A World Premiere by Lois Roach
Directed by Victoria Marsh
Featuring OrigiNation
April 30 – May 22, 2010
The Plaza Theatre @ The Boston Center of the Arts
THE EMANCIPATION OF MANDY AND MIZ ELLIE illuminates the story of two women whose lives become inextricably intertwined with a single purchase. An examination of life surrounding the Emancipation Proclamation, this touching and relevant journey told through live percussion, rhythmic movement and the songs of freedom makes history, her story. Company One is proud to continue its commitment to producing new work with this world premiere by local playwright, director and company member Lois Roach.
Rhythm, song and dance collide in a triumphant tale of hope!
Lois Roach
In recent years, Lois directed ARTiculation at Company One, Treemonisha by Scott Joplin for Opera Providence, Legacy of Light by Karen Zacarias for the Lyric Stage Company, the world premiere of A House With No Walls at the New Repertory Theater, the world premiere of Six Rounds/ Six Lessons with Company One, as well as the Boston premieres of Crowns and Living Out at the Lyric Stage Company. An award-winning producer and director, she was commissioned to write and direct a performance piece for the 25th anniversary of Casa Myrna Vazquez, a shelter for battered women, which featured actress Phylicia Rashad. In Derry, Northern Ireland, she worked with a group of artists on the theater project, Borderlands, which brought together women from the Catholic, Protestant and Southern communities. Lois also teaches at Wellesley College, works with First Night and coordinates the Stony Brook Initiative at Northeastern University.
