This production was scheduled September 1-2, 2023.


“A mind-probing issue play with a gripping human face” kicks off the 19th season of SLO REP’s Ubu’s Other Shoe staged reading series.

Keely & Du, a provocative 1993 play by Jane Martin, runs for three performances only September 1-2. Directed by Kristina Melsheimer, it centers on the passionate story of a right-to-life activist and a pregnant rape victim who exist on the extreme edge of everyday reality. The play won the 1993 American Theatre Critics Association Award for best new play and was a finalist for the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

Cast members include Lauren Omernik, MaryAnn Maloof, Jed Authier, and Jim Seybert. Michael Siebrass is artistic director and stage manager is Pam Hester. Show sponsors are Carol MacCurdy and Tom Nuckols and artistic team sponsors are Pam and Mitch Nichter.

Season sponsor for Ubu’s Other Shoe is Gina Kirk.