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A new play by Villanova professor James Ijames!
Youth
February 5- 17, 2019
By James Ijames
Directed by Ed Sobel
A community is disrupted when a mysterious young man joins a church youth group in this extraordinary new play by “U.S. theatre’s next major voice” (Broad Street Review). Wyatt, a self-proclaimed non-believer, arrives and miracles start to occur. Youth pastor Dave and his flock of young congregants must grapple with the meaning behind these remarkable events, even as they wrestle with their own issues of identity, sexuality and faith. Barrymore, Whiting and Terrence McNally Award-winning playwright James Ijames weaves together magical realism and rousing, gospel-inflected songs in this heartfelt exploration of what it means to live and love in a world where anything is possible.
PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 8pm (Preview)
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 8pm (Opening Night)
Thursday, Feb. 7, 8pm
Friday, Feb. 8, 8pm
Saturday, Feb. 9, 8pm
Sunday, Feb. 10, 2pm
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 8pm
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 8pm (Wine Down Wednesday)
Thursday, Feb. 14, 8pm (Speaker's Night)
Friday, Feb. 15, 8pm
Saturday, Feb. 16, 8pm
Sunday, Feb. 17, 2pm (Closing)
Production Staff
Director: Edward Sobel
Scenic Designer: Melpomene Katakalos
Costume Designer: Janus Stefanowicz
Lighting Designer: Jerold R. Forsyth
Sound Designer: John Stovicek
Magician Consult: Thomas Way
Dramaturg: Adrena Williams
Stage Manager: Asaki Kuruma
ASMS: Effie Kammer, Kale Thompson, Alex Mitchell, Ethan Mitchell, Amy Abrigo
Cast
Wyatt: Jay V.
Reggie: Harold Dietrich
Dave: Jerald Bennett
Jennifer: Mina Kawahara
Leila: Mary Lyon
Maurice: CJ Miller
