The Collegian
September 26,1985
Page Nine
“Night, Mother” showing at Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst College will kick Mother” by Marsha Norman,
off the academic theatre season Night, Mother which will play
on September 20 with the 1983 only six performances September
Pulitzer Award winning “Night 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, at 8:00 p.m.
Tracey Harris and MinaEisenberg star in “Night, Mother.”
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and on September 22 at 2:30 p.m.
in Mercvhurst Little Theatre, will
be directed by Paul C. Iddings
and feature Mina Eisenberg and
Tracey Harris in the mother-
daughter roles of Thelma and
Jessie.
Night, Motherwas first produc
ed at the Actors Theatre of
Louisville in 1981. Then it was
produced by the American Reper
tory Theatre in Cambridge,
Massachusetts in 1982. From
there it went to Broadway where it
received the Pulitzer Prize for
drama.
After a successful run on
Broadway it moved to the
Westside Arts Theatre off
broadway where it ran almost a
year. It was just recently made
available to non-professional pro
ductions. Newly appointed direc
tor of the National Playwright's
Showcase (NPS), Paul Iddings,
was quick to obtain the rights for
another Erie priemere.
Iddings feels that, “Besides be
ing a great play, Night, Mother is
a perfect example of how a new
American play is discovered,
makes it to Broadway, and then
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Counseling services available
Are you feeling depressed, ex
periencing loneliness, having rela
tionship problems, problems with
eating, difficulty sleeping, feeling
intense school pressures, or feel
ing highly stressed in some other
way?
Students needing to talk with
someone about personal concerns
will find personel counseling ser
vices available on campus.
Dr. Brenda Eastman is a
Psychology faculty member
whose faculty appointment in
cludes personel counseling for
currently enrolled Behrend
students, in addition to traditional
teaching and research activities.
earns the ultimate recognition of
Pulitzer for outstanding drama.”
“The Actors Theatre of
Louisville is known for starting
the ball rolling for new American
plays such as Agnes of God,
Crimes of the Heart and Getting
Out,” Iddings said. “That is also
the potential hope and the pur-
pose of Mercyhurst’s National
Playwright’s Showcase. Already
last year’s Tomatoes and Beer has
feature
Brief individual counseling can
be provided. Dr. Eastman can
also assist students with referrals
to other agencies for ongoing
counseling, if desired.
Dr. Eastman’s office is located
in Room 213 in the Administra
tion Building. Students desiring
counseling, or help sorting out a
personal concern, should call
898-6162, for an appointment or
stop bu the counseling informa
tion desk at the top of the stairs
on the 2nd floor of the Ad
ministration Building. These
counseling services are free and
confidential.
caught the interest of A Chorus
Line’s producer Joseph Papp. I
feel there’s a good chance we’ll
see Tomatoes and Beer on Broad
way in the next three or four
years, perhaps sooner. And it
started right here in Erie, not
unlike Night, Mother in Louisville
four years ago.” Iddings added.
For reservations to Mer
cyhurst’s production to Night,
Mother call 825-0200.