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Dunelawn, at The Studio Theatre
November 28 2009 at 8:00 PM
The Studio Theatre, Downstairs at The Hilberry
GET YOUR RX FOR EXCESS AT THE STUDIO THEATRE DETROIT –   Looking for a quick fix for a bad habit? Take the route prescribed by Dr. Pepper in the Terrence McNally penned comedy, Dunelawn. Dunelawn plays at the Studio Theatre Nov. 27 – Dec. 5. Meet Dr. Pepper, the wheel-chaired director of Dunelawn, a man who dispenses a uniquely indulgent sort of marital guidance at his expansive retreat. His fix to your problems? Indulge in smoking, drinking and sexual promiscuity, which seems to work wonders for his patients, whose wacky case histories are each examined in hilarious detail. April and Roy are newlyweds -- suffering from problems in the bedroom, Dolly claims her husband tried to kill her and Hiram and Francis just never want to leave -- together, they make up the patients at Dunelawn.   Directed by first-year WSU PhD candidate Michael Butterworth, the show marks his first production at the Studio Theatre. The cast of Dunelawn includes Robbie Dwight, (Otto/ Detroit, MI), Kerianne Furgerson (Dolly/ Dearborn, MI), Joseph Gehart (Harry/ Shelby Township, MI), Ivy Haralson (April/ Belleville, MI), Jonathan Hoopingarner (Roy/ Roseville, MI),  Zachary Hordynski (Hiram/ Hamtramck, MI), Derrell Jones (Francis/ Detroit, MI) and Andrick Siegmund (Dr. Jason Pepper/ Hazel Park, MI). The production team includes Susan Campbell as Assistant Set Designer (Marysville), Chelsea Carter as Lighting Designer (Livonia), Katya Feldman as Props Coordinator (Oak Park), Stephanie Kramer as Stage Manager (North Branch), Anthony Karpinski as Set Designer (Grosse Pointe Woods) and Tracy Machak as Costume Designer (Dearborn).    Dunelawn performance breakdown: Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. Dec. 5 at 8 p.m.
Prospective Students: Tour the Department of Theatre
January 20 2010 at 3:00 PM
Old Main
The Department of Theatre offers tours for prospective students monthly during the 2009-10 academic year.
Prospective Students: Tour the Department of Theatre
February 17 2010 at 3:00 PM
Old Main
The Department of Theatre offers tours for prospective students monthly during the 2009-10 academic year.
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Wayne State University theatre is Detroit's oldest noncommercial theatre. It is one of the nation's leading and most unique educational theatres. Nearly 200 students are enrolled and/or participate in the three theatres it operates. Each year these theatres play to the second largest audience in Michigan--second only to the audience at Detroit's Fisher Theatre, where tours of New York musicals and plays, and pre-Broadway tryouts are presented.

Department of Theatre
Wayne State University
4841 Cass Avenue, Suite 3225
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone (313) 577-3508  Fax (313) 577-0935
theatre@wayne.edu