Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery

Introduction

Angels Theatre presents "The Shrewdness of Seduction"

Tuesday, Sept. 7 and Tuesday, Sept. 21
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Free
Reception to follow each performance
Sheldon Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium, 12th and R streets

The Shrewdness of Seduction is a collection of 4 short plays presented at the Sheldon Museum of Art as part of its Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists 1958 – 1968 exhibit.

The Shrewdness of Seduction performs Tuesday September 7 & Tuesday September 21, 2010, starting at 6:30 PM. The running time for the performance is approximately 75 minutes. Both performance evenings will be followed by informal discussions and a reception in the Museum rotunda.

This collaboration brings the visual and the performing arts together in a unique way! The audience moves from gallery to gallery for this experience.

Admission is free. The 4 short plays are:

Dead Right, by Elaine Jarvik – starring Ian Borden & Sarah Imes – directed by Mary Douglass

A friend’s tedious, grammatically incorrect obituary plunges Penny and Bill into a prickly discussion at the breakfast table. How could Bill read the paper when they have their own obituaries to plan? A touching comedy about how we hope to be remembered.

The Islands, by Lincoln playwright Norm Simon – starring Rachele Brown, Kate Honeyman & James Aitkin – directed by Judy Hart

Elise and Anne-Marie meet in a café in a beach town on the fringes of Europe. Anne-Marie owns a summer house there, Elise is a visitor. The conversation turns to a local legend about children stolen in the town and spirited out to remote islands. Both Anne-Marie and Elise have children. Elise’s is missing.

Train to Brooklyn, by Theresa Rebeck – starring Mary Douglass, Pippa White & Laurie Martinez-Lessman – directed by Mary Douglass

Three women on their way to a friend’s baby shower are stuck on a subway train under the east river. What they have to share may surprise you!

Seven Jewish Children, by Caryl Churchill – starring Judy Hart & Pippa White – directed by Judy Hart

Seven Jewish Children is a controversial short play by British playwright Churchill written in response to the 2008-2009 Israel military strike on Gaza.