December:

Uncommon Children

December 2-4, 9-11

Leverett Old Library

"Uncommon Women and Others" by Wendy Wasserstein

"Moonchildren" by Michael Weller

Directed by Dorothy Fortenberry & Andrew Boch

Produced by Alexis Loeb and David Handelman

THE PREMISE: Get out your bellbottoms and bongs--these two plays appearing side by side will take you back the '60s where they examine college life from male and female perspective. Uncommon focuses on eight college friends at Mount Holyoke bonding through the travails of the feminist revolution with wit and warmth. Moonchildren breaks on through to the other side with the male student perspective as it features men wrestling with issues surrounding the Vietnam War and the mysterious disappearance of bottles of milk.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The very savvy script packed with unique characters. The characters in Uncommon Women and Others range from the preppy chick trying to snag a Harvard man to the firebrand who wants to taste her own menstrual blood. And who can pass up a well-written portrayal of male bonding?

THE BUZZ: This play is one to watch because it will bring a lot of talent and publicity to the house theater scene. Director Andrew Boch has confidence that the cast and their ability to bring out the beautiful elements in the writing will make this possible. "We have confidence this cast will be able to show the depth and richness of the character while also presenting some unique cultural ideas for the audience to digest."

Starring Jessica Shapiro, Libby Shani, Nicole Ruiz, Jay Chaffin & Joe Nuccio