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Release date: Sept. 12, 2003 Theater Emory Unveils "Dating and Mating in Modern Times"
"Lots of guys think this is going to be one of those emasculating, castrating chick shows. But by the end of the run, I predict we'll be knee deep in guys, panting and drooling to see this show," says Wong, an acclaimed playwright and screenwriter who has had work performed in New York, L.A. and abroad. Wong describes "Dating and Mating in Modern Times" as "a celebration of men, the libido and the white hot desire for connection between the sexes." She will direct a cast of Emory students and Atlanta professional favorites, including Jill Jane Clements, Mary Lynn Owen, Valerie Payton and Widdi Turner. The actresses will portray characters as diverse as a teenage skater girl, a Vegas showgirl and a Southern beauty queen, and will perform what Wong calls "wicked, naughty, nasty, wise and provocative" monologues that delve into the pleasure and pain at the core of the modern dating scene. "Dating and Mating in Modern Times" was commissioned last year by the Playwriting Center of Theater Emory and was further developed through workshops during last February's Brave New Works Festival, part of the celebration of the university's new Marvin and Donna Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. This production is sponsored by the Hightower Fund. "Since Theater Emory's Playwriting Center is strongly committed to the kind of new work our research university setting encourages, I'm thrilled to see the collaborative creation and discovery experienced with Elizabeth's development of this play. She is generating what promises to be one of the more daring, hilarious and popular works to premiere in Atlanta," says Vincent Murphy, artistic producing director of Theater Emory. Wong's work has been produced to great acclaim across the country. Her spicy satire "Kimchee and Chitlins," about the black residents' boycott of Korean stores in New York, premiered at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago. She also won acclaim as a writer on the groundbreaking ABC sitcom "All-American Girl" with Margaret Cho. She has received commissions from Actors Theater of Louisville, Denver Theater Center, Cincinnati Playhouse, Omaha Magic Theater, the Mark Taper Forum, and recently, the Kennedy Center to write the libretto of her play, "The Happy Prince," as an opera for young audiences. Her play "China Doll" won the ATHE/Kennedy Center's Mark David Cohen Award and was featured at Arena Stage's inaugural New American Play Series. General admission tickets are $15 for general public, $12 for Emory faculty, staff and discount groups, and $6 for Emory students. Tickets may be purchased through the Arts at Emory Box Office at 404-727-5050 or online at www.emory.edu/ARTS/. Parking is available in the Peavine Parking Deck. Parental discretion is advised as this play contains material that may not be suited for those younger than 17. Performance dates and times are as follows: ---Release written by T. Brian Green Theater Emory is the producing organization of Emory University and is affiliated with the Department of Theater Studies. It is a member of the Atlanta Coalition of Performing Arts and operates under a seasonal agreement with Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Emory University provides a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment for the study, creation and presentation of the arts.
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