ROSALIE PURVIS

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The Winged Man

https://www.jiyobangla.com/news/debasish-sen-sharma-is-up-for-tell-tales-2018

Late for Durga 

https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/theatre/2019/apr/02/kolkatas-chaepani-presents-two-cross-cultural-plays-late-for-durga-and-the-winged-man-13833.html

Root Map:

https://rootmapplay.wordpress.com/about/crew/

https://m.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/stage/cid/1423333

http://www.multiculturalresourcecenter.org/events/2017/3/2/ithaca-kolkata-collaborative-play-about-migration-debuts

Now that Separateness is Unassailable:

https://www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-evt-8621013/

https://www.pcc.edu/harts/2019/04/24/cross-cultural-performance-and-talk-may-2-sylvania-campus/

Melancholy Play:

https://m.indulgexpress.com/article/culture/kolkatas-chaepani-stages-a-cultural-adaptation-of-sarah-ruhls-melancholy-play/13944

In Dog Years
“In Dog Years: A young lesbian couple decide to get a dog in T.D. Mitchell's In Dog Years. Expertly directed by Rosalie Purvis, the dominance and submission elements in this play cannot be denied, both in the rearing of the couple's dog, Martina Navratilova, and the grooming in their relationship. Alex (Marinda Anderson) and Sean (Ivory Aquino) decide to take the next step in their relationship by getting a canine, but they don't see eye-to-eye on the connotations. While Sean is busy trying to tame Alex's cheating ways with a puppy, Alex has other ideas. It isn't until Martina is injured that the couple takes a serious look at the dynamics of their relationship and its future.”
 
https://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/ob/cp10_04_07.html
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Callous Cad
“Comic actress Rosalie Purvis co-stars, presenting a startling variety of roles.”
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https://www.theatermania.com/shows/new-york-city-theater/off-off-broadway/callous-cad_161466
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Anon(ymous)
"“Anon(ymous)” is thought-provoking work, aimed at challenging current ideologies though a lens inspired by the past. The picture is presents isn’t always pretty – far from it – but it is an effort to honestly engage with the state of the world today. It leaves you with questions that you might never have asked and ideas you might never have considered. If that’s not good art, I don’t know what is."
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https://www.themaineedge.com/buzz/umaines-anonymous-a-unique-provocative-production?fbclid=IwAR0f8m4y4zc-yXkYcU6Ty8EfEgKt_M8A22Fbwpl3Fn6vN-X6kSwzuSFL8Rs

The Courage to Right a Woman's Wrongs​
"Director Purvis keeps the pace going at an often breakneck speed that gives an urgency to Leonor’s thirst to right Don Juan’s wrongs. This ensemble functions like a well-oiled machine. From the opening line to the curtain call it was obvious Saturday that the cast, crew and audience were having a ball.
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Purvis, the Libra assistant professor of theatre and English, is a fairly recent addition to the faculty. She was hired in 2020 and brings an international perspective to students and audiences that is welcome, refreshing and challenging.(.....) She is not only broadening her students’ understanding of theater outside the English-speaking world, she is challenging Greater Bangor’s theatergoing audience to experience art that it is unfamiliar with.​

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/24/bangor/bangor-culture/sword-fights-acrobatics-umaine-play-joyous-roller-coaster-joam40zk0w/​
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Birth and Afterbirth
"Purvis wrings some fine performances out of her student cast. Her attention to details, whether it’s the use of a camcorder, using a red wagon like a piece of furniture or having the couples wear wedding rings, is impressive."

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/11/21/bangor/bangor-culture/umaine-production-parenting-absurdist-birth-and-after-birth-n6hjn1me0n/