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Don't Miss St. Luke’s Premiere of Award-Winning Play "Admissions"
Three performances this weekend mark the first time any school has presented Josh Harmon's off-Broadway hit.
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St. Luke's Upper School Theater presents Admissions.
This production is free admission and open to the public. Reserve your seat now.
Performances are:
•Friday, November 8 at 7:00pm
•Saturday, November 9 at 7:00pm
•Sunday, November 10 at 3:00pm
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St. Luke’s Wyckoff Family Black Box Theater, 377 N. Wilton Road, New Canaan, CT.
“A dare that pays off,” is how The New York Times’ Jesse Green characterized the play Admissions, by Josh Harmon, when it opened at Lincoln Center last year, winning both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best Play.
St. Luke’s School doubles down on that dare November 8, as it becomes the first school to present this biting satire of white privilege in the world of prep school admissions. For Jason Peck, Director of Theater Arts at St. Luke’s, the campus is ready for it. When he took a group of students to see the play at Lincoln Center, Peck said there were “huge discussions.”
The play zeroes in on the white, liberal director of admissions at an elite boarding school, whose job it is to increase campus diversity from 18 to 20 percent. When her son’s biracial best friend gets into Yale and her son does not—even though they’re equals on paper—her social justice warrior persona disappears.
“It’s a play about affirmative action and racism,” said Peck, “but it’s really about white anxieties and white privilege.” He reached out to Josh Harmon, the playwright, who granted St. Luke’s rights to be the first school to stage the play. “It’s a huge get for our campus,” said Peck.
“We’re touching on topics people really don’t talk about,” said Leila Pearson, ‘21, who plays Sherri, the mother. As a junior going through college admissions now, she said the play offers real insight into the pressure to get into the best colleges.
This production may not be suitable for students under the age of 14. Students under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Interested in learning more about St. Luke’s? Visit during one of our upcoming Welcome Wednesdays.
St. Luke's is a secular private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5-12. St. Luke's mission is an exceptional education that inspires a deep love of learning, a strong moral compass, the commitment to serve, and the confidence to lead. St. Luke's Center for Leadership advances our mission by helping students develop exceptional leadership ability. Visit today.
