By Lori Dugan/EAC
THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College invites the community for an evening of introspective theatre. The play is called “An Experiment with an Air Pump”. It runs from Nov. 15-18, in the Fine Arts Auditorium, starting at 7 p.m. Admission price is $5/person and tickets are available at www.eac.edu. This play is rated PG-13 for adult themes, scientific and ethical issues regarding medical research, a suicide attempt, and murder.
The play features a dual timeline:
1799: On the eve of a new century, a Northern English house is filled with scientific experiments, furtive romance, and farcical amateur dramatics.
Present Day: In a world of scientific chaos and genetic engineering, the same house reveals a dark secret buried for 200 years.
This production marks the directorial debut of EAC’s new theatre director, Jeff Skiba, in his new, full-time director role at Eastern Arizona College.
According to The New York Times review, “[AN EXPERIMENT WITH AN AIR PUMP addresses] such provocative concerns as the state of medical ethics, passion versus love, the evolving role of women and the aims of science at the dawning of eras nearly 200 years apart…Ms. Stephenson uses the turns of two centuries—one heralding the birth of the Industrial Age, the other the age of biotechnology—to juxtapose ethical quandaries, suggesting that while the machinery has evolved, human impulses have changed not one whit…”
This play promises to be an engaging and introspective theatrical experience for the community. If you’re interested in attending, you can purchase tickets through the college’s website at www.eac.edu and enjoy the production.
