Video: Director and Cast Discuss 'Our Country's Good,' University of Texas, October 18 - 27, 2013

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Our Country's Good

by Timberlake Wertenbaker

directed by James Daniels

Oct. 18, 19, 23-27 at 8 p.m. and Sundays Oct. 20, 27 at 2 p.m.

Oscar G. Brockett Theatre , University of Texas
Tickets $15.00 - $25.00

“…a backstage play with a social conscience, demonstrating the redemptive power of theater and of education.” – The New York Times

Miles from their homeland, a boat full of Royal Marine officers and convicts arrives on the Australian shore in 1789, forced to create a community in a fledgling penal colony.

Amid the brutal conditions of the settlement, a determined lieutenant volunteers to direct the convicts – a collection of murderers and thieves – in a comedic stage play. With no support from his fellow Marines and the leading lady’s imminent execution, it’s questionable if the show will go on.

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OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD by Timberlake Wertenbaker, University of Texas, October 18 - 27, 2013

(University of Texas theatres, Winship Drama Bldg. (WIN), near 23rd St. and San Jacinto, Austin)
         presents

 

directed by James Daniels

October 18 - 27, 2013

Oct. 18, 19, 23-27 at 8 p.m.

Oct. 20, 27 at 2 p.m.

Oscar G. Brockett Theatre , University of Texas

Tickets $15.00 - $25.00

Subscriptions Available Now for the 2013-2014 Theatre & Dance Season

“…a backstage play with a social conscience, demonstrating the redemptive power of theater and of education.” – The New York Times

Miles from their homeland, a boat full of Royal Marine officers and convicts arrives on the Australian shore in 1789, forced to create a community in a fledgling penal colony.
Amid the brutal conditions of the settlement, a determined lieutenant volunteers to direct the convicts – a collection of murderers and thieves – in a comedic stage play. With no support from his fellow Marines and the leading lady’s imminent execution, it’s questionable if the show will go on.

Adapted from Thomas Keneally’s best-selling novel The Playmaker, Our Country’s Good has received great critical acclaim, receiving six Tony Award nominations and winning the Olivier Award for Best Play and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Foreign Play.

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Set in 1950s London. Tony Wendice concocts a plot to murder his wealthy wife Margot. When the scheme goes awry, he devises a sinister backup plan to get her out of the picture for good. Knott's classic tale, made famous by Alfred Hitchcock's hit film, continues to be one of the most popular thrillers for stage and screen.

Our Country's Good

By Timberlake Wertenbaker
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre

October 18 - 27, 2013

"...a backstage play with a social conscience, demonstrating the redemptive power of theater and of education." - The New York Times

Adapted from Thomas Keneally's novel The Playmaker, Wertenbaker introduces the audience to an 18th century Australian penal colony. Amid the brutal conditions of the settlement, a Royal Marine lieutenant works with the convicts to present a comedic stage play.

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Artistic Directors David Justin and Holly Williams
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Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes
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"An exuberant, animated shrine to the importance of family ties and being faithful to where you come from." - Ben Brantley of The New York Times 

Winner of four 2008 Tony Awards including Best Musical, In the Heights is the captivating journey into New York’s vibrant Washington Heights community. With an invigorating score of Latin pop and hip hop, combined with dynamic dance, this joy-filled story is about finding your place in the world.