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Page 6 Lifesyles The Clarion \ April 10, 2009 'Forget Me Not' tackles domestic abuse head on Theater Department production was written by IWIL program members From left, Christina Nelson, Kait McConomy, Kaitlyn Wood and Hunter McCreary rehearse for “Forget Me Not,” which opens April 23 at the Porter Center’s Morrison Playhouse. From Staff Reports The Department of Theatre Studies and IWIL present “Forget Me Not”, a mov ing play about survivors of domestic violence. A one-act play based on oral interviews conducted by students in the Institute for Women in Leadership program (IWIL), “Forget Me Nof ’ is the story of five women who have survived domestic abuse. The play will be produced at Brevard College, from April 23-25 at 8 pm. “Forget Me Not” is collaboration between the Institute for Women in Leadership (IWIL) and the Department of Theatre Studies. In fall 2008, twelve members of IWIL, under the guidance of history profes sor and IWIL leader Dr Margaret Brown, conducted interviews with survivors of domestic violence. “It was not easy,” said Carrie Aim Bowen, a junior from New Jer sey. “These women we interviewed let us into their lives—and what they told us was hard to hear... ” Other interviewers includ ed Margaret Aim Medley, Emily Barrick, Jessica Crocker, Mavis Figueroa, Jennifer King, Katherine Parnell, Megan Murph, Rebecca Schoonover, Brook Sturgill and Nina Willis. Nine of these students, with the help of Coordinator of Theatre Studies Dr Kelly Carolyn Gordon, went on to turn the transcripts of the interviews into a play. “This was a yearlong project for IWIL, I am very proud of how these women chal lenged themselves to bring these stories to our community,” said Brown. In early March 2009, the play was handed over to the Intro to Directing class-junior Erin O’Rourke, sophomore Kara Ontiveros, and sophomore Katherine Parnell (who is also a member of IWIL). After conducting a close analysis of the play, the directors cast Christina Nelson (Violet), Kait McCo nomy (Azalea), Hunter McCreary (Amaryl- hs), Kelh Ty singer (Iris), and Kaitlyn Wood (Zinnia). Wood is also a member of the IWIL program. The entire production team, including playwrights, directors, actors, designers, and technicians, is female. The IWIL women were able to create a moving script, detailing the heart-wrench ing deceptions of love as experienced by the five women. These survivors come together to heal a piece of lives once tom apart. “It’s inspiring. I most want people who don’t know anything about domestic violence to have the same experience I did- to understand the world differently after they meet these women,” said Nina Willis, a sophomore from Charlotte. The play will be performed April 23-25 in The Morrison Playhouse at The Porter Center on the Brevard College campus. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Single play tickets are $10 for adults and $2 for students. 50 percent of ticket sales will benefit Project Safe. Tickets are available at The Porter Center Box Office. Following the April 23 performance (ap proximately 9 p.m.), the BC Peer Health Advocate Team and SAFE will host a Take Back the Night march to raise awareness and support victims of domestic and sexual abuse. The march will begin at the Porter Center Amphitheatre. we ht:L\/G LcJtbar" , Pri-5;ci,eht's Soy on our List of cKon'-fc T tK^K We hoUio-yS- Let's k's-c^p Ok, KcCl CoLueGE HoL.j^rs fjEW YeAJ=[S day KrfJelj Tff D SFEJrJG &REAK faster??? LAO-eR THArJK53XVJrsTG TiiA?n
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