Jan. 29, 2007 -- Limited tickets remain for the University of Wyoming Department of
Theatre and Dance's production, "Spinning into Butter," Rebecca Gilman's smart, darkly
comic expose of political correctness and racism in America today.
"Spinning Into Butter," directed by UW Professor William Missouri Downs, runs Feb.
6 through 11 in the Fine Arts Center studio theatre. Advance tickets are still available
for the 10 p.m. performances on Friday, Feb. 9, and Saturday, Feb. 10. Limited seating
may be available at the door for 7:30 p.m. performances Feb. 6-10, and the 2 p.m.
matinee Feb. 11. Tickets cost $7 for students, $11 for senior citizens and $14 for
others. For tickets and information call (307) 766-6666 or go online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts.
Winner of the Roger L. Stevens Award from the Kennedy Center for New American Plays
and named one of Time magazine's Best New Plays of 1999, "Spinning Into Butter" is
set in a small liberal arts college in Vermont where the concept of diversity is more
idea than reality.
The comedy unfolds when a series of patently racist notes are tacked to the door
of one of the few African-American students at the college. Astonished that racist
acts could occur on campus, the faculty and students become embroiled in a series
of debates over race and identity, and a crisis erupts within the campus community.
"This play isn't about racism as much as it is about how we as individuals and a
society respond to such a divisive issue," says Downs. "Gilman cleverly exposes the
real conflict occurring here -- that tension between what we need to do to solve a
problem and what we need to do to portray ourselves in the best possible light."
List of Characters and hometowns:
Cheyenne -- Jake Staley as R. Meyers.
Douglas -- Mitch McElwain as Greg Sullivan.
Georgetown, Texas -- Anna Brownsted as Sarah Daniels.
Laramie -- JP Jaramillo as Patrick Chibas.
Parker, Colo. -- Kelleen Shadow as Dean Catherine Kenney.
Rapid City, S.D. -- Nick Linn as Ross Collins.
Sheridan -- Ken Stellingwerf as Dean Burton Strauss.
Posted on Monday, January 29, 2007
