The Music and Dramatic Arts Building’s Studio Theatre will be in a dream-like state for the next week.
The LSU Theatre Lab’s latest production, “The American Dream,” will open tonight at 7:30 at the building.
The one-act play was written by Edward Albee in 1960 and features five characters: a married couple, the elderly mother who lives with them and two guests who visit over the course of one day.
Director Michael Martin, theatre senior, said the play is a satire, focusing on the falsity of the “American Dream” moniker and acting as a criticism of typical American family life. But Martin said the play’s message is ultimately open to interpretation.
“There’s a lot of material in it. There are a lot of issues that different audience members will see in it,” Martin said. “It was really the diversity and the broad expanse of what was covered that appealed to characters.”
Morgenlander, theatre freshman, said she enjoys playing the brash Mrs. Barker.
“She’s tough. She has no shame,” Morgenlander said. “I like that she walks around just being herself, not caring what any of the other characters think about well.”
The play will run until Oct. 9. Shows are every night at 7:30, with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 and must be purchased at the door.
 
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