Bridgewater, MA — As part of its annual Student Repertory Theater Festival, Bridgewater State University’s Department of Theater presents Late, A Cowboy Song by Sarah Ruhl. Mary, always late and always married, meets Red, a lady cowboy who teaches her how to ride. Red exudes a taste of freedom that Mary didn’t even know she lacked and is suddenly desperate to find. Late, a Cowboy Song is the story of one woman’s education and her search to find true love outside the box.
Late, a Cowboy Song performs Thursday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. All performances are held on the BSU campus in the Rondileau Student Union Auditorium at 19 Park Ave in Bridgewater. Tickets are available online at www.BSUtix.com and at the door while supplies last. Contact the BSU box office at boxoffice@bridgew.edu for further information.
The cast and crew of Late, a Cowboy Song consist of students from all corners of the Commonwealth and beyond, featuring actors Reece Lorenzo (Franklin, MA), Yahaira Torres (Dedham, MA), and Olivia Webb (Melrose, MA). Featured behind the scenes are set & prop designer Emily Jones (New Bedford, MA), costume designer Meera Watkins (Quincy, MA), lighting designer Emmett Buhmann (Raynham, MA), and sound designer Joseph Sebby (Fairhaven, MA) The cast is led by director Dakota Boucher (Paxton, MA), stage manager Connor Francis (Harwich, MA), and faculty mentors tech director AL Forgione (Braintree, MA) costume supervisor Rachael Linker (Brockton, MA), tech supervisor Emmett Buhmann (Raynham, MA), and directing supervisor Sarah Ploskina (Boston, MA).
BSU Theater gives students the opportunity to create their own work as directors, designers, and artists with the Student Repertory Theater Festival. Each year students collaborate with each other and faculty to create an original piece or bring to life a show of their choosing. In just four short weeks, students work together to rehearse and mount productions performed as part of the five-day student festival. There are two student shows planned, as Late, a Cowboy Song is presented on alternating nights with boom as the RSU stage overflows with the incredible talent and creativity the Theater Department has to offer.