A suspense comedy by Dan Aibel. Directed by Lionel Fix.
With: Jeremy Beck, Mikki Jordan and Christopher Yeatts.
Opening Night: Thursday, August 3 at 5:30pm.
With performances to follow on:
Sat. Aug. 5 at 7pm
Sun. Aug. 6 at 2:30pm
Wed. Aug. 9 at 8:30pm
Thu. Aug. 10 at 10pm
All performances at The Playwrights' Center, 2301 Franklin Ave East. Tickets available at Uptown Tix or 651-209-6799.
THE REVIEWS ARE IN!
A "taut whodunit" with "terse Mamet-style dialogue and lots of momentum."--Graydon Royce, Star Tribune
"An extremely clever script...The actors are top notch, the pacing is lively...You really want to catch this one." 4.5 stars (out of 5)--Matthew Everett, official Minnesota Fringe critic/blogger
A "crackerjack script...Expertly acted with pintpoint timing, the show is a tasty morsel of high quality theater...A must-see."--Ryan Kathman, director TOWARD CANTERBURY
(Advance coverage here, here and here.)
About the cast:
Jeremy Beck's credits include R & J in London's West End and QUINNOPOLS vs. HAMLET at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Earlier this year, he completed a successful off-Broadway run in HARD RIGHT (Players Theatre) and in June he appeared in LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST at the Huntington Theatre in Boston, directed by Nicholas Martin. He's co-Artistic Director of the New York-based company Quinnopolis, NY.
Mikki Jordan appeared as Marina Oswald in the Present Company's off-Broadway production of OSWALD'S BACKYARD and as Wendy in Austin Musical Theater's PETER PAN (voted Best Musical at the Austin Critics Table Awards). Other regional credits include UNCLE VANYA and THE LARAMIE PROJECT, both at the Bangor-based Penobscot Theater.
Christopher Yeatts: Recent theatrical credits: THE LARAMIE PROJECT and A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Penobscot Theatre, Maine); NYC credits include: LIE CHEAT STEAL (Majestic Theatreworks); GIANT 'N VARIATION (Boomerang Theatre Company); DOWN THE ROAD (Citizen Pell); and PATTY RED PANTS (Overlap Productions) which was voted Best Off-Off Bway play by Show Business Weekly.
About the crew:
Dan Aibel (playwright): Dan's plays have been staged by the Source Theater in Washington D.C., Bug Theatre in Denver and Flashpoint Theatre Co. in Philadelphia. His full-length LAPSES, a first prize winner in the 2005 Eileen Heckart Drama Competition, will be staged by the Detroit Repertory Theatre next spring, in the final slot of their 2006-7 season.
Lionel Fix (director): Lionel has directed primarily with the Long Island-based Makeshift Theatre Ensemble. Past productions include CONSUMERS, EL DIABLO and John Guare's IN FIREWORKS LIE SECRET CODES. In recent years, he has developed several scripts with Dan Aibel, including THE SYSTEM and THE MEANING OF LUNCH.
Audrey Marshall (production stage manager): Recent credits: WUTHERING HEIGHTS at The Mint Theatre, LOOK BACK IN ANGER with Wake Up, Marconi!, HAMLET at LaMaMa Etc., and HOW YOU LIKE IT at the Greenwich Street Theatre. Audrey is a fourth-year student of theatre in the Technical Production Track at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Majestic Theatreworks (producer): Previous productions include CONVOLUTED SITUATIONS at The Red Room and LIE, CHEAT, STEAL at the American Theatre of Actors. This is the company's first production outisde of New York City. Majestic Theatreworks is a subsidiary of Majestic Rayon Corp., a manufacturer of rayon-based yarns, nylon-based fabrics and one-act plays.
