{"id":16003,"date":"2021-03-07T11:09:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T15:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/?p=16003"},"modified":"2021-03-07T11:09:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T15:09:09","slug":"season-of-hope-pure-theatre-announces-plays-for-spring-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/season-of-hope-pure-theatre-announces-plays-for-spring-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Season of Hope: PURE Theatre Announces Plays for Spring 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

From our friends at PURE Theatre…<\/em><\/p>\n

PURE Theatre is pleased to announce three new plays to complete Season 18: Season of Hope.
\nThe three plays will take the place of previously planned productions that have been postponed
\ndue to COVID-19 closures and limitations.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven under normal circumstances, I think that we\u2019re always hopeful when planning a season,
\nand this season is even called \u2018Season of Hope,\u2019\u201d says PURE Theatre Artistic Director Sharon
\nGraci, \u201cbut the conditions of producing work during the pandemic require us to make
\nadjustments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very excited about these plays,\u201d continues Graci. \u201cThey\u2019re a mixture of plays that
\naudiences have been asking us to bring back or that had limited festival runs at PURE. The
\nprogramming also includes the South Carolina premiere of a one-person play that celebrates
\ndifference and acceptance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the year-long closure of the company\u2019s theatre space located in the new Cannon Street
\nArts Center due to Covid-19, PURE has produced a steady stream of online events, including full
\nproductions, readings, and classes. The company will continue to produce plays that are well
\nsuited to performances outside of a traditional venue, meet financial goals, and maintain the
\nsafety and wellbeing of artists and audience.<\/p>\n

Stages, an original one-person play written by the late David Lee Nelson, PURE Theatre Core
\nEnsemble Member, and Playwright in Residence, premiered at the 2018 Piccolo Spoleto Festival
\nand will be available for streaming beginning in March 2021. It is PURE\u2019s second co-production, an original one-person play written by the late David Lee Nelson, PURE Theatre Core
\nEnsemble Member, and Playwright in Residence, premiered at the 2018 Piccolo Spoleto Festival
\nand will be available for streaming beginning in March 2021. It is PURE\u2019s second co-production with Riverside Theatre in Iowa City, IA, and is based on Nelson\u2019s book Hope in the Time of
\nChemo, a biographical collection of humorist essays examining his battle with Stage IV colon
\ncancer. Nelson passed away in September due to complications of his illness. The production is
\nNelson\u2019s final performance captured on film during a run of the show at Riverside Theatre in
\nIowa City, Iowa, and is Nelson\u2019s inspirational, funny, and unflinching story of being diagnosed
\nwith early-onset colorectal cancer. Stages will be available for streaming March 5-20, 2021.<\/p>\n

Following Stages, PURE is remounting Nick Payne\u2019s Constellations<\/strong>, which received its Southeast Regional Premiere at PURE in 2016 and will feature the play\u2019s original cast of PURE Core Ensemble Members Camille Lowman and Paul Rolfes accompanied by composer\/musician Bill Carson. Constellations received critical acclaim at PURE and features the work of two PURE
\nCore Ensemble members as well as an original score written and performed by
\nsinger\/songwriter Bill Carson. Additional information on the production will follow, but the
\nproduction plans include streaming performances beginning in late April 2021 as well the
\npotential for some limited live performances.<\/p>\n

Pending approval of performance rights, PURE will conclude Season 18 with the South Carolina
\nPremiere of The Absolute Brightness<\/strong> of Leonard Pelkey by James Lecesne. Core Ensemble
\nMember David Mandel will portray every character in a small Jersey Shore town as they unravel
\nthe story of Leonard Pelkey, a tenaciously optimistic and flamboyant fourteen-year-old boy who
\ngoes missing.<\/p>\n

Previously planned programming for the season included Elaine Murphy\u2019s Little Gem, Gloria: A
\nLife by Emily Mann, and The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer. Restrictions on streaming rights, cast size, and the overall scope of these productions make them better suited to in-person productions when the company resumes standard operations with a live audience.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tickets for all of PURE\u2019s virtual programming during Season 18 are available to all for a Pay
\nWhat You Will donation. To secure tickets and viewing links, patrons should visit the company\u2019s
\nwebsite at puretheatre.org or call the theatre at 843.723.4444.<\/p>\n

TICKETS & INFO:<\/strong>
\nPureTheatre.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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From our friends at PURE Theatre… PURE Theatre is pleased to announce three new plays to complete Season 18: Season of Hope.<\/p>\n

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