Calvin Theatre Company presents ELEEMOSYNARY by Lee Blessing (drama)
Directed by Skye Herlien, senior theatre minor

Sensitive and probing, this masterful play examines the subtle and often perilous relationship of three singular women: the grandmother, Dorothea, who has sought to assert her independence through strong-willed eccentricity; her brilliant daughter, Artie (Artemis), who has fled the stifling domination of her mother; and Artie’s daughter, Echo, a child of exceptional intellect—and sensitivity—whom Artie has abandoned to an upbringing by Dorothea. As the play begins, Dorothea has suffered a stroke, and while Echo has reestablished contact with her mother, it is only through extended telephone conversations, during which real issues are skirted, and their talk is mostly about the precocious Echo’s single-minded domination of a national spelling contest. But, in the end, they come to accept their mutual need and summon the courage to try, at last, to build a life together—despite the risks and terrors that this holds for them after so many years of alienation and estrangement.

Recommended for ages 13 and older.

The Lab Theatre is located on the lower level of the Spoelhof University Center on the campus of Calvin University. If a member of your party requires a barrier-free entrance to this venue, please contact us prior to the day of your performance at: ctc@calvin.edu

ELEEMOSYNARY is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)