Jack Sandora of Madison Brings 'The Wolves' to Stage

Eastern Student Jack Sandora of Madison Brings 'The Wolves' to Stage

WILLIMANTIC, CT-- The Theatre Program at Eastern Connecticut State University presented "The Wolves" as its first production of the spring 2019 semester. Running from Feb. 27-March 3 in the DelMonte Studio Theatre, "The Wolves" is a coming-of-age story that takes place on the turf of a local indoor soccer field.

Among those who made the production a success was Jack Sandora '20 of Madison, who majors in Political Science.

The play was performed by an all-female cast, directed by Theatre Professor Kristen Morgan and written by award-winning playwright Sarah DeLappe. Sandora was part of the set construction crew.

The Wolves are a highly competitive indoor soccer team composed of nine teenage girls. Each scene depicts the girls on the artificial turf warming up before their weekend game. The play spans a variety of themes pertinent to modern society, told candidly from the perspectives of nine passionate young women growing up in America.

The girls who make up the Wolves are at a turning point in their lives; they've grown up playing together and know all about each other's bodies and personality quirks, but adulthood is beckoning. Into their fragile mix comes a new player, drivers license's, college scouts, weekend ski trips and other challenges.

As the girls stretch, run drills and kick the soccer ball among each other, their conversations explore abortion, immigration, eating disorders, sexual assault and other difficult topics