For Immediate Release					February 20, 1996
 
Brazilian Play "Bride's Dress" Comes to Lawrence University Stage
 
 
	APPLETON, WIS. - Lawrence University senior Christina Streva 
will direct four performances of the three-act Brazilian play, "Bride's Dress," 
Feb. 29-March 3 in the Cloak Theatre of the Lawrence Music-Drama Center.  The
first three performances each begin at 8 p.m., while Sunday, March 3 will be  a
matinee performance at 3 p.m.   All are free and open to the public.
	A contemporary expressionistic play, "Bride's Dress" examines life in a
strict Catholic upbringing and the repressed sexuality that goes with it through
the memories of a young woman in Rio de Janeiro who has been hit by a car and is
dying but doesnUt realize it.  Translated from Portuguese into English, "Bride's
Dress" was written in the early 1970s by Nilson Rogrigues, Brazil's best-known
modern playwright.    
	Streva, a native of Rio de Janeiro herself, is directing the production
as her senior theatre project.  She has previously directed Lawrence productions
of "Top Girls" and "No Exit." 
  

Contact:  Rick Peterson, Manager of News Services, 414/832-6590
	
 
 
 
 
 


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