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Piedmont Theatre takes a look at Shakespeare's women (9/9/04) “Haply a woman’s voice may do some good,” William Shakespeare wrote, and the Piedmont College Theatre production of "Savoring the Brew: A Taste of Shakespeare's Women" will do audiences some good when the play opens for its Georgia premiere this month. PCT will present the updated look at Shakespeare from a woman's perspective in Jenkins Theater at the main campus in Demorest. Show times are 7:30 p.m., Sept. 22-25, and 2 p.m. matinee set for Sept. 25. Admission is $7 for adults and $2 for seniors and students. Piedmont students, faculty and staff are admitted free. For reservations or information, call (706) 778-8500, extension 1225. "Savoring the Brew" was written and originally performed by Michelle Jordan, Mary Emily O’Bradovich and Christina Purcell while they were living in New York City. The play took second place in the 2000 Riant Women’s Theatre Festival in New York. O'Bradovich, who now teaches theatre at Piedmont, will be directing the PCT production. “It is a wonderful opportunity for me to move from playwright and actress to director," O'Bradovich said. " I am in the process of trying to get this play published. I think directing gives me perspective to ensure that it translates from production to production.” Three leading ladies will show off their talents in the play's variety of scenes, which include comedy, tragedy, singing, dancing, and sword fighting. The character called Purple, played by Sarah Baer, is elegant and poised. White, played by Danielle Bailey, is naïve and perfectly innocent; and Red, Jennifer Ferst, takes on the fiery, passionate role. The three characters explore the feminine side of Shakespeare using lines from each of the Bard's plays. They demonstrate that Shakespeare’s women are extremely diverse, representing all women from Elizabethan times to the present and that the issues women face are universal. The crew also includes David Reynolds as assistant director and Suzanne Benson as the stage manager. -30- |
Jennifer Ferst,
Sarah Baer, and Danielle Bailey play Red, Purple and White in the PCT production
of "Savoring the Brew" in which they examine the roles of women in Shakespeare's
plays.