SRU theater department presents ‘Red Bike’
Slippery Rock University will present a play which will take viewers on “a poetic journey through the American dream” via a child’s world-expanding experience of riding their bright red bike.
Audiences will have five chances to experience Caridad Svich’s “Red Bike,” at SRU’s Stoner Black Box Theater, 101 Campus Drive in Slippery Rock.
Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17, 18, 21 and 22; and at 2 p.m. Oct. 19. Tickets are available for $12 for students and $14 for general admission. Tickets can be ordered at sru.edu/tickets or in-person at the ticket counter up to one hour before each performance.
“Red Bike” is directed by Laura Smiley, SRU associate professor of theater, with Heath Chase, a senior acting major serving as associate director/movement consultant.
“The red bike is one of those material things that we all aspire to,” Smiley said. “In that way, the bike represents the American dream. This show is about the realities of the American dream, especially in a time like ours when that dream seems overwhelming and almost unattainable.”
While the play comments on materialism and the precariousness of the American dream, it also centers the importance of interpersonal relationships that one experiences throughout their life. These relationships, the show’s message contends, anchors people, gives them hope and make life truly worth living, said a news release from the university.
