Join the DC Illini in attending the production of Stick Fly by Lydia Diamond at Arena Stage where University of Illinois alumnus Jason Dirden '06 is playing the lead role of Kent! Jason will be available for a meet and greet after the show as well.
Stick Fly is playing at the theater in Crystal City, Virginia. From the Arena Stage website:
“Race and privilege intersect in this thought-provoking and lively modern family comedy. One lazy summer weekend, Kent LeVay invites his fiancée, Taylor, to meet his parents at their luxurious Martha's Vineyard summer home. Taylor, under the microscope and unaccustomed to the surrounding wealth, challenges the household dynamic. The family ties rapidly unravel when Kent's womanizing older brother surprises everyone with his white girlfriend. Conflict and dysfunction ensue as the household vigorously airs their long-secret dirty linens along with the drapes. Be a fly on the wall as this exciting new American voice, playwright Lydia Diamond (The Bluest Eye), astutely examines African-American social aristocracy in a work called "an impressively ambitious play" (Chicago Tribune) and "a refreshingly vital story about relationships and richly complex characters" (Variety).”
Click here to view the new Stick Fly video:
http://www.youtube.com/user/arenastage1#p/u/0/WpDqyMXzXUI
Date: February 6, 2010
Time: 2pm
Location: Arena Stage - 1800 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Metro/Parking Information: http://www.arenastage.org/about/plan-your-visit/visit-cc/
Cost: DC Illini Discounted Ticket Prices $45.75, $42.25 and $25.00 - mention DC Illini to get these ticket prices!
Registration: Call Arena Theater directly at (202) 488-4380 to purchase tickets and mention the DC Illini Alumni Group to get the discounted tickets. Ask to speak with Seamus Sullivan or Josh DeMinter.
The event is close to full and there are only a limited number of tickets available, so act quickly on purchases!
Questions? Feel free to contact the DC Illini Events Director at dcillinievents@gmail.com
For more information on the play, go to: http://www.arenastage.org/season/09-10/stick-fly/
