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Eugene O'Neill's THE HAIRY APE

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EUGENE O'NEILL'S THE HAIRY APE: A COMEDY OF ANCIENT AND MODERN LIFE IN EIGHT SCENES

Considered explosive and revolutionary in 1922, Eugene O'Neill's blending of expressionism and naturalism in THE HAIRY APE went on to stay at the core of the then developing style of American theatre. Through his simplification of characters and events in the play, its deeper truths about the search for self-worth, self-pride, and social belonging take center stage. Through eight scenes, the story unfolds of anti-hero Yank, a strong and unthinking stoker on a ship. He feels secure of his place and in his power to make the ship move until he is called a filthy beast by the overbred daughter of a steel merchant. Yank experiences an awakening of consciousness that leads him off his ship and on a journey through both the wealthy neighborhoods and disenfranchised underbelly of New York, only to find he does not belong anywhere – not with the socialites on 5th Avenue, or the laborers on the waterfront. Throughout his search for belonging, Yank only experiences the dehumanizing effects of a modernized and industrialized world as his mental state disintegrates into its most primal until, ultimately, he is defeated by the very thing inside himself he had been fighting all along, a filthy ape.

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*PREVIEW PERFORMANCE PRICE, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13, ONLY $10.00

*ALL CAST, CREW, AND HOUSE STAFF ARE VACCINATED
*DALLAS COUNTY MANDATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE FOLLOWED FOR PATRONS

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Eugene O'Neill's THE HAIRY APE
October 13, 2021 - November 6, 2021
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