Upcoming: A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard, Mary Moody Northen Theatre, St. Edward's University, November 10 - 20

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A Lie of the Mind

by Sam Shepard

directed by Jared J. Stein

November 10 – 20

Thursday – Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.

Added performance on Wednesday, November 16at 7:30 PM

Mary Moody Northen Theatre

St Edward’s University, 3001 South Congress Avenue (click for map)

$18 Advance ($15 Students, Seniors, SEU Community), $20 at the door

Available through the MMNT Box Office, (512) 448-8484

Box Office Hours are M -F 1- 5 p.m.

Special student discount night on Friday, November 11. Student tickets $7 with ID.

A Lie of the Mind is recommended from mature audiences. The play contains strong language and adult situations.

“[A] savage love ballad...of black anomie and blacker humor.” — New York Theatre

From Pulitzer Prize-winner Sam Shepard (Buried Child) comes a searing examination of family relationships and the illusory nature of redemptive love. Two families united by the marriage of their children are ripped apart when a man violently beats his wife and leaves her for dead. The long road to healing serves as a vehicle for a deep, haunting and darkly humorous exploration of love and loss in the American landscape. Winner of the 1986 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, A Lie of the Mind features Equity guests Sheila Gordon, Bernadette Nason and Rod Porter (The West Wing).

About Mary Moody Northen Theatre Through the Mary Moody Northen Theatre, students work alongside professional actors, directors and designers to explore all facets of theatrical production, create vibrant productions and earn points towards membership in Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. This program is one of only three in the country that offer Equity member candidacy within an undergraduate-only curriculum. MMNT operates under an AEA U/RTA contract and is a member of Theatre Communications Group. For more information, contact the theatre program at 512-448-8487 or visit us online at www.stedwards.edu/theatre.

About St. Edward's University Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, St. Edward's University is named among the top five "Up-and-Coming Universities" in the Western Region by its academic peers in a 2011 U.S. News & World Report survey. For eight consecutive years St. Edward's has been recognized as one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report. St. Edwards' has also been named one of "America's Best Colleges" by Forbes and the Center for College Affordability. St. Edward's is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university of more than 5,400 students located in Austin, Texas. For more information on St. Edward's University, visit www.stedwards.edu.