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SEPT. 14 - OCT. 27, 2019

Directed by BLAKE ROBISON

Based on the novel by master storyteller Margaret Atwood and inspired by real-life events, this spine-tingling mystery of the mind will chill you to the bone. Sixteen-year-old Grace Marks was imprisoned for life in 1843 for committing one of the most notorious murders in history. Grace, however, has sworn she has no memory of the events. Fifteen years later, psychologist Simon Jordan begins interviewing Grace to gradually unlock her memories. Though inquisitive at first, he soon finds himself plummeting down a frightening path of shocking revelations. Is Grace an innocent victim? Or is she the scheming murderess everyone believes her to be?

“A tense, mesmerizing stage adaptation.” — The Daily Beacon


ADVISORY: Alias Grace is suitable for adult and older teenage audiences. Margaret Atwood’s haunting tale combines true crime lore with mind-bending psychological drama. In keeping with this genre, there are moments of violence and sexuality, and mild language.

RUNNING TIME: The show runs 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission.


Promotional photo by Tony Arrasmith/Arrasmith & Associates.

 

 

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A Mystery of the Mind

Aug 29, 2019
Natalie Clare

Based on the novel by master storyteller Margaret Atwood, the spine-tingling mystery of Alias Grace will chill you to the bone.

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Unlocking the Memory

Sep 5, 2019
Natalie Clare

Director Blake Robison shares his perspective on Margaret Atwood’s mind-bending thriller Alias Grace.

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Playwright's Notes by Jennifer Blackmer

Sep 13, 2019
Natalie Clare

Blackmer reveals her artistic perspective on adapting Margaret Atwood's spine-tingling, best-selling novel Alias Grace.

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Jennifer Blackmer

Aug 14, 2019, 15:39 PM
Role : Playwright
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Jennifer is the 2015 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theatre Award winner for Emerging American Playwright, and serves as Professor of Theatre and Executive Director of the Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry at Ball State University. Her plays have been produced off-Broadway and across the country, and include Human Terrain, Unraveled, Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace (Joseph Jefferson award for Best Adaptation), Delicate Particle Logic, Borrowed Babies and the upcoming Predictor, currently in development. Jennifer’s screenplay for Human Terrain won the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Foundation award through the Tribeca Film Institute and was also a finalist for the Sundance Film Institute Sloan Prize. Additional film and television work include the feature Rare Earth, series Miss Mitchell’s Comet, and a rewrite of the Aaron Berg feature Assault. Jennifer’s writing has been short-listed for the Princess Grace Award and the Shakespeare’s Sister Fellowship, and has been developed by Seven Devils, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Nashville Repertory Theatre, The Playwrights’ Center, The Lark and Activate Midwest. Visit Jennifer on the New Play Exchange and at www.jenniferblackmer.com.

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