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POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State soccer has been volunteering its time to prepare a group of ISU female theatre students for their upcoming play, The Wolves by Sarah Delappe.

In order to authenticate the play, Vanessa Ballam, the play's director and ISU associate professor of theatre, reached out to Head Coach Debs Brereton for help on teaching her students the ways of soccer. From there, both groups of young women have practiced for four, two hour days over the course of three weeks.

 


Following the opening night performance, the Performing Arts Department will be hosting an Afterglow, a celebratory reception where the audience gets the opportunity to mix and mingle with the cast and crew as well as hear a toast from Ballam. The soccer team will be joining the cast during the Afterglow.

After the performance on April 24, there will be a Talk-Back which allows audience members to participate in a Q and A with the cast, crew and soccer team. 

The Wolves 
Short Synopsis:
Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals.

Longer Synopsis:
In this contemporary slice-of-life play, The Wolves, a girls' indoor soccer team, practice drills as they prepare for a succession of games. As they warm up and talk about life, the girls navigate the politics of their personal lives as well as the politics of the larger world, gossiping about things like war, menstrual products, genocide, sports, pop culture, and their relationships. Each team member struggles to negotiate her individuality while being a part of a group. They bond over a bag of orange slices and personal traumas. The team seems as if it may disband after a sudden tragedy, but they manage to come together. In the end, the surviving team players prepare to play yet another game together – closer, stronger, wiser, and fiercer.

Dates/Time/Location:
7:30pm on April 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, and 25th - Black Box Theatre - Stephens Performing Arts Center - Idaho State University

Tickets:
Ticket prices are $5 for ISU students, $12 for ISU faculty and staff and $13 for the public. There is $2 box office fee.

The Playwright: Sarah DeLappe
SARAH DELAPPE (Playwright).  The Wolves (Pulitzer Prize finalist; Relentless Award; Lortel, Outer Critics Circle nominations) premiered at The Playwrights Realm, following an
engagement with New York Stage and Film, and development with Clubbed Thumb. She is currently an LCT3 Writer in Residence and a member of Ars Nova Play Group. Other fellowships
and developmental support include The MacDowell Colony, The Ground Floor, Page One Fellowship at The Playwrights Realm, SPACE on Ryder Farm, and Sitka Fellows Program.
Education: MFA, Brooklyn College.

***This play contains Mature content and language that is not recommended for young audiences.***