WHEN: February 12, 13, 14, at 7:30 p.m. and February 15 at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Russell Hall on the University of Southern Maine’s Gorham Campus
TICKETS: Students $7, Seniors/Faculty/Staff/Alumni $10, General public $14
BOX OFFICE: (207) 780-5151
MOONCHILDREN, written by Michael Weller and directed by Professor Wil Kilroy, is the passionately funny, and emotionally earnest story of five college roommates teetering on the edge of real life in the late 1960s. Projected onto a backdrop of war protests and graduate school draft deferments, the characters (which range from serious, to kooky to downright nerdy) must confront love, betrayal, death, invisible felines and their exceedingly strange landlord.
The New York Times writes, "Ever since it appeared on Broadway in 1972 to enthusiastic reviews... Michael Weller's ''Moonchildren'' has enjoyed a reputation as the definitive play about college students of the 1960's. That's a tough burden for any work to bear. The kids of the 60's seemed homogeneous only to those adults who failed to understand them."
Though the play is 37-years-old, it still rings with a clear tone of relevance today. American wars still rage in far off lands, and college students still seek clear paths through the quick sands of sex and politics, toward their true selves — be it 1965 or 2009. The language is sharp, witty and definitely suitable for mature playgoers only. USM's student actors infuse the roommates' banter with the true emotional energy only fellow students can muster.
"'Moonchildren' is still timely," says director Wil Kilroy. "It made sense and was funny, in 1970-something, and it still does."
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