October 17, 2012
- University Theatre: On The Open Road
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Location: Horrabin Theatre
- Description: Directed by Brooke Edwards
In a post-apocalyptic landscape caused by civil war, Al, a weary intellectual, forms an uneasy alliance with Angel. They plunder bombed-out museums and churches for paintings and statues, hoping to barter their way across the border to the Land of the Free. As they journey through the war-torn wasteland, Al becomes a mentor to Angel and educates him about literature, music, art and politics. At the border they are told they must pay a further price for their freedom -- they must kill a troublemaker named Jesus Christ, whose Second Coming has sent the world into a frenzy of religious factionalism. The cello-playing Jesus is a prisoner at a nearby monastery, and it seems both the church and the state want him dead, yet no one wants to take the blame. - Related Web Site: University Theatre
- Contact Information:
Wendi Mattson
Phone: 309.298.1543
Email: WK-Mattson@wiu.edu - Source: Department of Theatre & Dance
