Wilbury Theatre Group will present the Rhode Island premiere of We're Gonna Die by Young Jean Lee and directed by Marcel A. Mascaro from January 19 - February 12, 2023.
KINGSTON â The University of Rhode Island Theater Departmentâs first full-stage production in more than a year is getting a much larger audience than expected.Â
This week, hundreds of elementary and junior high classrooms across the state will be streaming âMiss Nelson Is Missing!â â a childrenâs play about a rambunctious class that terrorizes their sweet teacher until she goes missing. When their teacher gets replaced by an uber-strict substitute, they become determined to bring her back.Â
URI Theater Professor and Production Manager Paula McGlasson is delighted by the number of audience members the pre-recorded production will be reaching.Â
âThe response has been absolutely amazing,â McGlasson said. âWe thought maybe a hundred teachers would reply. When we shut down registration, we had 470 teachers who wanted to view the play in their classes.â