nine, this innovative work consists of three brief scenes. In the first, a young girl spending her first night in her new guardian's house witnesses a bloody slaughter. Next, the girl, now grown, is spending her first day working in a hat factory. There, she and a young man concoct funny and elaborate hats that are to be worn for a horrific purpose. In the final scene, the boy and girl, now wed, are seeking refuge from a global conflict even the animals are on one side or another. | ||
| Notices | This show will return early from winter break for rehearsals beginning on Tuesday, January 14. Far Away discusses topics including war, death, and drug use. There is no staged intimacy or violence. | ||
| Important Dates/Holidays | 12/1 Advent Begins, 1/14 Mahayana New Year, 1/14 New Year (Orthodox), 1/14 Tamil Thai Pongal Day, 1/14 Makar Sankranti, 1/18 Bodhi Day, 1/20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Observed), 1/21 Spring Classes Begin, 1/27 Lailat al Miraj*, 1/29 Seol-nal, 1/29 Chinese New Year (Year of the Snake), 1/29 Tet Nguyen Dan, 1/29 Tsagaan Sar, 2/2 Groundhog Day, 2/9 Superbowl, 2/11 Thaipusam, 2/12 Magha Puja Day, 2/14 St. Valentine's Day, 2/14 Lailat al Bara*, 2/15 Nirvana Day | ||
Please know we return from Winter break a week early for rehearsals (Jan. 14th-18th).
Questions or concerns?
Sophie Young, Stage Manager: sophia-g-young@uiowa.edu
Sammi Lewis, Assistant Stage Manager: samara-lewis@uiowa.edu