As Anna and her family get ready for Thanksgiving, they are unprepared for the assault that will change their lives. In a highly theatrical style, disease is personified as a man; the body takes on geographical meaning; and invasion is layered metaphorically. A play that explores family politics alongside political policy-making, Sovereign Body takes us on a journey from the loss of identity and the shifting of familial roles, through the power of art as a healing force. It asks us to reckon with who we are as individuals, as Americans, as global citizens.
This reading will be held at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Dreyfuss Theatre, 285 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ. Click here for directions. Click here for a printable map of the campus (the Dreyfuss Theatre is located in Building 9).
All tickets are general admission. There will be a talk-back following the reading.
Emilie Beck’s play, Sovereign Body, was a finalist for National New Play Network’s Smith Prize and Ashland New Plays Festival, and was seen in Road Theatre’s Summer Playwrights Festival. Number of People was in Playwrights Theatre’s 2010 Forum Series, with Len Cariou, having been previously developed at Pasadena Playhouse and Hartford Stage with Edward Asner. It received its world premiere at the Piven Theatre. As a director, Emilie directed the Jeff-Award winning production of Because They Have No Words in Chicago and LA, and won LA Weekly awards for Best Director and Production for Block Nine at the Elephant Theatre.
Want to know more? Check out 5 Questions With Emilie Beck on our blog.
Directed by James Glossman
Cast:
Anna - Evelyn McGee*
Tal - Dave Mason*
Vivian - Corinne Edgerly*
Callie - Eilis Cahill*
Evie - Madeleine Colbert
Ben - Michael Pollard*
Zoe - Prentiss Benjamin*
The Man - Jon Barker*
Stage Directions - James Glossman*
* Members of Actors' Equity Association |
