Directed and developed by Chay Yew Written by Universes (Mildred Ruiz, Steven Sapp, Gamal Chasten & Ninja)
Universes is a 2009-10 Tucker Boatwright “Actor as Creator” Artist-in-Residence
This tour engagement of Universes’ Ameriville is funded through Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Mid Atlantic Tours program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program.
“Ameriville is an experience on many levels: percolating, bubbling, and broiling, flooding the … theatre to the very last row. Hold your breath and dive in.” – theatrelouisville.org
Saturday, October 17, 2009 7:30 pm
Alice Jepson Theatre
Ameriville is about America. A work of poetry, music and theater staged against a frenzied backdrop of images and soundscapes, Ameriville scrutinizes our nation under a microscope, using the lens of Hurricane Katrina to analyze the state of the union and explore national attitudes toward race, poverty, politics, history and government. An ensemble of multi-disciplined writers and performers, Universes is known for creating works that are as entertaining as they are thought-provoking. With Ameriville, Universes returns to the University of Richmond with a work that challenges our assumptions about American theatre through its synergistic fusion of poetry, drama, jazz, the blues, hip-hop and politics.
Audience Advisory: May contain strong language
Ticket Prices Adult: $32 Senior (65+): $30 UR Employee: $24 Child (0-12): $16 UR Student: Free
This event will go on sale to to the public on August 26, 2009. The Subscriber Priority Period begins on August 19, 2009.
