Theatre Program Stages Soccer Play: “The Wolves”

ALBANY — The Theatre Program of the University at Albany’s Department of Music and Theatre presents Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves, a hit sensation in 2016 with its New York premiere and a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Six public performances will take place at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center on the uptown University at Albany campus from Oct. 19 to 23. The schedule includes performances on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 19 & 20 at 8 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 21 at 3 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m.

The play is DeLappe’s first professionally produced work and was written while she was still a graduate student getting her MFA in Playwriting at Brooklyn College. Its acclaimed Off-Broadway premiere production won an Obie Ensemble Award and a special Drama Desk Award for its acting ensemble. It was also nominated for Lucille Lortel and Drama League awards for Best Play. Currently in cinemas, DeLappe’s most recent work is as the screenwriter for the indie film Bodies, Bodies, Bodies.

Advance tickets are $17 for the general public and $12 for students, seniors and UAlbany faculty-staff. Tickets purchased on the day of the show (pending availability) are $22 for the general public and $17 for students, seniors and UAlbany faculty-staff. All tickets must be purchased on-line from the UAlbany Performing Arts Center’s site at www.albany.edu/pac. Information and assistance can be obtained by contacting the UAlbany Performing Arts Center’s main office at 518-442-3995 or PAC@albany.edu.