Wolfpack Productions Minnesota announces performance dates and venue for An Evening with Jonbenét Ramsey

“An Evening With JonBenét Ramsey” poster

On August 19, 2011, Wolfpack Productions Minnesota will begin its Minneapolis premiere of Walter A. Davis's play, An Evening with JonBenét Ramsey, at The Cedar Riverside People's Center. The production will run through August 27th. The play, written and directed by Walter A. Davis, Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University, features Bethany Ford in the lead role as Jolie Brady.

The production imagines the life of an abused and murdered child as it might have evolved had she lived. The play explores the character's experiences and her struggle to deal with the memories that haunt her.

“An Evening With JonBenét Ramsey” poster

The feature does include strong language and adult situations not suitable for children. All profits from this production will be donated to the Davis Trust for Aid in the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Sexual Abuse. The production is also currently looking to coordinate special performances at local women's shelters and the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com or 30 minutes before each show. Find An Evening with JonBenét Ramsey on Facebook for more information on the production.


Additional Information:

The Davis Trust for Aid in the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Sexual Abuse

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Press:

“Raising JonBenét,” review & interview by Adam Engel, CounterPunch newsletter

Excerpts:

Essay: “There is Another Court”

Related work:

Art and Politics, Chapter 7:  "An Evening with JonBenét Ramsey: A Monologue"

Table of Contents

Cowboy's Sweetheart — A Play in Three Acts 11
Acknowledgments 15
Cast of Characters 17
Act One — Do Roses Know Their Thorns Hurt? 19
Act Two — To Walk On Something Alive 47
Act Three — The Door To Summer 79
Bibliography105
There is Another Court107
Casting the Audience: Toward a Theatre of Primary Emotions159
Endnotes181
Appendix: Legal Memorandum201