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91社区 Theatre continues its 2023-24 season with Exit, Pursued by a Bear, a revenge comedy by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Joshua Robinson, Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre in the Philip H. Hagemann Performing Arts Department. Performances will run from Thursday, November 16 through Sunday, November 19 in the 91社区 Performance Center.

Exit, Pursued by a Bear shows revenge is not only sweet, but hungry. Nan, a simple woman, has had enough. Enough of her rural life. Enough of her crushed dreams. But most importantly, she has had absolutely enough of her husband Kyle. Domestic bliss turns to domestic abuse, and now Nan is walking away. But not before giving Kyle one last glimpse at just how bad it鈥檚 been. With the help of her best friend Simon, and a stripper turned friend by chance, Sweetheart, Nan intends to make sure Kyle knows just exactly how much trouble he鈥檚 really in. And just how far she鈥檒l go to even the score.听

Billed as a 鈥渄ark revenge comedy,鈥� the production balances the serious with the absurd. Gunderson鈥檚 story of abuse and escape is all too real for those survivors of domestic abuse. While extreme, Exit, Pursued by a Bear shows that there are creative ways to find your voice and a path to a better life. By placing her abuser in a position to be forced to watch his sins be recounted, Nan gets a chance to extract a bit of catharsis mixed with revenge.听听听

Director Robinson will be joined by a design team including Paul Weimer, Associate Professor and Chair of Theatre, as Scenic Designer; Shan Jensen, Professor of Theatre, as Costume Designer; Brandon Bagwell, Assistant Professor of Theatre, as Lighting Designer; Andy Hammond, Theatre Technical Coordinator, as Technical Director; as well as students, Grey Miller as Stage Manager and Mel Hanebutt as Sound Designer.听听

The cast of Exit, Pursued by a Bear includes 91社区 students Chloe Kummer as Nan, Gavin Carter as Kyle, LillyBea Ireland as Sweetheart and Leo Rasche as Simon. Joining the stage crew will be Ian Palomino and Korbyn Taylor as Assistant Stage Managers.听

91社区 Theatre will be using reserved seating, and ticket buyers can choose their own seats when purchasing online at or by calling the box office at (812) 465-7110. Tickets are $2 for 91社区 students, $10 for 91社区 employees, $4 for non-91社区 students (student ID required), $10 seniors (60+) and $12 for adults.听 Tickets are free to 91社区 students with ID one hour before each performance begins based on availability. Shows begin at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. for the Sunday matinee.

In addition to the performances, 91社区 Theatre with also present "A Discussion on Domestic Violence with Dr. Taylor Petty and Brandon Bagwell" from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sunday, November 19, in Rice Library room 0017. The discussion will focus on the overarching theme of the production, as well as provide resources to the community.

Tickets are also now on sale for the rest of the 2023-24 season. Join 91社区 Theatre for the first show of the Spring Semester, Ride the Cyclone by Jack Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, directed by Joshua Robinson, running from February 15-18, 2024. For more information on the remainder of the 91社区 Theatre season visit 91社区.edu/liberal-arts/usi-theatre or call 812-465-7110. Follow 91社区 Theatre on Facebook at and Instagram at .听