11:30AM-1:00PM
I am Hrotsvitha
Virginia - Castaways Repertory Theatre
Written and Directed by Helen E. Prien
A German nun, living a thousand years ago, struggles with her memoirs, trying to describe the people, places and events that shaped her life, inevitably leading her to become Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim, first known female playwright. A final plot twist asks "are we so very far removed from her?”
1:00PM-3:30PM
A Walk in the Woods
South Carolina - Aiken Community Theatre
Written by Lee Blessing, Directed by David W. Howard
In pleasant woods on the outskirts of Geneva two superpower arms negotiators, a Russian and American, meet informally after long, frustrating hours at the bargaining table. They continue their informal meetings as the talks drag on and the seasons change. What is friendship worth to each?