[Vision2020] Fwd: Free one-night-only performance of "Natural Shocks"

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*FREE ONE-NIGHT-ONLY PERFORMANCE AT KENWORTHY*

Kelly Quinnett, head of performance at the Theatre Arts Department at the
University of Idaho, is performing a one-night-only, free, staged reading
of “Natural Shocks” by Lauren Gunderson at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at
the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center, 508 South Main Street, Moscow. Doors
open at 4:30 p.m. Free advance tickets are available at BookPeople of
Moscow, at Shoup Hall, room 201 on the U of I campus, or at the door 30
minutes before curtain.



“Natural Shocks” is a new, unpublished play by Lauren Gunderson, who was
named America’s most produced playwright by American Theatre magazine in
2018. Based on Hamlet’s “to be or not to be” soliloquy, “Natural Shocks” is
part confessional, part stand up and part reckoning as the main character
waits in her basement for the arrival of an imminent tornado.



Quinnett describes the play as “witty and gorgeous and heartbreaking. The
script is so authentic and comical and then it makes this turn with new
revelations,” Quinnett said. “It’s really about secrets and the
consequences of secrets.”



Directing the reading is Shea King, a Master of Fine Arts candidate in the
College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences who works with Quinnett as a
graduate teaching assistant. King directed her in the staged reading of “To
Tokyo and the Moon” by Steve Yockey at the Region 7 Kennedy Center American
College Theatre Festival in Spokane in February.




About the University of Idaho

The University of Idaho, home of the Vandals, is Idaho’s land-grant,
national research university. From its residential campus in Moscow, U of I
serves the state of Idaho through educational centers in Boise, Coeur
d’Alene and Idaho Falls, a research and Extension center in Twin Falls,
plus Extension offices in 42 counties. Home to more than 12,000 students
statewide, U of I is a leader in student-centered learning and excels at
interdisciplinary research, service to businesses and communities, and in
advancing diversity, citizenship and global outreach. U of I competes in
the Big Sky Conference and Sun Belt Conference. Learn more at www.uidaho.edu
.



Media Contact:

Kelly O’Neill

Theatre Arts Media Relations

208-885-6465

Koneill at uidaho.edu



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