Theatre Season Opens with "Sueño"
For release: Oct. 3, 2002
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

The University of Memphis will open its 2002-03 theater season with "Sueño," José Rivera's contemporary adaptation of the 17th century Spanish classic "Life is a Dream" Oct. 10-12 and 15-19. All performances begin at 8 p.m. on the main stage in the Theatre and Dance Building.

"Sueño," which means "dream," is a meditation on revenge and altered realities presented as a twisted and irreverent celebration in which class, culture, race, religion and gender collide. Equity guest artist John Triana plays the prince Segismundo, who embarks on a surreal journey that defies time and space to a disjointed world where Hamlet's Denmark meets Alice's Wonderland. Director Robert Barry Fleming uses Flamenco-inspired dance, music, explosive combat and heightened poetry to produce an engaging evening of theater.

Tickets are $10 for the general public, $7 for non-U of M students and senior citizens. U of M students are admitted free with a valid ID.

To reserve tickets, call 678-2576. For more information about "Sueño" or the Department of Theatre and Dance, call 678-3184.

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