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Filled
with humor and heart, Split
in Three is set to take the stage at Aurora Theatre May 4-28.
Change can be exhilarating and excruciating at the same time. Written by
Atlanta’s own Daryl Lisa Fazio, this highly-anticipated comic drama looks at
a quintet of people in the Mississippi Delta struggling with personal change
during a time of great historic change: the Civil Rights movement in the late
60s.
“This play is very funny, extremely relevant,
thought-provoking, suspenseful, crisply written, and full of heart,” says
Justin Anderson, Aurora Theatre’s Associate Artistic
Director.
Directed by Anderson, Split
in Three spans the later part of 1969, dovetailing into the
early days of 1970, and is set in the Mississippi Delta when integration
finally makes its way to the last segregated county in the country. Sisters
Nola and Nell have opposite views on the subject. Nell believes that change
is a bad thing and that they must do everything in their power to protect the
current state of life. Nola, on the other hand, believes a person should
think for themselves. Under the national spotlight, this small Mississippi
town is a pressure cooker of emotion as historical, life-changing events
unfold. Nola and Nell are in for a dramatic life-change themselves when their
long lost, bi-racial half-sister shows up at the front
door.
Atlanta favorite and Aurora veteran Courtney Patterson stars
as Nola Parsons, joined by Rhyn
McLemore Saver as Nell Parsons Cobb. Rounding out the cast
are Suzi Bass Award-winner Travis
Smith in the role of Tucker Tacket, Falashay Pearson
as Penny Tompkins, and Elijah
Marcano as Clifford Barnhill.
Split in Three will play at Aurora
Theatre May
4–28. A discount matinee will be offered on Wednesday, May 24 at
10 a.m.
with tickets starting at $16. Regular tickets range from $20-$55 and may be
purchased online at tickets.auroratheatrecom or by
calling the Box
Office at 678-226-6222. For more information on this production or other programming, please visit auroratheatre.com.
Regular show times are as follows:
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Tuesday–Saturday: 8
p.m.
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Saturday and Sunday: 2:30 p.m.
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