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2006 UAS NEWS RELEASE ARCHIVES |
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March 16, 2006 Bed Sheets is a play crafted by two UAS commissioned poets Evon Zerbetz and Erin Hollowell and adapted for the stage by Taylor McKenna. Bed Sheets premiered last year at the UAS Ketchikan Humanities Forum: Ketchikan Unzipped. This year, the script was revised for a performance at the 2006 Pacific Rim Forum Interdisciplinary Conference on Energy and the Environment. The Forum begins at the UAS Juneau Auke Lake campus and runs March 30, 31, and April 1st. The performance is April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Egan Lecture Hall.
Much of the play focuses on intimacy issues, sexual orientation, and spousal abuse. "Bed Sheets explores the relationship between the citizens, consumers, entrepreneurs and their town through the intimate relationships of couples," said Director Taylor McKenna. "Sometimes it is nurturing, sometimes it is abusive, and sometimes it’s simply self-serving." The play explores adult themes and is recommend for mature audiences. The performance is free and open to the public. - 30 - Contacts |
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The script for Bed Sheets, and a collection of broadsides titled The Poetry of Bed Sheets, is being studied this spring in classes at all three UAS campuses. The play is comprised of a series of scenes that explore the changing identity of a former Alaska fishing and logging town as it faces the challenges of increased tourism, the effects of globalization, and the limitations inherent in small town life.