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Theatre VCU's The Elephant Man
When
- Sunday
- Feb. 12, 2012
- 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Description
The Elephant Man
Written by Bernard Pomerance
Directed by Casey Biggs
What is normal? Do you feel different? John Merrick looks different. So grotesquely deformed that women faint in horror at the sight of him. In the world of 1880's Victorian England's freak shows Dr. Federick Treves rescues John Merrick, the Elephant Man. Brought to a hospital for analysis, Merrick is discovered to be a highly intelligent, sensitive and artistic man. Forever a prisoner of his malformed body, his horrific appearance in fact opens a door to a society he could only dream of. Based on fact, this Tony award-winning play, explores the notion of what and who is normal and how in a world of hypocrisy we may be persuaded to question our own quality of mercy.
Feb. 10 - 11 - 7:30 pm
Feb. 16 -18 - 7:30 pm
Feb. 12 & 19 - 3:00 pm
Written by Bernard Pomerance
Directed by Casey Biggs
What is normal? Do you feel different? John Merrick looks different. So grotesquely deformed that women faint in horror at the sight of him. In the world of 1880's Victorian England's freak shows Dr. Federick Treves rescues John Merrick, the Elephant Man. Brought to a hospital for analysis, Merrick is discovered to be a highly intelligent, sensitive and artistic man. Forever a prisoner of his malformed body, his horrific appearance in fact opens a door to a society he could only dream of. Based on fact, this Tony award-winning play, explores the notion of what and who is normal and how in a world of hypocrisy we may be persuaded to question our own quality of mercy.
Feb. 10 - 11 - 7:30 pm
Feb. 16 -18 - 7:30 pm
Feb. 12 & 19 - 3:00 pm
Tickets
| $10.00-$25.00 |
Phone
804-828-6026
theatretix@vcu.edu
Where
Ends
- Friday
- Feb. 10, 2012
- 9:00 PM
Tags
literature , entertainment , art , theater/comedy , , theatre , play , theater , drama , vcu
