KSC Students Stage A Lie of the Mind
KEENE, N.H., 1/25/10 - Keene State College students from the Theatre and Dance Department will present Sam Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind, an emotional, thought-provoking play about the destructive power of love and the delusions people spend entire lifetimes creating or trying to shed. Directed by Vaughn West, the play will be staged Wednesday through Saturday, March 3-6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Theatre of the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond.
Admission is $10 for the general public, $8 for seniors and youth ages 17 and younger, and $6 for KSC students. Tickets are available through the box office at 603-358-2168 or online at www.keene.edu/racbp.
Shepard’s works often puncture the facade of the American dream, exposing the raw and brutal truths of what drives people and breaks them down. A Lie of the Mind profiles the story of two families united by marriage wrestling with substance abuse, domestic violence, codependency, desertion, guilt, hate, and desire. Shepard invites the audience into these devolving lives to witness how far people will go to achieve their goals, to realize their shortcomings, or to free themselves from the life sentence they create with their delusions.
Allison Lee Relihan (‘12) of Wakefield, Mass., plays Beth. Relihan is a theatre major and played Minnie Fay in The Matchmaker at KSC. She has been nominated for the American College Theatre Festival Irene Ryan Acting award.
Ryan Ouellette (‘12) of Milford, N.H., plays Mike. Ouellette is a theatre major and performed in KSC’s production of The Matchmaker.
Hayley Duyon (‘10) of Londonderry, N.H., plays Lorraine. Duyon is a music education major and appeared in KSC productions of Starting Here, Starting Now; The Dining Room; and The Threepenny Opera.
Rebecca Holtz (‘14) of Alstead, N.H., plays Meg. Holtz is a continuing education student and appeared in the KSC production of Eleemosynary. Eleemosynary has been selected by the American College Theatre Festival as one of eight regional productions to be staged at the University of New Hampshire in Durham this month.
Kimberly Sollows (‘13) of Westford, Mass., plays Sally. Sollows is a psychology major and has performed in several productions at Westford Academy.
Tyler Gammans (‘12) of Spofford, N.H., plays Baylor. Gammans is a theatre major and has appeared in Keene State’s productions of The Threepenny Opera and The Rolling Collection.
Will Adams (‘13) of Avon, Conn., plays Jake. Adams is a theatre major and appeared in the KSC production of The Threepenny Opera.
Jordan Mitchell-Love (‘10) of Saxtons River, Vt., plays Frankie. Mitchell-Love is a theatre major and has appeared in Keene State’s productions of _Agamemnon; Starting Here, Starting Now; The Threepenny Opera; _and Three Ways ‘til Sunday.
Ryan Demers (‘11) of Merrimack, N.H., is stage manager. Chris Bell (‘11) of Higganum, Conn., is lighting designer. Alex Trombly (‘11) of Swanzey, N.H., is technical director, and Molly Jae Chase (‘10) of Manchester, N.H., and Elizabeth Rugg (‘10) of East Berkshire, Vt., are assistant stage managers.
KSC Theatre and Dance faculty members Mary Robarge is costume designer and Cèline Perron is designing sets. Craig Lindsay, faculty member of the Theatre and Dance Department, is technical director. Daniel Patterson, chair of the Theatre and Dance Department, is production manager.
