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3/27/00

'CLOUD 9' TO BE PERFORMED AT ST. LAWRENCE

CANTON -- Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill, "a satirical comedy of 
sexual politics and gender construction," will be performed 
at St. Lawrence University April 5 through 8, at 8 p.m. each 
evening, in Gulick Theatre. The performances are open to the 
public, free of charge. Due to the content and subject matter 
of the play, the performances are not suitable for children.
	The play explores the parallels between colonial and 
sexual oppression in Britain. The first act is a comical 
send-up of Victorian sexual mores and takes place in colonial 
Africa in 1880. In the more serious and thought-provoking second 
act, the action moves to London in 1980, but for the characters, 
only 25 years has passed. A hit in both London and New York in 
the early 1980's, Cloud 9 is one of the most significant plays 
about gender identity and sexuality in the last quarter of the 
20th century.
	This production is directed by Associate Professor of 
Speech and Theatre Rebecca Daniels. Production staff include 
Andrea Nouryeh, dramaturg; Molly Eness, set design; Hilary Oak, 
costume design; John Larrance, lighting design/scenic production; 
J. Kerr Grant, dialect coach; and Connie Meng, music coach. 
Dramaturgical assistants are Reid Beadel, Michael Flood, Matthew 
Powers and Christopher Spear.
	Cast members are Alexei Boulokhov, Elizabeth Carr, Amy 
Miller-Flanagan, Nathan Sabourin, Colin Sullivan, Daniel Usaj 
and Jennifer Williamson.

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