Written By: Brendan Behan
Directed by: Tina Polzin (Professional Director Training Program)
Directed by third-year MFA directing candidate Tina Polzin, Brendan Behan’s The Hostage masks topical politics and serious discourse with slapstick, satire, and musical numbers. It’s 1959 and Leslie Williams, a British soldier, is being held as a hostage in a Dublin whorehouse in exchange for an IRA man who is to be hanged in Belfast. This delightful, joyous, heart-wrenching play reminds us to look at the people before us—and to choose humanity over religion and politics.
A post-show talk will be held on Thursday, March 12.
Performance Showtimes
Cast
| Christopher Donoghue | Pat |
| Andrea Salaiz | Meg |
| Tara Velan | Miss Gilchrist |
| Zach Virden | Mr. Mulleady |
| Rebecca Patti | Teresa |
| Rudy Roushdi | Leslie |
| Christen Gee | Colette |
| Tatiana Pavela | Russian Sailor |
| Aaron Cammack | Volunteer |
| Colton Sullivan | Rio Rita |
| Kellyn Traenkenschuh | Ropeen |
| Susan Finque | Monsewer |
| Rebecca Herivel | Kate |
| Nina Williams | O'Shaunessy |
Creative Team
| Tina Polzin | Director |
| Jared Roberts | Scenic Design |
| Melinda Hare | Costume Design |
| John Bernard | Lighting Design |