MELANCHOLY PLAY
By Sarah Ruhl
January 2015 / Directed by Rebecca Rouse / Play Häus Theatre Laboratories
in association with UTC Theatre Company
Set Design - Adam Miecielica
Lighting Design - Sam Fort
Costume Design - Samantha Johnson
Sound Design - Gregory Jackson
In Sarah Ruhl's MELANCHOLY PLAY, a young woman named Tilly turns a contemporary Illinois, USA into a snapshot of a tightly knit, intuitive world. In this plane we can see a small group of acquaintances, seize their emotions and stop apologizing for their "necessary bodily humors." MELANCHOLY PLAY challenges the misapplication of the social contract that is enforcing distance rather than justifying our connectedness. It asks "Why do we have no place for moderation, an inbetween?" Melancholy is the best word English speakers have to describe an array of emotions that are integral to the human connection.
in association with UTC Theatre Company
Set Design - Adam Miecielica
Lighting Design - Sam Fort
Costume Design - Samantha Johnson
Sound Design - Gregory Jackson
In Sarah Ruhl's MELANCHOLY PLAY, a young woman named Tilly turns a contemporary Illinois, USA into a snapshot of a tightly knit, intuitive world. In this plane we can see a small group of acquaintances, seize their emotions and stop apologizing for their "necessary bodily humors." MELANCHOLY PLAY challenges the misapplication of the social contract that is enforcing distance rather than justifying our connectedness. It asks "Why do we have no place for moderation, an inbetween?" Melancholy is the best word English speakers have to describe an array of emotions that are integral to the human connection.
