Ophelia's Jump presents WIT by Margaret Edson

Date and Time

Saturday Mar 24, 2018
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT

Curtain Times:

PREVIEW PERFORMANCE - Thu, March 22, 2018 at 7:30 pm

Fri, March 23, 2018 at 8:00 pm

Sat, March 24, 2018 at 8:00 pm

Sun, March 25, 2018 at 4:00 pm

Thu, March 29, 2018 at 7:30 pm

Fri, March 30, 2018 at 8:00 pm

Sat, March 31, 2018 at 8:00 pm

Thu, April 5, 2018 at 7:30 pm

Fri, April 6, 2018 at 8:00 pm

Sat, April 7, 2018 at 8:00 pm

Sun, April 8, 2018 at 4:00 pm

Location

Ophelia’s Jump Studio, located at 2114 Porterfield Way, Suite H, in Upland
(across from Last Name Brewing)

Fees/Admission

Ticket prices: All seats $28, $25 for the preview performance.

Website

http://www.opheliasjump.org

Contact Information

Online ticketing available at opheliasjump.org. Please call 909-734-6565 for tickets and information on group discounts.
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Description

Ophelia’s Jump Productions presents the Pulitzer Prize winning play, WIT by Margaret Edson. The production will be performed at the Ophelia’s Jump Studio, located at 2114 Porterfield Way, Suite H, in Upland, from March 23 Aril 8, 2018. A preview performances will be held on March 22.

Margaret Edson's Pulitzer-winning play, a funny, compassionate and ultimately devastating account of a brilliant poetry scholar succumbing to ovarian cancer; employs a healthy dose of humor to shift focus from dying to the choices we make about how we die.

The New York Times critic called Wit, "the kind of theatrical experience of which legends are made." Neither too intellectual or too maudlin, as some producers feared, the play strikes a chord with audiences. "Every once in a while a play comes along that bonds people together in extraordinary ways," notes The Boston Globe reviewer. The play "isn't a tearful lecture on how to die; it's a dry-eyed lesson on how to live--with simplicity and kindness." Another Boston critic concurs: "To say that Wit is about cancer is misleading; it is really about finding a balance between head and heart." "This is a rich and resonant piece of writing," asserts an Atlanta reviewer, "a play about language and ideas, philosophy and religion. It is at once funny, sad, tragic and life-affirming, complex and simple--yes, a metaphysical paradox."

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