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Theatre UAF presents Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
What: The Department of Theatre and Film presents Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, written by Alan Ball, directed by Carrie Baker, in the Lee H. Salisbury Theatre March 24th -April 2nd, 2017.
Where: Lee H. Salisbury Theatre, Fine Arts Complex
University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Cost: Advanced purchase:
$10 students
$15 seniors/ military/ UAF
$20 adults
Sunday Matinees: save $2
* For tickets purchased at the door, an additional $2 service fee is added.
Tickets are also available by calling the Box Office at 474-7751.
Information & Ticket Sales: http://www.uaf.edu/theatrefilm/current-season/
A Copy of the Press Release is avaialble here (Rich Text Format).
Photos are free to use with attribution in conjunction with promoting this production.
All photos by Kade Mendelowitz <kmendelowitz@alaska.edu>
Photos have been cropped loosely to leave room for editorial decisions.
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| From Theatre UAF's upcoming production of "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball, Directed by Carrie Baker featuring (clockwise from top left) Jill Shipman, Brandi Larson, Jared Olin, Meghan Fowler, Natilly Hovda, Sarah Williams. Photo by Kade Mendelowitz |
From Theatre UAF's upcoming production of "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball, Directed by Carrie Baker featuring Jared Olin and Meghan Fowler. Photo by Kade Mendelowitz |
From Theatre UAF's upcoming production of "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball, Directed by Carrie Baker featuring (l-r) Brandi Larson, Jill Shipman, Jared Olin, Meghan Fowler, Sarah Williams and Natilly Hovda. Photo by Kade Mendelowitz |
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| From Theatre UAF's upcoming production of "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball, Directed by Carrie Baker featuring (l-r) Brandi Larson, Jill Shipman, Jared Olin, Meghan Fowler, Sarah Williams and Natilly Hovda. Photo by Kade Mendelowitz |
From Theatre UAF's upcoming production of "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball, Directed by Carrie Baker featuring (clockwise from top left) Brandi Larson, Sarah Williams, Jill Shipman, Meghan Fowler and Natilly Hovda. Photo by Kade Mendelowitz |
From Theatre UAF's upcoming production of "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball, Directed by Carrie Baker featuring (clockwise from top left) Brandi Larson, Sarah Williams, Jill Shipman, Meghan Fowler and Natilly Hovda. Photo by Kade Mendelowitz |
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| From Theatre UAF's upcoming production of "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball, Directed by Carrie Baker featuring (l-r) Natilly Hovda, Meghan Fowler, Jill Shipman, Brandi Larson and Sarah Williams. Photo by Kade Mendelowitz |
From Theatre UAF's upcoming production of "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball, Directed by Carrie Baker featuring (l-r) Natilly Hovda, Meghan Fowler, Jill Shipman, Brandi Larson and Sarah Williams. Photo by Kade Mendelowitz |
From Theatre UAF's upcoming production of "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball, Directed by Carrie Baker featuring (l-r) Natilly Hovda, Meghan Fowler, Jared Olin, Jill Shipman, Brandi Larson and Sarah Williams. Photo by Kade Mendelowitz |
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| From Theatre UAF's upcoming production of "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball, Directed by Carrie Baker featuring (l-r) Brandi Larson, Meghan Fowler and Sarah Williams. Photo by Kade Mendelowitz |
From Theatre UAF's upcoming production of "5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball, Directed by Carrie Baker featuring (l-r) Brandi Larson, Meghan Fowler and Sarah Williams. Photo by Kade Mendelowitz |
Public contact: Theatre UAF Box Office 474-7751
PRESS Contact: Nannette Pierson, Box Office Manager, 474-6590, nnpierson@alaska.edu
| Cast | Production Team: |
| Sarah Williams as Meredith Natilly Hovda as Frances Brandi Larson as Mindy Meghan Fowler as Trisha Jill Shipman as Georgeanne Jared Olin as Tripp |
Director: Carrie Baker Set Designer: Kade Mendelowitz Costume Designer: Amanda Casterline Lighting Designer: Colby Freel Sound Designer: Andrew Cassel Technical Director: Adam Gillette Assistant Director/ Understudy: Nancy Nguyen Stage Manager: Emily Ross |
The Story & What the Critics Say
“During an ostentatious wedding reception, at a Knoxville, Tennessee estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below. As the afternoon wears on, these five very different women joyously discover a common bond in this wickedly funny, irreverent and touching celebration of the women's spirit.” -Dramatist Play Service, Inc.The Director
This semester’s production is directed by Theatre & Film Department Chair, Carrie Baker, the creative force behind Theatre UAF’s Stop Kiss (2015), Speech & Debate (2013), How I Learned to Drive (2009), and The Laramie Project (2008). This is her 7th Theatre UAF production as director since becoming a faculty member in 2005. Carrie has also directed for Opera Fairbanks, Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre, and Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra. Carrie is a stage and film actor (Actors’ Equity Association & Screen Actors Guild member), most recently seen as Sadness in Theatre UAF’s The Ash Girl and as Mary in the Hollywood feature film Mining for Ruby.The Cast
Our talented cast is comprised of newcomers to the Theatre UAF stage and performance veterans alike. Freshman Natilly Hovda plays Frances, “a painfully sweet but sheltered fundamentalist.” You may have seen Natilly’s acting in SDA’s 2016 Winter Shorts in The Stephen King Cameo. Theatre major Brandi Larson plays Mindy, “the cheerful, wise-cracking lesbian sister of the groom.” Brandi was last seen at Theatre UAF in the Spring 2016 production of Closer. Geologist & filmmaker Jill Shipman plays Georgeanne, “whose heartbreak over her own failed marriage triggers outrageous behavior.” Jill is involved in both the performing arts and scientific communities in Fairbanks and is interested in exploring the intersections between art and science. Sarah Williams plays Meredith, “the bride's younger sister whose precocious rebelliousness masks a dark secret.” Sarah Williams is a freshman Film and Performing Arts major and was last seen in the fall 2016 Winter Shorts production of Winter Conversation by Nancy Nguyen. Freshman Meghan Fowler plays Trisha, “a jaded beauty whose die-hard cynicism about men is called into question.” Meghan hails from North Pole where audience members may recognize her as Morticia Adams from last year’s High School production of The Adams Family Musical. Jared Olin has the distinction of playing the only male role, Tripp, “a charming bad-boy usher to whom there is more than meets the eye.” Jared is a UAF Film and Performing Arts major who has been seen in many UAF Film Club movies.The Performance Details
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress is presented in the Lee H. Salisbury Theatre in the Fine Arts Complex on the UAF Campus. On-stage seating is limited. If this play were a film it would be Rated R for language.The Playwright
“Alan Ball’s plays include Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (world premiere at MCC) and All That Will Ever Be (originally produced at the New York Theatre Workshop). His first film was American Beauty, which was directed by Sam Mendes and won an Oscar for his screenplay. Ball’s Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning Six Feet Under ran for five hit seasons on HBO, garnering record-breaking ratings and critical acclaim throughout its run. His show True Blood had seven seasons on HBO and he is prepping The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films.” -Dramatists Play Service, Inc.The Design Team
Leading our production team is set designer, UAF Professor Kade Mendelowitz (Stop Kiss, Les Miserables) with UAF Staff and Alumni Adam Gillette working as our Technical Director. Theatre major Colby Freel is the Lighting Designer on the production with Sound Design provided by guest artist and frequent collaborator Andrew Cassel. Costume construction supervisor for the show is UAF’s costume shop manager, Jerene Mosier, whose costume artistry has been seen in Theatre UAF productions going back to 2008.
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