American Voices - Greenwich Playhouse
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
AWARD-winning Grey Light productions is teaming up with New York Metropolitan Playhouse to present American Voices at Greenwich Playhouse – from Tuesday, March 11 to Sunday, March 23, 2008.
American Voices, a series of readings and semi-staged productions, gives British audiences the opportunity to engage with scripts never before presented outside the USA. Included are:
Ezekiel’s Wheelchair by Trav S. D. (one of Americ’a leading writers on Vaudeville theatre) – March 11, 14 and 22.
This is a one-act play of perceptions in a world that’s lost all colour.
The Most Wonderful Love by Matthew Freeman (one of nytheatre.com’s People of the Year 2004) – March 12 and 18.
In what is described as a dark and hilarious satire of the American family, a mother and father decide to ‘get unwed’.
The Feast of the Flying Cow…and Other Stories of War by Jeni Mahoney – March 13 and 20.
Socialite-turned-relief-worker Audrey is on a mission to deliver sodium-packed meals and Tupperware boxes to the war-torn family of Anya Andanov. Trapped by a conflict as absurd as it is brutal, they both struggle to salvage their feast as the world around them spirals into collapse.
The Americans by Matthew Freeman – March 15 and 23.
A young man, alone in his room, writes a poem that in a moment of unexplainable magic, causes his apartment to explode. Another young man finds his front room windows blown in by wood splinters. Downtown, a third steps out of Starbucks to find himself covered with white plaster.
With the identity of their hometown and themselves under scrutiny, all three begin a search to find the source of the disaster. Belonging, expectation and responsibility are all questioned in this poetic quest for identity in contemporary America.
The Monkey’s Paw by Kevin Crowley – March 16, 19 and 21.
In this two-hander about three people, neighbourhood rows and marital explosions collide in Mike’s ghostly nightmare of fatherhood as he and wife Tish try to find out how their son disappeared.
American Voices is directed by Georgina Guy, designed by Hilary Statts and produced by Grey Light Productions in association with Greenwich Playhouse and the New York Metropolitan Playhouse .
Tickets: £8, Pick and Mix ticket £12 (includes two separate events).
Times: Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm; Sunday at 4pm.
For more information call the box office on 020 8858 9256 or visit the website.
The Merchant of Venice is currently playing at Greenwich Playhouse.
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