Virginia Woolf's final hours depicted on stage

The premiere performance of a one-woman play depicting the final hours in the life of Virginia Woolf will be featured at Grand Valley on October 14 and 16.

'Virginia Woolf, The Last Day: A Portrait' presents a fictional account of what the famed British novelist might have been thinking before her suicide. Florida playwright Richard Janaro, author of the popular humanities text 'The Art of Being Human,' based the play on historical accounts, said GVSU English professor Milt Ford, who is organizing the production.

'It's historically accurate and brings a lot of Virginia Woolf's writings into it,' Ford said.

Grand Valley's performances by associate theater professor and actor Karen Libman are the first enactments of the play, which has received enthusiastic responses at readings. 'It's going to be spectacular,' Ford said.

The free 90-minute performances are at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center.