The Wolves, a play by Sarah DeLappe, opens at the Motion Capture Sound Stage (next to the Kokernot Outdoor Theatre) this Friday, November 8 at 7:30 pm and runs weekends through Sunday, November 17. The Wolves follows nine girls on an elite indoor soccer team during their pre-game warm-ups. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. The Wolves is a portrait of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals.
“It’s not often that we see women depicted as athletes on stage,” said director Marjie Scott. “In this play, we see these female athletes practicing soccer drills, sweating, fighting, and navigating the complexities of teenage-hood.”
A 2017 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Drama, The Wolves was originally produced off-Broadway in September 2016 at The Duke at 42nd Street by The Playwrights Realm in association with New York Stage & Film and Vassar’s Powerhouse Theatre.
The Wolves is the first live theatre production in the Motion Capture Sound Stage on the Sul Ross campus. The sound stage is a 2500-square foot, high-ceilinged, open space intended for filmmaking and 3-D motion capture. The structure was built in 2015 as part of a Title V grant to develop a film production degree at the University. “We were originally planning to use Marshall Auditorium for this show,” says Scott, “but when we walked that space and really visualized the play in there, it was clear it wasn’t going to work. This play calls for very high ceilings and yet an intimacy between audience and actors, and the sound stage provides that. The audience will be very close to the actors in this production.”
The Wolves runs November 8-17. Performances on Fridays and Saturdays start at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets are $12 general admission and $10 for seniors and children. Sul Ross students, faculty, and staff get in free with a valid Sul Ross ID. Tickets may be purchased online at www.sulross.edu/theatre or by calling 432-837-8218. Subscriptions for the Sul Ross Theatre Program season, including Theatre of the Big Bend’s summer performances, are also available. The Wolves contains strong language and adult themes and may not be suitable for children under the age of 16.
Run Time: 1 hr. 30 min.
Credits: Written by Sarah DeLappe; Directed by Marjie Scott; Scenic Design by Ross Fleming; Costume Design by Carolyn Barrientes; Lighting Design by Bret Scott.
Cast: Sedia Woods, Emma Morales, Desiree Rendon, Cierra Noel, Kendall Hughs, Treasure Blackburn, Olivia Pertuso, Crysty Graves-Herrera, Alyssa Lanahan, and Joanna Barnett.
