CofC's Department of Theatre and Dance presents 'Marisol' as part of the "year of social justice"

This February the College of Charleston Department of Theatre and Dance presents the play, Marisol, as part of the department’s “year of social justice.” Directed by PURE Theatre’s Sharon Graci, the play encompasses themes of homelessness and environmental destruction. The performances run Feb. 21-Feb. 25 at the Emmett Robinson Theatre; tickets start at $12 for CofC students and can be purchased online.

Marisol is a coming-of-age story about a young heroine who finds herself living in, as Graci describes it, “an angelic war zone in an end-days New York City, as she embarks on a quest to determine what, if anything, is worth fighting for.” The play, written by Jose Rivera, won an Obie Award in 1993, an honor given by the Village Voice for excellence in Off-Broadway Theatre.

A 2014 NYT review of Marisol describes the play as “somber in its unsparing, at times strangely poetic, treatment of issues such as homelessness, mental illness, ecological disaster and civil disorder.” Heavy stuff, y’all. Fear not, though the play ends on a “triumphant note.”

How could it not — as Graci says, “Marisol is Jose Rivera’s much lauded tale of an epic, fantastic journey to the self.”