Title
Playwright
Mark Twain as adapted by David Ives
Performance Dates
February 18-21 & 25-27, 2016
Creative Team
Directed by..........................Mark Mineart
Scenic Design by................Rob Johnson
Lighting Design by..............T.J. Gerckens
Costume Design by............Rebecca White
Sound Design by................Doc Davis
Synopsis
This play was written by Mark Twain in 1898 and first published in print in 2003. The play focuses on a fictional version of the great French painter, Jean-François Millet, as an impoverished artist in Barbizon, France who, with the help of his colleagues, stages his death in order to increase the value of his paintings, and afterwards dresses as a woman to keep his secret safe. Combining elements of burlesque, farce, and social satire, the comedy relies on such devices as cross-dressing, mistaken identities, and romantic deceptions to tell its story, which raises questions about fame, greed, and the value of art. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_He_Dead%3F
Disciplines
Acting | Dramatic Literature, Criticism and Theory | Playwriting | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Keywords
College Theater, Otterbein University Theatre, Jack Labrecque, Evan Moore-Coll, Lauren DiMario, Asel Swango, Steven Meeker, Jordan Wood, Sileyemon Ndongo, Sally Clark, Tristan Gillia, Phil Cunningham, Ben Folts
Recommended Citation
Otterbein University Department of Theatre and Dance, "Is He Dead?" (2016). 2015-2016 Season. 2.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/production_2015-2016/2
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