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\u201cWhat excites me about the play is the obliterating aspect of the language,\u201d says visiting director Christina Roussos. \u201cThat the language is used to such ends to twist and revert the way we think of certain words and phrases and who has permission to use them.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A conversation with Christina Roussos, visiting director of International Theatre Program\u2019s production of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.<\/em><\/h2>\n

The International Theatre Program presents Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.<\/a> <\/em>opening Thursday, November 29, and running through Saturday, December 8, at Todd Theater. Written by award-winning British playwright Alice Birch, Revolt. She Said\u2026<\/em> has been described as \u201ca sharp and irreverent assault on language.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visiting director Christina Roussos teaches project building and character creation in the MFA Visual Narrative program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her most recent productions include premieres of Radium Now<\/em> by Kate Benson, Hippos of the Eastern Enclosure<\/em> by Jen Silverman, and Nectar<\/em> by Katie Baldwin Eng.<\/p>\n

What should the audience expect?
\n<\/strong>There is comedy and violence.\u00a0 It\u2019s a thorough examination of our assumptions around language\u2014who can use what language and in what way?<\/p>\n

What\u2019s it like to work with the Rochester students, who come to theater from many different disciplines?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s really exciting working with students who come from all sorts of different backgrounds and different majors. I\u2019ve done a lot of work with students who are a part of acting programs, but this is really exciting.\u00a0 It\u2019s a really nice exercise for me as a director because I have to be specific in the type of language that I use; specific in how I communicate my vision. You\u2019re not able to run on assumptions, which in a lot of ways is great.<\/p>\n

What were some of the challenges of working with the students on this particular play?
\n<\/strong>I think building an ensemble is always about learning how to work with everyone individually and as a group. And a big part of that is how you speak to that group. In this play, I really wanted to be careful about how we as an ensemble spoke to each other outside of the scene work. It\u2019s always tricky when you work with plays where the language is violent, so to do that kind of work, you also need to think about what kind of a rehearsal room you\u2019re creating, what kind of an atmosphere you\u2019re creating, so that people can do that kind of work safely.<\/p>\n

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The play has been described in many ways, including \u201cwildly experimental,\u201d \u201cpuckish,\u201d and \u201cangry.\u201d Is it angry?
\n<\/strong>I definitely think there is a certain amount of anger there, but beyond the anger I think there is a lot of truth. What is the truth of how we treat each other? How are women both held up and held back by the language that we use?<\/p>\n

Tickets<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The production runs Thursday through Saturday (November 29-December 2) and Wednesday through Saturday (December 5-8) starting at 7 p.m. There is one matinee performance on Sunday, December 2 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

All performances take place in Todd Theater on the University of Rochester\u2019s River Campus. Tickets are $8 for University of Rochester students, $12 for alumni, faculty, staff, and for seniors (65+), and $15 for the general public.<\/p>\n

Tickets may be purchased online at\u00a0http:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/theatre\/<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or by calling the box office at (585) 275-4088. Tickets may also be purchased up to an hour before each performance at the box office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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