About this Event
PCC Mainstage Theater presents “Orlando” -
by Sarah Ruhl
adapted from the novel by Virginia Woolf
directed by Dr. Katherine Nigh
Seven performances:
Friday, November 20 - Saturday, December 5
Show times: 2:00pm Matinee, and 7:30pm Evening
Center for the Arts Theater - CA 135
An adaptation of the “longest and most charming love letter in literature,” written by Virginia Woolf for her lover, Vita Sackville-West, Orlando is a theatrical, wild, fantastical trip through space, time and gender. Orlando’s adventures begin as a young man, when he serves as courtier to Queen Elizabeth. Through many centuries of living, he becomes a 20th-century woman, trying to sort out her existence. This fresh stage adaptation from Sarah Ruhl uses narrative and a chorus to enact lyrical, instant and whimsical transformations as Orlando travels through countless epochs.
About the Authors -
Virginia Woolf -
Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) was an English writer. She is considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors, pioneering the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. Her best-known works include the novels "Mrs Dalloway" (1925), "To the Lighthouse" (1927) and "Orlando" (1928). She is also known for her essays, particularly "A Room of One's Own" (1929). Her other novels include "The Voyage Out" (1915), "Jacob’s Room" (1922), "The Waves" (1931), "The Years" (1937) and "Between the Acts" (1941).
Sarah Ruhl -
Sarah Ruhl’s plays include In the Next Room, or the vibrator play, The Clean House, Passion Play, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Melancholy Play, For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday, The Oldest Boy, Stage Kiss, Dear Elizabeth, Eurydice, How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, Orlando, Late: a cowboy song, and a translation of Three Sisters. She has been a two-time Pulitzer prize finalist and a Tony award nominee. Her plays have been produced on and off Broadway, around the country, and internationally, where they have been translated into over fifteen languages.
Originally from Chicago, Ms. Ruhl received her M.F.A. from Brown University, where she studied with Paula Vogel. She has received the Steinberg Award, the Samuel French Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Award, the Whiting Award, the Lily Award, a PEN Award for mid-career playwrights, and the MacArthur Award. You can read more about her work on www.SarahRuhlplaywright.com. Her new book "100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write" was a New York Times notable book of the year, and she most recently published "Letters from Max" with Max Ritvo. She teaches at the Yale School of Drama, and she lives in Brooklyn with her family.
Orlando (Ruhl) is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com
This performance is presented to satisfy a portion of the requirements for Technical Theater (THRT 12A), Theater Rehearsal and Performance (THRT 029), Stage Techniques (THRT 030), and/or Fundamentals of Stage Lighting (THRT 041).
-Content notice: This play is intended for an adult audience and it may contain adult language and situations. Recommended for mature audiences only.
Event venue & nearby stays
Center for the Arts Theater - Pasadena City College (CA 135), 1570 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, United States
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