2016-2017-Ubu-Poster

Ubu

Playwright: Alfred Jarry, adapted by Adam Kelly Morton
Director: Adam Kelly Morton
Students: Second Studio: Year Two, Group Two

In 1896, young Alfred Jarry’s brutal comedyÌýUbu Roi opened and closed the same night, spurring riots in the streets of Paris; this ridiculous play—about a king and queen who slaughter everyone and get away with it—overwhelmed the audience. For the few years left in his drug-and-booze-addled life, Jarry became obsessed with Père Ubu, writing several more works about the violent, boorish, ineffably stupid and gluttonous king, and his murderous wife.

More than a century later, in this new adaptation of all three Ubu plays, Jarry’s vicious creation not only holds up—it is appallingly current.

Times

Performance Dates: Wednesday October 5th to Saturday October 8th
8:00 p.m.

Cast

Jeffrey JamesUbu Yellow
Castelina MassudaMère 1
Joey CrêteUbu Orange
Phoebe Major MewseMère 2
MelodieÌý IrvingUbu Green
Claudia-Nicole BenkoMère 3
Isabella RobertUbu Blue
Christopher De VarennesUbu Purple
Elijah StefanesaMac-Nure / Captain / Corporal
Marco CarreiroBuggerlas / Pisscock
Bénédicte Mbaididje –Ìý Rosemonde / Eleutheria
Pedro Juan Arango RodriguezWenseslas / Czar / Bendy / Soliman
Maria-Rachelle D’Amour Lasky / Ubu’s Conscience
Abby Griffin Duracell / Viszier

 

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Last Modified: April 4, 2017