{"id":12464,"date":"2015-12-15T15:15:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T20:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=12464"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:09:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:09:20","slug":"highway47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=12464","title":{"rendered":"PlayMakers continues PRC2 series with KJ Sanchez in \u2018Highway 47\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2015\/12\/PlayMakers-Highway47-Print.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12465\" src=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2015\/12\/PlayMakers-Highway47-Print-287x300.jpg\" alt=\"PlayMakers-Highway47-Print\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>PlayMakers Repertory Company, the professional theater in residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, begins the new year with \u201cHighway 47,\u201d a theatrical exploration of family, community and the importance of place written and performed by KJ Sanchez from Jan. 6-10.<\/p>\n<p>PlayMakers brings the acclaimed solo show to the Triangle as part of its PRC<sup>2 <\/sup>series, which features innovative, topical presentations coupled with engaging and insightful post-show discussions with the creative artists and expert panelists following each performance.<\/p>\n<p>In \u201cHighway 47,\u201d Sanchez spins a true tale of tangled history in the high desert town of Tome, New Mexico, where her family was among the original settlers under the Spanish Land Grants of 1734. Almost 300 years later, the community devolved into a maelstrom of disputed land rights and lawsuits with her father playing a prominent role. Personalized through the prism of a father-daughter relationship, Sanchez takes audiences through this riveting, little-known episode in the American story with its legacy of legal proceedings, class conflict and family resentments.<\/p>\n<p>Performer\/playwright\/director Sanchez is the founding CEO of American Records, a theater company devoted to making work that chronicles our time and serves as a bridge between people. The company\u2019s flagship work is \u201cReEntry<em>,<\/em>\u201d based on interviews with U.S. Marines returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. \u201cReEntry\u201d has been staged Off-Broadway, across the country, and at over 50 military bases and hospitals throughout the U.S., Germany and Italy. She also directs at theaters around the nation, and is the voice of many characters on Nickelodeon cartoons\u00a0\u201c<em>Go, Diego, Go!\u201d<\/em> and\u00a0\u201c<em>Dora the Explorer<\/em><em>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Sun Times has called Sanchez \u201ca tour de force performer and powerful writer\u201d and The Chicago Tribune agreed, describing her as \u201ca hugely entertaining storyteller.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. nightly and 2 p.m. on Jan. 10 in the Center for Dramatic Art\u2019s Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre, located on Country Club Road. Tickets may be purchased at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.playmakersrep.org\/\">www.playmakersrep.org<\/a> or by calling (919) 962-7529. Tickets are also still available as part of PlayMakers subscription packages.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out this season\u2019s PRC<sup>2<\/sup> lineup will be \u201cThe Real Americans,\u201d written and performed by Dan Hoyle (April 27-May 1). Next on PlayMakers\u2019 main stage is Anton Chekhov\u2019s \u201cThree Sisters\u201d in a new version by Libby Appel (Jan. 20-Feb. 7). The play will be directed by PlayMakers\u2019 new producing artistic director Vivienne Benesch.<\/p>\n<p>Based in UNC\u2019s College of Arts and Sciences, PlayMakers is the professional theater in residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Carolinas\u2019 premier resident professional theater company. New York\u2019s Drama League has named PlayMakers one of the \u201cbest regional theatres in America.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The play, which runs Jan. 6-10, spins a true tale of tangled history, family politics and land rights in a high desert New Mexico 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