PRODUCTION HISTORY

2009/2010 SEASON

TWO ROOMS

ROMANCE ROMANCE

MAGNETIC NORTH



DEVELOPMENT SERIES

BRIDGEBOY
































TWO ROOMS

December 3rd - 13th, 2009
written by Lee Blessing
directed by Glory Kadigan

As the title promises, there are "two rooms" in this taut psychodrama - named by Time Magazine as "Best Play of the Year" in 1988. It opens with hostage Michael Wells, a history professor at American University in Beirut, Lebanon, blindfolded in his room, a small windowless cell. The other room lies across the world: the professor's study back in the United States. As the months turn into years and her husband's fate hangs precariously, Mike's wife, Lanie, strips the room to the bare walls in order to feel closer to him. For her, a thin mat she has dragged into his office represents "all the corners of the room," and where she imagines she can speak with—and touch—her missing lover.


THE CAST

ANDY KELSO*

ANGELICA-LEE ASPIRAS*

RAISSA DORFF*

JASON EMANUEL



*denotes members
of Actors Equity
Association






THE CREATIVES

CHANDA CALENTINE
stage manager

CRAIG NAPOLIELLO
scenic design

YURIY NAYER
lighting design

LAURA CATIGNANI
costume design

JACOB SUBOTNICK
sound design

DAVID OJALA
projections

THE CRITICS

"Any team that can take a subject this controversial and provide such humanity deserves applause. Far too often plays that deal with hostage situations become preachy and over the top and after the President's recent decisions on war and where our troops are heading next , it's nice to see a show that forces the audience to be the judge rather than be told what to think. This show is raw and human and this company has produced something that forces the audience to also be vulnerable. It's clear that they have an understanding of the craft and that they are making careful choices about producing work that gets an audience talking."
BroadwayWorld.com










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