W&L Theater Presents ‘Treasure Island’ Ocean voyages, sword fights, treasure hunts, rivalry, friendships and pirates are on display in this show based on the familiar novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
“Treasure Island, a world of adventure!” LtoR
Long John Silver (Estrella Burks-Parra), Mrs. Hawkins (Mariah Scott),
Jim Hawkins (Finn Connor), Dr. Livesy (Ana S. Montano Martinez),
Pew (Ava Grace Flory), Squire Trelawney (Emma Smith)
“What I like about this show is that you get the sense of adventure, but you also at one point have to come to terms with the fact that when people are so greedy that money, or treasure in this case, becomes the only thing they care about, it changes you. The gravity of this play sinks in when you realize so many characters lose their humanity along the way.”
~ Nafeesa Monroe, director
Washington and Lee University’s Department of Theater, Dance, and Film Studies presents a family-friendly adaptation of “Treasure Island.” The show runs Dec. 1-2 at 7:30 p.m. and will also run Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Johnson Theatre, Lenfest Center for the Performing Arts.
Tickets are required and may be purchased online or by calling the Lenfest box office at 540-458-8000.
Ocean voyages, sword fights, treasure hunts, rivalry, friendships and pirates all come to play in this adaptation of “Treasure Island” from the familiar novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The adventure of a lifetime begins when 14-year-old Jim Hawkins acquires possession of a treasure map that once belonged to a legendary pirate. His journey quickly takes a dangerous turn as he finds he isn’t the only one searching for the treasure. Hawkins has to stand against a crew of ruthless pirates who are willing to do anything to get what they want.
“What I like about this show is that you get the sense of adventure, but you also at one point have to come to terms with the fact that when people are so greedy that money, or treasure in this case, becomes the only thing they care about, it changes you,” says Director Nafeesa Monroe. “The gravity of this play sinks in when you realize so many characters lose their humanity along the way.”
“Treasure Island” has one of the largest W&L student casts in recent years for a Theater, Dance, and Film Studies show. This production is being told through the lens of the students, and it is an open gender, open identity and open ethnicity production. Attendees might see gender swaps, unconventional families and a talking parrot as the cast of more than 20 W&L students brings this story to the stage.
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