Yale School of Drama Presents Virginia Woolf's ORLANDO

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YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA (James Bundy, Dean; Victoria Nolan, Deputy Dean) presents Virginia Woolf's ORLANDO adapted by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Jen Wineman, January 26-30, 2010 at Iseman Theater (1156 Chapel Street, New Haven).

Virginia Woolf's ORLANDO features sets by Po-Lin Li, costumes by Aaron Mastin, lights by Laura Eckelman, sound by Chad Raines and dramaturgy by Jorge J. Rodriguez.

The cast includes Babak Gharaei-Tafti, Zach Appelman, Tomas Andren, Trai Byers, Alexandra Henrikson, Andrew Kelsey, Aja Naomi King, Irene Sofia Lucio, Brenna Palughi, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Rachel Spencer

ABOUT VIRGINIA WOOLF'S ORLANDO

One lifetime isn't enough. One body isn't enough.

After living 200 years as a handsome English nobleman, Orlando falls asleep and awakens-as a woman. In a dream or in reality, Orlando must now continue on in a body she does not recognize, but perhaps always sensed was her own. Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's semi-autobiographical novel examines time's relentless drive forward and our instinct to fill each moment of life with poetry, imagination, passion, and eroticism.

For this production, Yale School of Drama has created an online video blog which allows audience members to follow the creative process of the piece, including access to rehearsals and interviews with the creative team and cast. The video blog is available one three websites: drama.yale.edu, You Tube, and Facebook.

PERFORMANCE AND TICKET INFORMATION

Virginia Woolf's ORLANDO will be performed at Iseman Theater, 1156 Chapel Street in New Haven. Seating is limited. The Performance schedule is:

Tuesday, January 26 8PM(Opening and Press Night)
Wednesday, January 27 8PM
Thursday, January 28 8PM
Friday, January 29 8PM
Saturday, January 30 2PM
Saturday, January 30 8PM

Tickets, starting at $10, are available online at drama.yale.edu, by phone at (203) 432-1234, and in person at the Box Office (1120 Chapel Street at York Street).

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Jen Wineman is a third-year MFA candidate at Yale School of Drama where her credits include Shakespeare's The Tempest, Michael Mitnick's new musical The Current War, and Susan Soon He Stanton's new play The Art of Preservation. Other credits include Susan Soon He Stanton's The Underneath, Annie Weisman's Be Aggressive, Michael Barker's Kids These Days (Yale Cabaret); Sarah Ruhl's Late: a cowboy song (Yale Summer Cabaret); and a workshop of Office Space: The Musical (Yale College). In New York her work has been seen at Classic Stage Company, HERE Arts Center, the Culture Project, American Place Theatre, the University Settlement, and the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School. Regionally, she has directed at the Williamstown Theatre Festival Workshop, New York Stage and Film, WordBRIDGE, and most recently, Telluride, Colorado. She is currently collaborating on the creation of a new opera. Jen is a graduate of Vassar College and is a co-founder and board member of Studio 42, a New York-based theatre company that focuses on producing new work by emerging artists.

Please visit the following websites for more information about Virginia Woolf's ORLANDO at Yale School of Drama:

www.drama.yale.edu

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