The DruryTheatre double feature runs through this weekend only.
The Drury Theatre double feature of Tom & Jerry (Rick Cleveland) and Killer Joe (Tracy Letts) opened last night at Wilhoit Theatre and set the bar high for the run of the shows. “It was a pretty spectacular opening night,” DU Theatre Department chair and Killer Joe director Robert Westenberg said. “There were a couple minor glitches, but that’s going to be at every opening.”
Westenberg described the killer-themed one-act thrillers as “David Mamet-meets-Quentin Tarantino-meets-Sam Shepard“, an incredible trio to be sure. The comparison doesn’t exactly evoke thoughts of sunshine and rainbows on stage. The two plays are edgy, violent, sexual and contain language Westenberg called “extraordinarily strong.” Needless to say, this double isn’t for the whole family.
For non-students, it costs the same as a 3D feature at Hollywood Theater and it’s in real 3D. Imagine that!
Student Drew Nungesser directs Tom & Jerry after being selected from a class to do so.
Show times
April 29-30 – 8 p.m., May 1 – 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Tickets
(Contact the Box Office at 873-7255, M-F 1-5 p.m.)
G.A. – $10, Seniors – $5, non-Drury students – $5, Drury staff & students – $2
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