The Brock University Department of Dramatic Arts presents- The Blue Room February 14, 2013

February 14, 15, and 16, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinée February 15 at 1 p.m.
(Freely adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s La Ronde)
Directed by Virginia Reh; Scenography by David Vivian

The Blue Room is David Hare's 1998 adaptation of Schnitzler's Der Reigen (La Ronde), first produced in 1921. The plot is a "sexual daisychain": the Girl couples with the Cab Driver, then the Cab Driver with the Au Pair, etc. Each time the new participant in one scene moves on to the next scene and so on, until in the final scene the Girl returns and encounters the Aristocrat. The play looks at casual sexual encounters as a (mostly) unsatisfactory substitute for human connection. This is a universal and timeless quest. The play is an important exploration with diverse current points-of-view: as each character has encounters with two different partners, the play explores the shifting status relationships (both social and personal). The relational dynamics of the play have interesting correspondences to explorations on social media.

Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors / students, $10 groups, and $5 for the eyeGo high school ticket program.
Available from the Centre for the Arts Box Office: 905-688-5550 x3257 or visit: http://arts.brocku.ca/

Official Website: https://www.brocku.ca/calendar-events/21449