Campus Connection

'Eleemosynary' discovers the interdependence of a family of three extraordinary women

The Department of Theatre Arts presents "Eleemosynary," written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Lee Blessing. "Eleemosynary" tests family ties that bind three generations of women to withstand the personal ambitions and resentment against one another. "Eleemosynary" explores the delicate family dynamic of three generations of women: Dorothea, Artie and Echo. Dorothea is the grandmother and head of the family. Her eccentric nature causes tension in her relationship with her daughter, Artie. When Artie feels the pull and pressure to become a part of the male-dominated academic world, she leaves her daughter, Echo, to be raised by Dorothea. When Dorothea suffers a stroke, Artie and Echo are forced to confront the pains of the past, and the familial connection that bonds them. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 2-4, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, in Frederick Theater, Morris Hall. Tickets are $6 for UWL students, $16 for other students and senior citizens, and $18 for others. Tickets may be purchased at www.uwlax.edu/theatre-arts or in person at the box office or via phone at 608.785.8522 beginning Monday, Oct. 30. ?Box office hours are 1-4:30 p.m. weekdays and one hour prior to each performance. Seating is general admission. If you go: Who: UWL Department of Theatre Arts What: "Eleemosynary" by Lee Blessing When: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2-4; 2 p.m. Nov. 5 Where: Frederick Theater, Morris Hall, 1615 State Street Cost: Tickets are $6 for UWL students, $16 for other students and senior citizens, and $18 for others. Tickets may be purchased at www.uwlax.edu/theatre-arts or in person at the box office or via phone at 608.785.8522 beginning Monday, Oct. 30. Box office hours are 1-4:30 p.m. weekdays and one hour prior to each performance. Seating is general admission. Cast: Emma Henry, Sarah Lambert, Elissa Wolf Crew: Greg Parmeter (Director), Mandy Kolbe (Scenic Designer), Sarah Herkert (Lighting Designer), Michelle Collyar (Costume Designer)