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Concert reading and discussion, Thursday night, 7:30 pm
Visions of Right, written in response to the hate ministry of the Westboro Baptist Church, will be presented as a concert reading at the Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theater on Washburn's campus on Thursday, January 26, 2017, at 7:30 pm.
The play centers around the character of Christina, a photographer teaching at Washburn who is the object of picketing and hate speech directed at her by a Reverend Noah Jones. After finding her name listed among the victims of Auschwitz and seeing her Jewish husband and gay friend attacked, Christina is emboldened to confront the Reverend. The play offers a considerable amount of humor and hope that acts as a balance to the serious topics raised.
Jesyca Rodenberg will play the lead as she did in the Ad Astra productions in Topeka and at the Lawrence Arts Center, which played to capacity crowds. Craig Fisher, artistic director of Ad Astra Theatre Ensemble and adjunct professor at Washburn, will reprise his role as Larry. Darren Canady who has directed previous hit productions of Visions of Right, will direct the concert reading. Professor Thomas Prasch (History) will moderate discussion. Support to help make the event possible is being provided by the Mulvane Art Museum, The Diversity Initiative, The Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and the History and Theatre Departments of Washburn University.
A full production of Visions of Right is scheduled for May 18-27 at the Jewish Theatre of Bloomington in Bloomington, Indiana. More information can be found at Marcia Celbulska's web site:
marciacebulska.com.
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