Extended Run Players will present an adaptation of Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. The text of the American classic will be brought to life by a cast of seasoned local actors, under the direction of Michael Howard and Linda Ford.
Masters published Spoon River Anthology in 1915 as a series of short, free-verse poems, the epitaphs of departed souls from the fictional Midwestern town of Spoon River. Many of the pieces were considered scandalous when they first appeared, exposing the hypocrisy behind the supposedly virtuous life of rural America, as those who "sleep beneath weeds" revealed their secrets and regrets, their loves, frustrations, and unfulfilled dreams. The book was initially banned in Masters’s hometown of Lewistown, Illinois, because of the thinly veiled identities of the characters.
Proceeds will benefit a scholarship fund for UIW theater students.
Extended Run Players will present an adaptation of Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. The text of the American classic will be brought to life by a cast of seasoned local actors, under the direction of Michael Howard and Linda Ford.
Masters published Spoon River Anthology in 1915 as a series of short, free-verse poems, the epitaphs of departed souls from the fictional Midwestern town of Spoon River. Many of the pieces were considered scandalous when they first appeared, exposing the hypocrisy behind the supposedly virtuous life of rural America, as those who "sleep beneath weeds" revealed their secrets and regrets, their loves, frustrations, and unfulfilled dreams. The book was initially banned in Masters’s hometown of Lewistown, Illinois, because of the thinly veiled identities of the characters.
Proceeds will benefit a scholarship fund for UIW theater students.
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