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"A comedy that bites the hand that feeds us! Set in the literary office of a regional theater, a dramaturgy intern struggles to gain a full-time job without sacrificing her personal and artistic ideals."
NOTE: This production contains adult language and situations. It is not suitable for younger audiences.
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Young Turg "A comedy that bites the hand that feeds us! Set in the literary office of a regional theater, a dramaturgy intern struggles to gain a full-time job without sacrificing her personal and artistic ideals."NOTE: This production contains adult language and situations. It is not suitable for younger audiences. |
Performances: June 17-July 3, 2011, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm, Sundays (June 26 & July 3) @ 2pm
Ticket prices: $15 General Admission, $12 Students/Seniors
Greenbelt Arts Center
123 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD 20770
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Play Notes
Good Things Come...
On April 21, 2009, I went down to Georgetown to review an intriguing and remarkable production of Bette Cassatt's The Three Musketeers, a scant one-hour of frenetic costume changes, swordplay and witty repartee produced by the Georgetown Theatre Company.
While there, I had a brief conversation with Catherine Aselford, the company's Artistic Director, about my own company's focus on theatre about theatre. She introduced me to John Morogiello, who had this play I just had to read.
Just shy of two years after our brief meeting took place, we launched into the process of bringing Young Turg to the GAC stage.
This funny, insightful play about the battle between ambition and artistic expression is so true to life that it won't matter to you whether you've ever worked in theatre; if you've ever had to deal with office politics (and who hasn't?) you will recognize these characters.
Young Turg could not have been brought to the stage without the four fabulous and talented actors on stage or the efforts of a variety of artists behind the scenes who have contributed to this work. It's been a blast working with you!
Special thanks go to the Greenbelt Arts Center and its accumulation of props and paperwork, decorating my own office as GAC's General Manager. I didn't have to look far to find what I needed to dress this set.
Thanks also go to John for having faith that we could pull this off. This show is dedicated to all the playwrights who have ever submitted their work on blind faith in the hope their plays might be produced someday.
If you enjoyed this performance, tell your friends! If not, thanks for coming anyway!
--Betsy Marks Delaney