WINONA, Minn.— The dark comedy “The Moors” opens a four-day run Thursday at Winona State University. Theater prof Jim Williams directs the gentle spoof of the Bronte sisters that has been nicknamed “Wuthering Heights Gone Rogue.” Curtain time: 7:30. Tickets: $5 to $10. The 2016 play is by novelist Jen Silverman, who taught early in her career at the University of Iowa. “The Moors” has received numerous awards, including the Kennedy Center’s Paula Vogel Playwriting Award. The Winona State production is in the 490-seat Fusillo Theater. Senior Christina Bisola Ojo plays Agatha of Cottage Grove plays Agatha and freshman Darien Odette Hilmerson of Rochester plays Emilie.
Bleak moors. Two sisters and a dog live out their lives in the English moors, dreaming of love and power.
Williams. Thirteen-year faculty veteran.