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Augsburg College Theater presents: By Zakiyyah Alexander Just after the Emancipation Proclamation, three sisters find themselves uncertain as to how to go about leaving the plantation where they have spent their lives in bondage. An unsettling and witty take on Genet’s The Maids, Zakiyaah Alexander’s Sweet Maladies examines the deep entrenchment of race and power in 19th century America upon the dawn of a new era. Augsburg Theater is pleased to be working with Guest Director Dominic Taylor. He has worked as a director and playwright with Penumbra Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, The Public Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, Crossroads Theater, Rites and Reasons Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, and Ensemble Studio Theatre, among others. He holds both a Bachelors and a Master of Fine Arts from Brown University. At present he is an Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota. Directing Projects have included, FRESH FAUST, THE NEGROES BURIAL GROUND, UPPA CREEK, DESTINY, RIDE THE RHYTHM, THE WIZ, NIGHT TRAIN TO BOLINA, EXECUTION OF JUSTICE, and BLACK NATIVITY. Ticket Prices: For further information call (612) 330-1257. |