"Lost Formicans" Runs March 3-13 at the Greenwich Street Theatre

Atolas Theatre Company presents the revival of Tales of the Lost Formicans by Constance Congdon directed by Sharon Fogarty. Performances run March 3-13th at the Greenwich Street Theatre (547 Greenwich Street between Charlton and Vandam; the 1/9 to Houston). Opening night is Thursday, March 3 at 8pm. The play runs Wednesdays – Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 2 PM. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or www.Smarttix.com.

A quirky, comedy about aliens and suburban humans, Tales of the Lost Formicans is a play that explores dysfunctional family life, chaos and change. Cathy, a single mother, recently divorced, has to leave New York to return to her parents' home in the suburbs of Colorado, with her rebellious teenage son in tow, because her father is beginning to lose his mind. Once she arrives there, she encounters a group of unusual characters including: her old childhood friend, a man obsessed with conspiracy theories who is attracted to her, and her own disintegrating family. Aliens appear throughout the play to narrate and explain the behavior of the humans to the audience.

Atolas Theatre Company is a non-profit company dedicated to creating daring, vital, and Moving Theatre that has use and meaning in our lives. This is their second full length production. Their first production was a revival of "Little Egypt" by Lynn Seifert. Tales of the Lost Formicans was originally produced by Actors Theatre of Louisville in 1989, and then by The Women's Project in New York City in 1990. Tony Kushner calls Ms. Congdon, "One of the best playwrights our country, and our language, has produced." Time Magazine called the play, "A travel guide to Middle America conducted by aliens from outer space…If not the best new play of recent years, surely the most imaginative."

Director Sharon Forgarty is both the founder and artistic director of Making Light (aka Sharon Fogarty Performance Theatre). Sharon's writing/directing credits include Sep'ul-kur, Bride of Frankenstein ~ an experiment in intimacy (both published via Estrogenius Festivals '01 and '02), 'heaven', Next to Nothing (NY Int'l Fringe Festivals '00, '01), The Overdevelopment of Scott (Midtown Theatre Fest), Putnam and dozens of others.

Tales of the Lost Formicans has a cast of 7, including: Rhonda Harrington, Terri Mintz, Bill Weeden (The Fantasticks), Ed Varley, Claude Deering, Michael Dermansky, and Wanda O'Connell.

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