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by Irwin Shaw
The repeated thud of shovels into the hard ground
accompanies the protests of several soldiers huddled together on a
battlefield. They are digging graves for their fallen comrades,
grumbling about the stench of the rotting bodies. Suddenly, six corpses
rise from the earth and stand before the terrified soldiers. The
corpses will not lie down and be buried until their own complaints are
heard. It is an uprising of the dead. Written after the First World
War, Bury the Dead is a haunting and timely commentary on the
violent conflict that seems to inevitably repeat, inflicting untold
suffering upon each generation of humanity. As various captains,
generals and finally women in the lives of the fallen soldiers arrive to
convince them to return to their graves so that the war can continue
without any further commotion, the absurdity of the situation mirrors
the corpse’s ringing indictment.
Performances:
November 3, 2006 @ 8pm
November 4, 2006 @ 8pm
November 10, 2006 @ 8pm
November 11, 2006 @ 8pm
November 17, 2006 @ 8pm
November 18, 2006 @ 8pm
November 19, 2006 @ 2pm
Tickets:
$12 general admission
$10 senior/military
$8 students/AVC employees
Location:
AVC Black Box Theatre
Auditions:
September 8 @ 6-9pm
September 9 @ 2-5pm
September 10 @ 2-5pm
Director:
TBA
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