NW Drama | The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill | Spring 2023
HCC Northwest | Spring Branch Performing Arts Center | Black Box Theatre, Room 443
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 20–22 | 7:30p
Monday, April 24 | 7:30p
FREE
Reservations encouraged. This venue has limited seating.
If tickets aren't available online they may be available at the box office.
Description: Welcome to a world where the “American Dream” is discovered to be a dehumanizing nightmare! In this production, simulated violence and intense shadow puppetry contribute to our portrayal of a cultural landscape where it might be impossible to feel that one man, one cog in the machine of society, can really belong anywhere.
Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape is a beautifully crafted and raw, visceral look at an early 1920s experience of class consciousness, as well as one man’s deeply personal alienation from his society. This masterwork of American expressionism shows that in some respects the 1920s are not as different from the 2020s as we might expect them to be.
THE HAIRY APE contains adult language and situations and is not recommended for anyone under the age of 10.
Director | Elisa Diehl
Contact | elisa.diehl@hccs.edu
Division Chair | Susan Hines
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This event is presented by the MEDIA, VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS Center of Excellence. DEAN, Colleen Reilly, PhD • MEDIA ARTS DIVISION (Filmmaking, Audio Recording, Music Business) CHAIR, Michael Cohn, MA • VISUAL ARTS DIVISION (Studio Art & Art History) CHAIR, Katherine Rhodes Fields, MFA, MA TESL • PERFORMING ARTS DIVISION (Dance, Drama, Music) CHAIR, Susan Hines, MM •