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First Set:  Wed. 2/20 -- Sat. 2/23

The Holy Ghostly & WASP  Make a Buzz at Drew
WASP
by Steve Martin
directed by Laura Williams
Steve Martin's WASP follows the daily life of a family in the idealistic 1950's. McCarthyism,
the Cold War and nuclear bomb shelters are a part of everyday life.  Conformity
is the key to personal survival.  With the introduction of television into the lives
of the Proud American Family, hula hoops, poodle skirts and bubble gum pink
becomes suburban normalacy. Affectionately known as "TV", this
new member of the household sheds light on what it means to be
an upstanding citizen, with its cruzade against pelvis-thrusting deviants and
ever-present family values.

WASP starts senior Megan Melnyk as the cookie-cutter Mom, senior Zach Davis
as hard-working Dad, sophomore Jen McCool as Teen Queen Sis,
Sophomore Jordan Smith ans wide-eyed Son, and senior Ben Bartalone
and junior Maris Smith as the voices that hold them together.

THE HOLY GHOSTLY
by Sam Shepard
directed by Tim Sawicki
Between an ice cold son, a corpse-toting witch, and a shadowy stalking demon, good old Pop
doesn't know what to do.  And what's to these rumors that he just might be a ghost?
One thing's for sure, it certainly ain't no desert holiday!

With Tom Macy, Jonah Dill-Ascoli, Karen Cross, Dan BAiley-Yavonditi and Brad Wrenn.

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Second Set:  Feb. 27 - Mar. 2
The Bear
by Anton Chekhov
directed by Brooke Berescik-Johns

        Drew University will be performing Chekhov's The Bear at the Kirby
Theatre from Wednesday, February 27, 2002 to Saturday March 2, 2002 --
all performances will begin at 8pm.  The Bear will be directed by Brooke Berescik-Johns cla ‘02.
The Bear is one of Chekhov's one-act comedies,
in which a landowner, Grigory Stepanovich Smirnov (played by Josh Sacks
cla ‘05) pays a visit to a young widow, Yelena Ivanovna Popova (played
by Emily Krueger cla ‘04) in order to collect a debt her late husband
owed Smirnov.  Popova refuses to pay him his money, pushing Smirnov into
a tirade about everything he hates about women and  Popova retaliates by
arguing the shortcomings of men.  Popova's servant, Luka (played by
Glorianne White cla ‘05) adds to the comic flavor of the piece.

For tickets call 973/408-3030 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm,
Tuesday through Saturday of performance week.
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Third Set:  April 3 - 6

SURE THING
by David Ives
Directed by Jes Hinkle

It’s all in the timing in the fast-paced and fun David Ives’ one-act, Sure Thing.  Don’t miss this chance to watch Betty and Bill, twenty-somethings in the hubbub of a New York City cafe, as they struggle over and over and over again to keep their footing in the roller coaster ride of the dating realm.  Directed by Jessica Lynn Hinkle (CLA ‘03) and performed by Megan Melnyk (CLA ‘02) and David Birnkrant (CLA ‘02).
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THIS IS OUR YOUTH
by Kenneth Lonergan
directed by Meghann Williamws
 

 1982: Regan is president, punk is dead, and growing up is just as had as ever.
Kenneth Lonergan’s THIS IS OUR YOUTH directed by senior Meghann Williams (CLA 2002)
follows three college age New Yorkers, Warren (Scott Richenauer), the often-abused pot-head
who is trying to find his way out of his teenage years alive, Dennis (Jared Eberlein), Warren’s charismatic bully
of a best friend, and Jessica (Jen McCool), the object of Warren’s affection. They are caught in the moment between adolescence and adulthood, as they commit crimes, attempt romance and ultimately find out who they are.
This ain’t no Patty Duke.

Sure Thing and This is Our Youth can be seen April 3- 6 with 8pm
Performances at the Drew University Commons Theatre.
Tickets are $5 nightly with special $4 performances on Thursdays.

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