Chasing Manet
By Tina Howe Directed by Derek Barnes October 31 - November 3, 2019 Fishback Studio Theatre SDSU Oscar Larson Performance Arts Center Cast and Crew: Rennie - Ronda Kantack Cathrine - Doriane Paso Royal/Marvin - Craig Long Rita/Iris - Ellie Vandenberg Esperenza/Angelica/Savianna/Marie-C - Stephanie Aure Sherwood/Captain - Tim McColley Gabe/Steward - Alice Hall Charles - Jasper Paso Henry - Lonnie Bayer Maurice - Tyson Nafus Director - Derek Barnes Asst Director - Morgan Sederburg In Tina Howe’s comedy Chasing Manet, a rebellious painter from a distinguished family in Boston and an ebullient Jewish woman with a huge adoring family form an unlikely bondInside the confining walls of Mount Airy Nursing Home, the two plot an escape to Paris aboard the QE2 But can they possibly pull it off amidst the chaos of their surroundings? The tension and comedy grow as they struggle to take wing for the last time “Chasing Manet has an inspirational message at its core concerning the potential that lives in us all, no matter what the barriers, to defy expectations and take action to attain our dreams“ — NYTheatre.com |