News Release
The Theatre Company presents "And Neither Have I Wings to Fly"
University of Detroit Mercy's Theatre Company begins 2008 with the heartwarming tale set in the Irish countryside And Neither Have I Wings to Fly by award winning playwright Ann Massey.
Opening on February 1st and playing until February 17th. The story, set in a town on the east coast of Ireland in the late 1950s, swirls around the Donnelly sisters- the responsible, devoted Eveline and her younger, more glamorous and more selfish sister, Kathleen. The two are mourning the death of their mother after a long illness. In their very different ways, they are trying to break free of their depressed father, Peter. Wings is a fiercely lovely meditation on the high price paid in the quest for personal freedom and the equally high price exacted for remaining true to others. It is as soaring, and as rueful, as its richly poetic title.
The play directed by theatre veteran and UDM faculty member and Yolanda Fleischer includes UDM theatre students Jennifer Altimore (Midland), Curtis Green (Redford), David Kowalczyk (Dearborn) Susan Boonenburg (Dearborn), Joel Frazee (Columbus, OH) and featured professional guest artists David Bokas and Peggy Thorp. Bokas was nominated for a Wilde Award last season for his performance in UMD's production Malice Aforethought.
The Theatre Company of the University of Detroit Mercy will perform And Neither Have I Wings to Fly at the Marygrove College Theatre February 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. Tickets for And Neither Have I Wings to Fly are $15 regular admission and $13 discount admission for Senior citizens, UDM employees, and alumni. Non UDM students with a valid student ID pay $9. UDM and Marygrove students with a valid student ID pay $5. For tickets and additional information call the box office at 313-993-3270.
Release date: February 07, 2008
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