Drama Club to Present the Play, Extremities, Feb.19 & 20

The Alfred State College Drama Club will present the play Extremities, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19 and 20, at 7 p.m. in the Orvis Auditorium on the Alfred campus. The play is open to the public free of charge; no tickets are necessary. The play is rated “R” for strong sexual situations, language, and violence, and is not be suitable for children under 17.

Written by William Mastrosimone, Extremities examines what happens when somebody tries to take back control of his/her own life in one of the most harrowing situations imaginable.

A young woman, Marjorie, is attacked in her home by a would-be rapist, Raul, and manages to turn the tables on him, tying him up in her fireplace. Her roommates come home to discover the attacker bound with cords, belts and other household items.

Terry and Patricia, the roommates, express different points of view about rape in society. Terry, a rape victim herself as a teenager, believes that Raul will not be convicted since a rape did not actually occur and there is no proof. Patricia believes in the judicial system and insists on calling the police.

The three friends also turn on each other at various points in the play, due to knowledge Raul has gained of each of them by having stalked them previously. For instance, near the play's opening, Raul reveals to Terry that Marjorie had been dating Terry's boyfriend.

This show examines a crucial social justice issue that our society refuses to confront every day, purposely blindfolding itself to the reality that rape is an epidemic in this country that will only be stopped by awareness, not willful ignorance. Starring (in order of appearance) Kelly Beachner, Webster, court and realtime reporting.