The Wolves

Credits

By : Sarah DeLappe

Directed by : Melissa Rain Anderson

Co-produced with : The Syracuse University Department of Drama

January 22 - February 16, 2020

Description

Enter a world you think you may know. The Wolves are a girls’ soccer team. The nine players are 16 and 17 years old. Over a series of wintry Saturdays on an AstroTurf indoor soccer field somewhere in suburban America, they perform their ritual pre-game warm-up. Between stretches and pep talks, cajoling and consoling, jokes and jibes, an eye-opening and sympathetic portrait of nine young women emerges, revealing their complexities and confusions as they grapple with issues large and small, near at hand and far away. Through precisely orchestrated cross talk, snappy overlapping dialogue, and some pretty nifty footwork, playwright Sarah DeLappe celebrates these young women as independent individuals: athletes, scholars, daughters, students, and friends. “The scary, exhilarating brightness of raw adolescence emanates from every scene of this uncannily assured first play,” wrote The New York Times.

Approximate run time: 90 minutes with no intermission
Please Note: The Wolves contains strong language, discussion of sex, and adult themes.

Read the program here.

The Wolves will be performed in the Storch Theatre with seating on two sides of the stage.

TICKET OPTIONS:
Assigned seating: permanent fixed seats in the Storch Theatre; tickets required, seats reserved.
General admission: added seats on the opposite side of the stage; tickets required, seats not reserved.

EVENTS

PROLOGUE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 @ 1:00 PM (Performance at 2:00 PM)
Get the inside game from rehearsal to stage from cast members and guest speakers. One hour prior to select performances.

WEDNESDAY @1

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 @ 1:00 PM (Before the 2:00 PM matinee)
Join Teresa MacDonald, Ph.D., for a deeper look into the whole athlete in The Wolves. Dr. MacDonald most recently taught courses in human development and sport, child, and youth development at Syracuse University’s Falk College departments of Sport Management and Human Development and Family Science.

HAPPY HOUR

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 @ 6:00 PM (Performance at 7:30 PM)
Join us before the show for a pre-show party with half-priced drinks, complimentary light fare, and activities to engage the mind and body such as spa nights or cabaret performances.

PROLOGUE

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 @ 1:00 PM (Performance at 2:00 PM)
Get the inside game from rehearsal to stage from cast members and guest speakers. One hour prior to select performances.

POST-SHOW TALKBACK

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 (Immediately following the 7:30 PM performance)
Stay in your seat after the show for a talkback with the cast of The Wolves.

PROLOGUE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 @ 6:30 PM (Performance at 7:30 PM)
Get the inside game from rehearsal to stage from cast members and guest speakers. One hour prior to select performances.

LAST CALL

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 (Following the 7:30 PM performance)
Our bar is staying open late! Join us after the show for drinks and mingling.

DINNER & SHOW

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 (Before the 7:30 performance)

Enjoy a buffet dinner and show with fellow theatregoers in the Sutton Pavilion at Syracuse Stage. Dinner will feature seasonal faire prepared by Phoebe’s Restaurant, followed by the 7:30 performance of The Wolves.

SECTION A SEATING:

GENERAL ADMISSION: