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Companion Animals

Mar 3, 2019

02:00 PM

Theatre Building, Theatre B

200 North Riverside Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242

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Companion Animals
By Madeleine George
Directed by Meredith Alexander

February 28, March 1, 2 at 8:00 p.m.
March 3 at 2:00 p.m.
Theatre B, UI Theatre Building

Across a hundred years and three continents, three young women pursue a common goal: to save the dogs they love. In London in 1907, suffragist Lizzy is writing an incendiary pamphlet exposing the torture of a little brown dog on the vivisectionist's table at the London College of Medicine. On the outskirts of Moscow in 1957, Anya is concocting a plan to set free the scrappy strays she has rounded up to be cosmonauts in the top-secret Soviet space program. And in New York City in 2017, Kyrie is on a quest to be reunited with the service dog she trained--and lost--in prison. The powerful bond between humans and nonhuman animals becomes the fuel for liberation movements in this braided story about the interconnectedness of all beings.  

This production contains strong language and discussion of cruelty to animals.

Companion Animals is part of a rolling premier commissioned by the Big Ten Theatre Consortium.

Tickets:
Tickets for Gallery Productions are available in the Theatre lobby one hour before showtime. Tickets are free for University of Iowa students (with a valid ID) and $5 for general admission.

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