Passage Theatre opens season as strangers hookup in ‘Dauphin Island’
Adversity leads to adventure and discovery as Passage Theatre Company presents “Dauphin Island” written by Jeffry Chastang and directed by Amina Robinson.
When Selwyn’s car breaks down in the middle of the Alabama woods, he is relieved to find Kendra’s home tucked away beneath the trees. Thrown together by circumstance and hiding from painful pasts, both Selwyn and Kendra learn what it means to find acceptance in a stranger.
Passage’s Artistic Director, Ryanne Domingues, explains, “Dauphin Island” is a refreshing play about what happens when we show a little bit of kindness towards each other. I wanted to give our audience a show that highlights the strength of empathy and even makes us laugh a bit. The show’s two characters are by no means perfect people, but they find acceptance in one another, and I feel like we need more of that in the world.”
The two-person show features Shadana Patterson (Kendra) and SJ Hannah (Selwyn) for a play that runs Oct. 1027 for the Trenton Barrymore Award-winning professional theatre company
Performances at Passage Theatre are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm during the first weekend, and Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 3pm and 7:30pm, and Sunday at 3pm during the second and third weekends. Tickets are $13 $33 ($38 Saturday night). Student, group and senior discounts available. To purchase tickets, call (609) 392-0766, or visit www.passagetheatre.org. The Mill Hill Playhouse is located at 205 E. Front Street, at the corner of Montgomery Street in Trenton, NJ. Onstreet parking will be available.
Passage Theatre’s mainstage season is made possible in part by the N.J. State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the NEA; the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; The City of Trenton; WIMG 1300; The Curtis McGraw Foundation; The James Kerney Foundation; PNC Bank; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Mary O. Borden Foundation; Otsuka Pharmaceutical; The Garfield Foundation; The Bunbury Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation; NJ Council for the Humanities; The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey; The Shubert Foundation; and Mary G. Roebling Foundation.