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THE STRANGE UNDOING OF
PRUDENCIA HART
by David Greig, directed by Brien Lang

EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND
"ALTERNATELY POIGNANT, SEXY, IRREVERENT, AND ROMANTIC"
-EDGE Providence

“A WILD RIDE"
– WPRO

"CLEVER, MODERN, INNOVATIVE, METAPHYSICAL, SUBLIME TO RIDICULOUS THEATRE"
- Cranston Herald/Warwick Beacon

"HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL"
-Motif Magazine

About
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF
PRUDENCIA HART

by David Greig, directed by Brien Lang

EXTENDED BY POPULAR ​DEMAND
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Take the strangest supernatural storytelling you've ever heard, add some Scottish border ballads, then mix in a few devilish encounters—and you have got the inventive, rollicking tale of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. 

Uptight academic Prudencia's dream-like journey of self-discovery is a Faustian tale, that unfolds among and around the audience in this music-filled romp of rhyming couplets and wild karaoke. The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart by acclaimed Scottish playwright David Greig was originally developed to tour throughout Scotland pubs and bars in a production by the National Theatre of Scotland. 

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In 2020 it hits Olneyville in a new production at The Wilbury Theatre Group, then tours for limited number of pop-up performances to our own neighborhood "pubs" at TROOP (1/26), Riffraff (2/2), and The Wild Colonial (2/9)*.


NEWS & REVIEWS

MAGIC, MUSIC AND MERRIMENT: WILBURY KICKS THE YEAR OFF WITH A RHODY PREMIERE
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"David Greig’s acclaimed play about an academic’s somewhat supernatural journey of self-discovery eschews traditional stage sensibilities for moments of magic, music and merriment that rely on interaction with an audience drinking and immersing themselves in this Celtic experimental stew."

- Interview with Director Brien Lang in Motif Magazine


"Directed by Brien Lang, The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart is a wild ride with an even wilder plot, but if you can suspend your disbelief farther than you ever have before, and maybe grab a drink (the bar, the actors will remind you, is open), you’ll be glad you went on the journey."
-
NewsTalk 99.7 & AM 630 WPRO


"The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart deals with life and death, is filled with clever rhyming couplets, but it is neither Shakespeare nor Moliere. What it is, is clever, modern, innovative, metaphysical, sublime to ridiculous theatre...Meg Sullivan, Dan Ruppel and Marcel Mascaro as the Devil are all marvelous in their respective roles, surrounded by an ensemble of talented actor/musicians who help move the story along."
 - Cranston Herald / Warwick Beacon


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"The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart is more than a play, it's a wildly surreal musical trip into the unknown....Wilbury Theatre Group continues to produce unconventional and stylistically brilliant work, which challenges audiences to think about the peculiarities of love and art."
-EDGE Providence


"Wonderfully eccentric....The Wilbury Theatre Group is finally bringing this wild ride, The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart (directed by Brien Lang), to the stage (and a few local bars) for its Rhode Island debut....Part-ballad, part-romantic comedy, part-Faustian tale, Prudencia cannot be pinned down."
-Motif Magazine

PRODUCTION MEDIA

​"David Greig’s acclaimed play about an academic’s somewhat supernatural journey of self-discovery eschews traditional stage sensibilities for moments of magic, music and merriment..."

-​MOTIF Magazine
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The Wilbury Theatre Group in Providence, RI

CAST

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Meg Sullivan
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Jason Quinn
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Ava Mascena
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Dan Ruppel
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Shannon Hartman
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Marcel Mascaro*
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Clare Blackmer

CREATIVE TEAM

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by David Greig
​Directed by Brien Lang

Music Direction by ​Jeff Kerr
Set Design by Max Ponticelli
Costume Design by Lizzy Pegler
Light Design by Devin Mooney

Stage Management by ​Brittany Costello
Assistant Direction by ​Davis Alianiello

Production Photos by Erin X. Smithers
Video by Sarah LaBosse

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View the playbill for THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART

*Actor appears courtesy Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
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  • Our Work
    • 2024 / 25 SEASON >
      • What the Constitution Means to Me
      • NOISE
      • THE FATHER: A TRAGIC FARCE
      • FAT HAM
      • AMERICAN IDIOT
    • SPECIAL PERFORMANCES + EVENTS >
      • God Talks to an Agnostic
      • Rasputin, Live!
      • Ricky Rainbow Beard
      • Amusements by Ikechukwu Ufomadu
      • The Manton Avenue Project
      • The Empire Revue
      • Motion State Dance Festival
      • I'm At Your Window
      • FRINGEPVD: The Providence Fringe Festival, presented by Wilbury Theatre Group
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    • Never Mind the Bollocks: A Fundraiser for Wilbury Theatre Group
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    • Health and Safety Precautions
    • Anti-Harassment Policy
    • Black Lives Matter
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