Laurel (Susan Cato) with The Bridegroom (Donte Bonner). By Hap Erstein The dual quests for love and for vengeance — two strong emotional urges — are at the heart of Catherine Trieschmann’s The Bridegroom of Blowing Rock, an 8-year-old drama now receiving its professional premiere at Florida Stage.The time is 1865, just after the end of the Civil War, and the farmers of … [Read more...]
Theater feature: ‘Bridegroom’ playwright found story in Civil War families
Playwright Catherine Trieschmann.By Hap ErsteinThe irony of Catherine Trieschmann’s The Bridegroom of Blowing Rock, a post-Civil War tale of a romance and revenge, is that the playwright began with virtually no interest in The War Between the States. She started writing the historical drama, which has its world premiere Friday evening at Manalapan’s Florida Stage, in 2000, … [Read more...]