Photograph by Mandy Embry
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Lucrece
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8pm
at
The McKinney Avenue Contemporary
3120 McKinney Ave
Dallas, TX 75204
Free, but donations accepted
An event for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Sponsors: The Dallas County Sexual Assault Coalition and
the McKinney Avenue Contemporary
Donations will benefit the Dallas County Sexual Assault Coalition,
which brings together law enforcement, social service agencies, and
concerned community members to work towards creating a more
coordinated community effort to address sexual assault.
Based on William Shakespeare's "The Rape Of Lucrece"
In co-production with Shakespeare Dallas
VOX in partnership with Shakespeare Dallas is devising "Lucrece" through
voice methodology rather than traditional theatrical means. Our attention
will be on how the language of this very mature piece can affect audiences
through sound. Unlike his much earlier and lighter Epic Poem,
"Venus and Adonis", "The Rape of Lucrece" reflects the richer language of
Shakespeare's later works. It explores dark and profound questions of the
nature of rape, violence, shame and empowerment echoing themes dramatized
in "Measure for Measure" and "Troilus and Cressida".
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Lucrece Ensemble
Emily Scott Banks
Mary Lang Fournier
David Goodwin
Valerie Hauss-Smith
Anastasia Munoz
Matt Tomlanovich
Keith Kubal
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The Story
The story takes place in ancient Rome: the head of the Tarquins
falls in lust with one of his Generals' wife after observing her.
Under the pretence of visiting her with news of her husband on
the war front, he tells her to submit to him or die in shame at
his hand: he will kill her and one of her male servants, who he
will place next to her nude, dead body, and then tell her husband
that he found the pair together and so killed them to avenge his
honor. Rather than leave her children motherless and husband
shamed she submits to his rape. She then contemplates her decision
and decides not to keep it secret. Ultimately, there is a public
uprising inspired by Lucrece and this violent act ends the rule
of the Tarquins and the founding of the Republic in Rome.
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