TWO ROOMS to Play Brooklyn Apartment, 6/6
Lee Blessing's play is a political drama which keenly navigates both physical and psychological space. The play explores what it means to be an American on foreign soil, the impact of American foreign policy, and we react in situations far beyond our control. Two Rooms takes place in two rooms: a dark room in Beirut, and an empty room in a home outside Washington DC.
The plot centers around an American teacher, Michael, held hostage following his capture in Lebanon, and his wife Lainie, holding vigil for him in America. Lainie struggles not only with her husband's situation, but with pressure from a journalist intent on telling his story and a State Department official just as intent on keeping her quiet. When the story ultimately explodes in the media, she must come to terms with her grief in a public setting, and as events in the Middle East spin out of control, all of the characters must do their best to manage the situation and bring Michael home.
Tickets for the June 5th and 6th performances are $15, available here: http://tworoomsbrooklyn.bpt.me/.
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