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The Shadow Box
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
202 S. Broadway Ave. #100
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 344-8820
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Twin City Theater Company Presents
The Shadow Box by Michael Christofer
Directed by Mark J. Highland
Joe, Brian, and Felicity come from different walks of life, different parts of the country, and are in different stages of accepting the things they have in common: they are all dying of cancer, and they are all living out their final days, in company with friends and family, in homey hospice cottages on the green and pleasant grounds of a large California hospital. They are observed, studied, and counseled by an invisible Interviewer as they talk candidly about their emotional and physical struggles, and face interpersonal challenges: Joe’s wife Maggie, in denial about her husband’s impending death, refuses to go inside his cottage; artistic Brian, busy trying to write and paint enough for twelve lifetimes, must mediate between his ex-wife Beverly and his boyfriend Mark; and Felicity, confused and in pain, refuses to die until she gets a visit from her daughter Claire -- a daughter who has been dead for years. Michael Cristofer’s sensitive, emotionally devastating, ground-breaking play exploring the end-of-life experience won both a Tony Award for Best Play and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1977.
Cast:
Joe - Gabe Seaman
Maggie - Christine des Garennes
Steve - Cooper Eeten
Brian - John Tilford
Mark - Bi An
Beverly - Heather Smith-Holley
Felicity - Carrie Brocksmith
Agnes - Ashley Buck
Twin City Theatre Co. operates as a theatrical company in Central Illinois
with a focus on presenting productions related to underrepresented cultures and voices.