{"id":14340,"date":"2016-08-08T15:29:40","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T20:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=14340"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:28:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:28:47","slug":"draw-the-circle-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=14340","title":{"rendered":"PlayMakers kicks off PRC2 season with world premiere of \u2018Draw the Circle\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DTCWeb\"PlayMakers Repertory Company opens its 2016-2017 season with the world premiere of Mashuq Mushtaq Deen\u2019s \u201cDraw the Circle\u201d directed by Chay Yew. Deen will perform his one-man show Aug. 24-28 as the first presentation in PlayMakers\u2019 new PRC\u00b2 second stage series.<\/p>\n

\u201cDraw the Circle\u201d is the funny, deeply moving story of a bewildered immigrant Muslim-American family coming to terms with a child who defies their expectations and redefines their capacity for unconditional love when that child transitions from one gender to another. The play, called an \u201ceffortless blend of comedy and intense intimacy\u201d (Stephen Shelley, Artistic Director of Brooklyn\u2019s BEAT Festival), is a uniquely personal look at the human quest for understanding in an age of shifting expectations and identities.<\/p>\n

Deen, an award-winning actor\/playwright, has been described as \u201can artist whose work reflects and imagines the national cultural identity.\u201d New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) named him a 2050 Fellow. His plays have been produced and\/or developed by New Dramatists, The Public Theater, NYTW, InterAct Theatre, Page 73, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, BEAT Festival and Berkshire Fringe as well as colleges and universities across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a series devoted to opening dialogue about the important issues of our time, and at a moment when we as a community must confront questions of intolerance, Deen\u2019s \u2018Draw the Circle\u2019 explores the complex humanity at the heart of one transgender story, expanding our empathy through a 21st century understanding of inclusivity,\u201d says PlayMakers Producing Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch. \u201cThis compassionate look at a family\u2019s struggle with their child\u2019s gender transition will be followed each night by a facilitated discussion with our audience, Deen, and various scholars and community leaders. We hope to welcome a broad spectrum of theater-goers to this show and responsibly entertain, educate and perhaps even transform them through art and storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mashuq Mushtaq Deen (photo by Darcy Courteau)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Describing his eagerness to perform at PlayMakers, Deen quotes the poem that inspired the title of his play saying \u201cEdwin Markham wrote, \u2018He drew the circle that shut me out, heretic, rebel, thing to flout. But Love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle and took him in!\u2019 He adds, \u201cI cannot wait to come to the beautiful state of North Carolina, and if I have to draw a circle around the whole, entire state, I\u2019ll be glad to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Performances of \u201cDraw the Circle\u201d will be at 7:30 p.m. nightly and 2 p.m. Aug. 28 in the Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre in the Center for Dramatic Art on Country Club Road. Ticket prices start at $15 and may be purchased at www.playmakersrep.org<\/a> or by calling (919) 962-7529.<\/p>\n

PRC\u00b2 features innovative, topical work that encourages both artist and audience to take risks in unknown territory.\u00a0 Sharing in the process of new work under construction or artists grappling with hot button issues, the audience engages in discussions with the creative artists and expert panelists following each performance. PlayMakers describes the series as \u201cdynamic productions followed by a \u2018second act\u2019 of conversation with our audience.\u201d Also featured in the upcoming PRC2<\/sup> season are an original and unexpected adaptation of Oscar Wilde\u2019s \u201cDe Profundis\u201d (Jan. 11-15, 2017) and Daniel Beaty\u2019s provocative and topical \u201cMr. Joy\u201d (April 26-30, 2017).<\/p>\n

Subscription packages for PlayMakers\u2019 2016-2017 Season, including these PRC\u00b2 shows, are also currently available.<\/p>\n

About PlayMakers<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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