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by Tracy Letts Williams Theatre April 27, 28, 29 at 7:30pm Must the Promised Land necessarily become cursed and haunted? Is it possible to curtail moral downfall and pursue happiness instead? In his eye-opening play, Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts reveals the secrets of an American family collapsing under the weight of its own mistakes and avalanching toward final disintegration. The play surged in popularity after a screen adaptation starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, for which both were nominated for Oscars. As directed by Associate Professor Sangare, this theatrical production will examine contemporary relationships and investigate personal and social values. Sangare will be joined by the same international group of theatre creators that collaborated with him on the production of “Princess Ivona” at the ’62 Center in 2015, later featured at Theatre Row in NYC. A set designer from Poland, a choreographer who performs at the world-renowned Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch in Germany, a lighting designer from Broadway, and two Williams alumni—a sound designer and dramaturg—will reunite to surprise the audience yet again with an innovative theatrical creation, uncovering new meanings between the lines of the classic script.
“This was an absorbing and powerful evening of theater, one which brought home to me the latent strength of Tracy Letts’ play. It is clear that his creation is sufficiently rich to elicit a variety of different approaches, and, if he had seen this, I think he would feel deeply rewarded…by his own achievement, Omar Sangare’s understanding of his play, and the outstanding, dedicated work of the Williams students. I hope, like Princess Iwona, this production will appear in New York. I’d love to see it again” –Michael Miller, New York Arts
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