La Lumiere School’s Drama Production – Love, Death and Madness: Four Theatrical Acts

Love-Death-MadnessLove, Death and Madness is a satirical look at life from four different points of view. Three of the short plays were written by La Lumiere students, Sessions in Insanity by Emet Murillo, Junior, La Porte; Who is the More Foolish? by Brett Barnard, Senior, Michigan City; and Death and All Her Friends by Marina Walinski, Junior, Rolling Prairie. The fourth act is an adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act V by William Shakespeare.

Emet Murillo writes about a psychiatrist with a curious form of therapy. Brett Barnard creates a hospital where no one is really what they appear to be. Marina Walinski sees life on a metaphorical level, where Life, Love and Death are personified onstage. Act V of A Midsummer Night's Dream pulls together our evening at the theatre by presenting a play within a play. This act pokes fun at relationships and the foibles of young love.

La Lumiere School’s Performing Arts Department, led by Director Scot Purkeypile, invites the public to two free performances of Love, Death and Madness: Four Theatrical Acts on the school’s La Porte campus. An accomplished director and actor, Purkeypile specializes in theatre for young audiences. He has directed productions at the South Bend Civic Theatre, Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival and Indiana University.

Performances take place in the Fine Arts Building on Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. and Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. All times are CST. Admission is complimentary, donations are welcome.