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Playwright & filmmaker Iva Brdar makes her U.S. debut with RULE OF THUMB at the Cherry Artspace in Ithaca! Visit TheCherry.org/student to get on our Student Rush Comp list...

RULE OF THUMB by Iva Brdar, translated by Ana Brdar

The WORLD PREMIÈRE of a new play from Serbian playwright Iva Bdar.

Two women enter a hitchhiking contest across eastern Europe. Only rule? First team to arrive wins.

February 22 – March 4, 2018

RULE OF THUMB tells the story of Ana and Monika, two high-spirited young Swedish women who enter a hitchhiking contest and find themselves on a series of insanely unsettling rides through the borderlands of Serbia and Bulgaria. With bizarre humor and tremendous heart, Rule of Thumb explores themes of class and cultural divide, as well as issues of economic and refugee migration from global and local perspectives.

Berlin-based Serbian Playwright/Screenwriter Iva Brdar has been described as “the lovechild of Caryl Churchill and Samuel Beckett – but funny.” Her sister, writer Ana Brdar, translates. Rule of Thumb is shortlisted for two European playwriting competitions, and in April will get its European première at the Schauspiel Stuttgart. The Cherry Arts in Ithaca is thrilled to produce the play’s world première!

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Two weekends at THE CHERRY ARTSPACE: 102 Cherry Street –  Ithaca, New York

Thur 2/22 @ 7:30pm, Fri 2/23 @ 7:30pm, Sat 2/24 @7:30pm, Sun 2/25 @ 3:00pm

Thur 3/1 @ 7:30pm, Fri 3/2 @ 7:30pm, Sat 3/3 @7:30pm, Sun 3/4 @ 3:00pm

Directed by Beth F. Milles

with: Lawrence Bierria^, Helen T. Clark, Sarah K. Chalmers*^, Jeff Guyton*, Craig MacDonald*^, Darcy Rose, Jacob Garrett White*^

(* member Actors' Equity Association)

(^ IC alum / student / staff / faculty)

“PAY WHAT YOU WILL” PREVIEW PERFORMANCE:  Thursday 2/22 @ 7:30pm