The University of Findlay Theatre Program Closes its Season With ‘The Walls’

The University of Findlay’s theatre program will close its 2013-2014 season with “The Walls,” a 2009 drama by noted Chicago playwright Lisa Dillman. The show will run at 7:30 p.m. April 9-12 and at 2 p.m. April 13 in the Egner Center for the Performing Arts, Powell Grimm Theatre.
Tickets are $5 for general admission, $3 for students and senior citizens and free for UF faculty, staff and students. Tickets are available from the Box Office in the Alumni Memorial Union; call 419-434-5335 or purchase them at the door.
“The Walls” contains strong language and adult themes, which may not be suitable for children.
In this haunting and emotional piece, Carrie is a young woman researching the history of the treatment of mental illness in women, seeking answers to conditions she fears will soon manifest in herself.  As she delves deeper into the lives of her subjects – a mother with major depressive disorder from the 1920’s and a woman suffering from anxiety in the 1880’s – Carrie loses herself in her obsession.  But a newly kindled friendship with the enigmatic Lucy forces her to confront her own ghosts and offers hope for a new life among the living.
Cast members include Alaina Counts, Heather Bryant, Adrianna Quiñones, Colleen Underwood, Timothy Sherman, Allison Dilbone, Ella Stickradt, Cameron Lightfoot and Dan Ross.
“The Walls” is directed by Christopher Matsos, Ph.D., assistant professor of theatre.
For more information, contact Matsos at 419-434-4562 or email matsos@findlay.edu.