Poster for Rapture, Blister, Burn with production dates and times

Rapture, Blister, Burn

Written by Gina Gionfriddo

Directed by Jeff Grace

A finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Gionfriddo’s play offers a multigenerational examination of women besieged by changing attitudes toward feminism, marriage, and success. Former college classmates, Catherine (a flourishing academic) and Gwen (a married mother of two), reunite decades later to discover that each covets the other’s life. As they struggle to reconcile the principles of feminist theory with their individual aspirations, the women realize that the pursuit of happiness is more challenging than it seems.

May 13 – 16, 2015

7:30 pm

Harbach Theatre

two women standing and talking near the back porch, man sitting on the steps listening

woman standing at patio table talking to a woman sitting in a chair

three women sitting and talking, one on a chair and two on a couch

four women with martinis talking in a living room, three women sitting and one woman standing

a man and a woman standing and talking in the backyard, woman has her hands on his arm

two women standing and talking

woman standing stage right talking to a man and a woman standing stage left

two women sitting on a couch talking

Woman sitting on floor leaning against a man sitting on the couch, man has his hands on her shoulders

man sitting on the couch talking on the phone while a woman stands behind him running her fingers through his hair

a man and a woman sitting on the back porch steps talking

three women standing and toasting with martini glasses

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