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Flannery O’Connor Short Stories Produced for Stage


Tue, May 14th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Arts & Culture

Flannery O'Connor, the 20th century American writer and essayist, once said, "To the hard of hearing you shout, and for the almost blind you draw large and startling figures." Possibly best known for her use of the violent and the grotesque in her stories, O'Connor used these devices as a means to help her modern audience to see themselves.



As a high school senior project, Katelyn Slater, of Words Players Theatre, has taken two of O’Connor’s well- known short stories, Good Country People and A Good Man is Hard to Find, and produced them for stage. The plays will be performed May 24 and 25 at Words Players Theatre.



"O'Connor once said that the truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it, and I know that is a difficult thing to accept. As an audience, we'll need to decide together our ability to digest what O'Connor is showing us," Katelyn said. "I hope, with the help of my cast, to portray the extreme humor in her stories along with the violent and grotesque, and the way in which both of those fundamental aspects of her writing work together to show life as a whole."



There will be a post-play discussion with the director and cast concerning the plays, the relevance of O'Connor's work today, and other topics of interest.





Details:



Performances at Words Players Theatre 14 4th Street SW



May 24th and 25th at 7pm



Most appropriate for ages 13 and up.



Admission is free, with free will donations accepted.



www.northlandwords.org



boxoffice@northlandwords.org



507.216.6431
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