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Season 12 programming is sponsored in part by Albany County and City of Laramie Community Partner Funds, and the Wyoming Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming Legislature.
Season 12 Programming
2020 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
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HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING
BY WILL ARBERY DIRECTED BY SEAN COYLE August 23, 24 & 28, 29, 30, 31 2024 7:30pm - UW BCPA Thrust Theater |
It's nearing midnight in Wyoming, where four young conservatives have gathered at a backyard after-party. They've returned home to toast their mentor Gina, newly inducted as president of a tiny Catholic college. But as their reunion spirals into spiritual chaos and clashing generational politics, it becomes less a celebration than a vicious fight to be understood. On a chilly night in the middle of America, Will Arbery's haunting play offers grace and disarming clarity, speaking to the heart of a country at war with itself.
"Astonishing and riveting. HEROES risks a rare stage subject: Christian conservatism. A red-state unicorn." – The New York Times
CONTENT WARNING: This production including discussion of homophobia, transphobia, anti-abortion rhetoric, sexual violence, and self-harm. In addition, the play has depictions of alcohol use, a small amount of vomit, loud noises, and gunshot sound effects. The guns onstage in HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING are props and cannot fire bullets. All gunshot noises are sound effects.
"Astonishing and riveting. HEROES risks a rare stage subject: Christian conservatism. A red-state unicorn." – The New York Times
CONTENT WARNING: This production including discussion of homophobia, transphobia, anti-abortion rhetoric, sexual violence, and self-harm. In addition, the play has depictions of alcohol use, a small amount of vomit, loud noises, and gunshot sound effects. The guns onstage in HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING are props and cannot fire bullets. All gunshot noises are sound effects.
From the Acclaimed Playwright of THE ROOMMATE
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WITCH
BY JEN SILVERMAN DIRECTED BY KIM LOCKHART October 25, 26, 30 & 31, November 1, 2 2024 7:30pm - LPCC Gryphon Theatre |
A charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled a “witch” and cast out by the town, but her soul is not so readily bought. As the devil returns to convince her – and then returns again – unexpected passions flare, alliances are formed, and the village is forever changed. An inventive retelling of a Jacobean drama, this sharp, subversive fable debates how much our souls are worth when hope is hard to come by.
“Darkly humorous... thematically current... a spell worth casting.” – The Hollywood Reporter
“Darkly humorous... thematically current... a spell worth casting.” – The Hollywood Reporter
A Whirlwind Play That Rivals Aaron Sorkin
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THE NICETIES
BY ELEANOR BURGESS DIRECTOR TO BE ANNOUNCED February 7, 8, & 12, 13, 14, 15 2025 7:30pm - LPCC Gryphon Theatre |
Zoe, a Black student at a liberal arts college, is called into her white professor’s office to discuss her paper about slavery’s effect on the American Revolution. What begins as a polite clash in perspectives explodes into an urgent debate about race, history and power.
“A barnburner of a play… One of the best plays I’ve seen about who gets to tell the story of America, and how.” – The Washington Post
“A barnburner of a play… One of the best plays I’ve seen about who gets to tell the story of America, and how.” – The Washington Post
From the Susan Smith Blackburn Finalist
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ROZ AND RAY
BY KAREN HARTMAN DIRECTED BY ANNE MASON April 4, 5, & 9, 10, 11, 12 7:30pm - LPCC Gryphon Theatre |
Set in San Diego, this gripping, time-bending story sheds light on a little-known chapter in medical history during the onset of the AIDS crisis. While navigating through the complexities of the medical establishment, ROZ AND RAY tells a profound story of love, trust and sacrifice that grapples with the messy process of healing the human heart.
“Brilliantly captures the confusion, and the moral ambiguity, about life on the edge of biomedicine.” – Forbes
“Brilliantly captures the confusion, and the moral ambiguity, about life on the edge of biomedicine.” – Forbes
PLUS!
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READ, RANT, RELATE:
DREAMHOU$E by Eliana Pipes October 3rd |
READ, RANT, RELATE:
DRY LAND By Ruby Rae Spiegel March 13th |
PLAY / WRITE
COMMUNITY SHOWCASE RT / ACSD1 Arts Education May 22nd |
Keep your eyes peeled for additional information on our UW Theatre & Dance WYOpen Stages partnership!