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| Event | Will The Circle be Unbroken: Studs Terkel Celebration |
| When | Monday, December 7, 2009 at 8:00pm |
| Where | Healy Hall Gaston Hall--3rd floor Healy |
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Georgetown University Theatre and Performance Studies Program & Arena Stage Present A Celebration of the Life and Work of Studs Terkel Will the Circle be Unbroken: Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith Adapted from Studs Terkel’s book by Prof. Derek Goldman; Directed by Derek Goldman and Joseph Megel featuring David Strathairn (Academy Award Nominee for Good Night and Good Luck) Theodore Bikel (Tony Award Nominee for The Sound of Music and Academy Award Nominee for The Defiant Ones) Kathleen Chalfant (Tony Award Nominee for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches) Rick Foucheux (Helen Hayes Award Winner for Edmond and Take Me Out ) Keith Randolph Smith (Malcolm X) Cheryl Lynn Bruce (Helen Hayes Award winner for From the Mississippi Delta) and other leading performers from DC and beyond including Georgetown students and alumni Monday, December 7 at 8 p.m. Location: Gaston Hall (Healy Building), Georgetown University Ticket Prices: General: $30 Senior (65 or older): $25 Faculty/Staff: $15 Student: $5 Purchase Tickets: With credit card on-line at: http://performingarts.georgetown.edu/boxoffice Or at Davis Center Box Office; Call: (202) 687-ARTS Must present picture ID and proof of faculty, staff, senior or student. Running time: Approx. 1 hour 45 minutes Georgetown’s Theater and Performance Studies Program and Arena Stage commemorate the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning author, broadcaster and activist Studs Terkel, who died on October 31, 2008 at age 96. First developed and presented in several celebrated renditions by Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago, Will the Circle Be Unbroken is a poignant evening of song, story and celebration. In this concert-style reading of the life-affirming adaptation of Terkel’s book of interviews on death and dying, the subjects range from everyday citizens — parents, medics, patients, teachers, and clergy — to recognizable figures such as author Kurt Vonnegut, actress Uta Hagen, musician Doc Watson, and Studs Terkel himself. The result is a vibrant tapestry of life’s full process that the Chicago Sun-Times called “unforgettable.” Parking: Street parking is available or patrons may park (for a fee) in the Leavey Center (entrance on Reservoir Road) or SWQ parking facilities (enter via Canal Road). There is Free on- campus parking on weekends. |
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| Contact | Ron Lignelli, Administrative Director, Department of Performing Arts, Davis Arts Center, Rm 108, Box 571063, Washington, DC 20057-1063 Ph. 202/687-3838; Fax: 202-687-5757 |
| Sponsors | Dept of Performing Arts/Arena Stage |
| Web site | For more information, see http://performingarts.georgetown.edu/BOXOFFICE |
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