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Week of March 10, 2013

Fintan O'Toole to present Robert Fagles Memorial Lecture on "Three Irish Heresies"

In the Next Room, or the vibrator play

Woman and Scarecrow

Reading by Azar Nafisi and Nikky Finney

Princeton Poetry Festival

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Today! Friday, March 8 at 4:30 p.m.

Fintan O'Toole to present Robert Fagles Memorial Lecture on "Three Irish Heresies"

Fintan O'Toole Irish theater critic, scholar and Leonard L. Milberg '53 Visiting Lecturer in Irish Letters Fintan O'Toole will present the 2013 Robert Fagles Memorial Lecture on Friday, March 8. In the lecture entitled "Three Irish Heresies," O'Toole will discuss how the true legacy of Irish Catholic thought lies in three profound ideas, each of which was declared a heresy by the official Church. The lecture, part of a series presented by Princeton University's Fund for Irish Studies, will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. The event is free and open to the public.


This Weekend: March 8-9 and 13-15 at 8:00 p.m.

In the Next Room, or the vibrator play

In the Next RoomThe Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Theater will present a senior thesis production of Sarah Ruhl's 2009 play, In the Next Room, or the vibrator play, set in the late Victorian era at the dawn of the electrical age when a new medical device was invented to treat female "hysteria." Performances begin on March 8 and 9 at 8:00 p.m. and will continue Wednesday through Friday, March 13-15 at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. A talk-back with Jill Dolan, Professor of English and Theater in the Lewis Center and Director of the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies, will be held immediately following the performance on Wednesday, March 13. The production is directed by senior theater student Sarah Hedgecock and features senior theater students Taylor Mallory in the role of Catherine Givings and Sarah Paton as Mrs. Daldry. To listen to WPRB Radio's interview with the director, click here. Tickets are $15 general admission; $10 for students and seniors. NOTE: In the Next Room, or the vibrator play, deals with mature themes of sexuality and may not be suitable for everyone.


This Weekend: March 8-9 and 13-15 at 8:00 p.m.

Woman and Scarecrow

Woman and ScarecrowThe Lewis Center for the Arts Program in Theater will present a senior thesis production of Irish playwright Marina Carr's 2006 drama, Woman and Scarecrow, which mixes bitter humor and brutal honesty while probing a dying woman's attitudes to life and death. The production is directed by Tim Vasen, Director of the Program in Theater, and features senior theater certificate students Carolyn Vasko in the role of Woman and C.C. Kellogg as Scarecrow. Performances begin on March 8 and 9 at 8:00 p.m. and will continue Wednesday through Friday, March 13-15 at the Marie and Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau Street. Tickets are $12 general admission; $10 for students and seniors.


Wednesday, March 13 at 4:30 p.m.

Reading by Azar Nafisi and Nikky Finney

Azar Nafisi and Nikky FinneyOn Wednesday, March 13, best-selling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran Azar Nafisi and National Book Award-winning poet Nikky Finney will read from their works as part of the Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series of the Program in Creative Writing at the Lewis Center for the Arts. Princeton student Richard Gadsden will also read from his recent fiction work. The reading, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Berlind Theatre at the McCarter Theatre Center, is free and open to the public.


Friday and Saturday, March 15-16 at 2:00 p.m.

Princeton Poetry Festival: March 15-16, 2013

Princeton Poetry FestivalThis year's Poetry Festival features an international line-up of poets including Gabeba Baderoon (South Africa), Bei Dao (China), Stephen Dunn (U.S.), Sheriff Ghale (Ghana), Jorie Graham (U.S.), Lizzie Hutton '95 (U.S.), Amit Majmudar (U.S.), Bejan Matur (Turkey), Don Paterson (Scotland), Gary Whitehead (U.S.), Xi Chuan (China), and Monica Youn '93 (U.S.). The New Jersey State Finals of the national Poetry Out Loud program will kick-off the Festival at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 15, followed by a gala opening reading at 2:00 p.m. The second day of the festival will begin with a reading at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16. Tickets are $15 per day; $25 for a two-day festival pass; $10 per day for students. The New Jersey State Finals of Poetry Out Loud is free, however advance tickets are required and can be reserved through University Ticketing. Visit the festival site for further details.


Looking Ahead

Musical Theater Improv Troupe Baby Wants Candy: March 26-27, 2013

Baby Wants CandyThe Lewis Center for the Arts' Performance Central series will present the musical theater improvisational troupe Baby Wants Candy, whom the New York Times describes as a "Critics' Pick! Truly Amazing!" Each performance is its own opening and closing night, and by design every show is completely unique. The cast begins by asking the audience for a suggestion of a musical title that has never been performed before. Accompanied by a piano, the first title that the group hears becomes the title and theme for that evening's show. It's a roller coaster ride of off-the-cuff choreographed dance numbers, rhyming verses, and witty jaw-dropping comedy. The performances will take place on Tuesday, March 26 and Wednesday, March 27 at 8:00 p.m. in the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. Tickets are $15 reserved seating; $10 students and seniors.


Announcements

Hodder Fellows named for 2013-2014

Hodder FellowsThe Lewis Center is pleased to announce the selection of four Hodder Fellows for the 2013-14 academic year. Filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu, poet Katy E. Didden, writer Adam Ross, and choreographer Pam Tanowitz were chosen from a pool of over 1,100 applicants to receive this award, created to provide artists and humanists in the early stages of their career a period of "studious leisure" to undertake significant new work. In addition to creating new work, Hodder Fellows engage in lectures, performances and other events at the Lewis Center, most of which are open to the public. Past Hodder Fellows have included poet John Berryman, novelist Chimamando Ngozi Adichie, playwright Doug Wright, and composer and lyricist Michael Friedman. To learn more about the Hodder Fellows, click here.


Announcements

Alex Adam '07 Award Recipient Shares Songs from the Heart

Tanya TawengwaEvery spring the Lewis Center awards three undergraduates with the Alex Adam '07 Award to support each student in the creation of an original work of art over the course of the summer. Tanya Tawengwa '14, a 2012 recipient of an Alex Adam '07 Award, spent last summer at the Zimbabwe College of Music studying ethnomusicology and folk guitar and learning to play the mbira, the national instrument of Zimbabwe. While in Harare, Tanya also recorded a CD entitled "Tanyaradzwa," which consists of original songs in both English and Shana, her native language. To watch a video about Tanya's story, click here. For further information about the Alex Adam '07 Award, visit princeton.edu/arts/awards.

 

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