a Manbites Dog Theater production

Photo: Kevin Ewert

May 28 - June 13, 2009
Age of Arousal
by Linda Griffiths
(wildly inspired from the novel The Odd Women by George Gissing)
Directed by Kevin Ewert
Featuring: Kristin Elliott, Lenore Field, Jane Hallstrom,
Dana Marks, Jay O'Berski, Nicole Quenelle

"Men aren't afraid of women, really, only of women in groups."
In this witty and shocking comedy of manners, five Victorian women pursue a new age where erotic and economic freedom reign supreme. It’s 1885, and a population imbalance leaves England flooded with half a million more women than men. A former militant Suffragette battles for equal opportunity by teaching female students to master the technology of the male-dominated workplace. But can New Ideas triumph over forbidden Victorian desires?

Read an interview with the playwright

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NOTE:
The final two shows, Friday & Saturday June 12 & 13, are SOLD OUT
We will start a waiting list each night at the theater
when we open box office around 7 p.m.
Read information about the Waiting List

Shows:
Thursday-Saturday May 28-30
Thursday-Sunday June 4-7
Wednesday-Saturday June 10-13
Shows at 8:15 p.m. except Sundays at 3:15 p.m.
Post-show discussion Sunday June 7

Tickets
$17 Fri/Sat/Sun; $12 weeknights
Season Vouchers accepted for all shows.
-- Special Pay-what-you-can Preview:
Thur May 28 at 8:15 (Door sales only; $5 minimum)
-- Opening Night and Reception
Friday May 29 at 8:15; $20
-- Student Rush Tickets:
All shows: $8 with student i.d., door sales only
Cash or check, no credit cards, sold subject to availability

Purchase tickets online
or by phone: 919.682.3343

LOCATION: Manbites Dog Theater, 703 Foster Street in Durham.
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Manbites Dog Theater’s 2008-2009 season is made possible in part through gifts to the Durham Arts Council United Arts Fund, and by grants from the NC Arts Council, an agency supported by the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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