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November 6, 2006
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY PRESENTS “WHAT I DID LAST SUMMER” FROM NOVEMBER 14 TO 20
William Paterson University in Wayne will present a production of “What I Did Last Summer,” A.R. Gurney’s drama, from November 14 to 20 in the Hunziker Black Box Theatre on campus. “What I Did Last Summer” is a warm-hearted memory play, which, in delineating the coming of age of a teenage boy, pinpoints the foibles of the upper-middle-class society of which he is a product.
In “What I Did Last Summer,” prolific American playwright A.R. Gurney places Charlie, a rebellious fourteen-year-old, with his mother and sister in a well-to-do vacation colony on the shores of Lake Erie during the final stages of World War II in the summer of 1945. A bohemian art teacher, Anna Trumbull, tries to stretch his mind by teaching him painting and sculpture. A showdown between Anna and Charlie's conservative mother ensues, which raises as many questions as it answers
The cast features William Paterson University students and a professor: Dana Cipoletto of Montclair; Alison Jones of Jersey City; Luke Kurter of New Milford; Alexis Malafatopulous of Ramsey; Amada Schwartz of Moonachie; and Asmar Williams-Hemby of East Orange. The production is directed by Jerry Beal, William Paterson University assistant professor of communication, of Hoboken. Set design is by Evan Lewis of Jersey City.
Show times for “What I Did Last Summer” are 8 p.m. on November 14 – 18 and November 20; 11 a.m. on November 17; and 2 p.m. on November 18; and 3 p.m. on November 19. Tickets are $10, $8 for WPU community and senior citizens. For directions or to purchase tickets, please call the Shea Center Box Office at 973-720-2371.
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