New Stages Series at Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre
Dates: 1/14/2011 - 1/23/2011
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The Goodman's New Stages Series has given voice to some of America's top playwrights, and launched nearly 40 new plays, including this season's The Trinity River Plays by Regina Taylor and Mary by Thomas Bradshaw. Join us for these free staged readings of new works from theater's most compelling voices.
Reverb by Leslye Headland, directed by Stuart Carden
Friday, January 14 at 7pm
Indie-rocker Dorian is doing his singer-songwriter thing, abandoning his band Ringfinger (or is it Hipster Bike Sale?) in hopes of making a gorgeous symphony out of the chaos of his existence-and in particular his relationship with his muse girlfriend, June. But behind closed doors they keep their relationship alive with violence and painful explosions of abuse-their present controlled by a painful past that reverberates throughout their lives.
The Convert written and directed by Danai Gurira
Saturday, January 15 at 7pm
Set in southern Africa in the late nineteenth century, The Convert tells the story of a young girl who escapes a polygamous marriage by becoming the newest convert of a stalwart black Catholic, whose support of the British makes him a figure of fun and of suspicion to his fellow Africans. Her gratitude and devotion to her new faith is complicated by the culture and family she loves but finds herself gradually disassociating from. When a civil uprising against colonial white rule grips the region, she is forced to examine her loyalties and decide which side of the conflict she will choose.
Picked by Christopher Shinn, directed by Joanie Schultz
Sunday, January 16 at 7pm
Kevin, a young actor, is given the chance of a lifetime: he will play both the villain and the hero in a big-budget feature film. But it turns out Kevin may be in for more than he bargained for. John, the film's director and writer, develops a script drawn from the most personal depths of Kevin's psychology. The project becomes unexpectedly intimate, and even after the film is complete, Kevin cannot shake that uncomfortable feeling. Christopher Shinn's hauntingly comic play explores the ups and downs of being "picked."
Black n' Blue Boys/Broken Men by Dael Orlandersmith, directed by Chay Yew
Friday, January 21 at 7pm
In Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men playwright/performer Dael Orlandersmith portrays six male characters whose outward dissimilarities belie their inextricable link: a history of violent abuse. Each relates his harrowing story with humanity and grace, laying bare his relationships with parents, peers, lovers and strangers. In this jarringly poetic script, Ms. Orlandersmith shines light into the darkest corners of society, and gives voice to those who are too often silent.
Comm Comm written and directed by Seth Bockley,
adapted from a story by George Saunders
Saturday, January 22 at 7pm
It's another day in the office of Community Communications at the DeLong Air Force Base-except the base is closing and there's a funny smell coming from the copier closet. Ron Rimney, the boss from hell, promises Jim a job at the soon-to-be-built Dirksen Center for Terror if he'll help him get rid of the smell, but Jim finds that executing that particular order is more complicated-practically and ethically-than he'd first imagined. This strange, funny and ultimately moving new play is the latest collaboration between adaptor Seth Bockley and MacArthur Fellowship-winning fiction writer George Saunders.
Chicago Boys by Kathleen Tolan, directed by Kimberly Senior
Sunday, January 23 at 7pm
Joe, a young economist, whose mentor is the brilliant Milton Friedman of the University of Chicago, finds himself in Santiago, Chile in 1973. An unstable situation erupts into a coup; mass killings and disappearances soon follow, and Joe suddenly finds himself in a murky world when the new government anoints los Chicago Boys as their economists. As he navigates a love affair with a woman whose brother has disappeared and a friendship with a fellow American whose dark past erodes his present, Joe discovers that theory and practice collide in a very messy world.
Reverb by Leslye Headland, directed by Stuart Carden
Friday, January 14 at 7pm
Indie-rocker Dorian is doing his singer-songwriter thing, abandoning his band Ringfinger (or is it Hipster Bike Sale?) in hopes of making a gorgeous symphony out of the chaos of his existence-and in particular his relationship with his muse girlfriend, June. But behind closed doors they keep their relationship alive with violence and painful explosions of abuse-their present controlled by a painful past that reverberates throughout their lives.
The Convert written and directed by Danai Gurira
Saturday, January 15 at 7pm
Set in southern Africa in the late nineteenth century, The Convert tells the story of a young girl who escapes a polygamous marriage by becoming the newest convert of a stalwart black Catholic, whose support of the British makes him a figure of fun and of suspicion to his fellow Africans. Her gratitude and devotion to her new faith is complicated by the culture and family she loves but finds herself gradually disassociating from. When a civil uprising against colonial white rule grips the region, she is forced to examine her loyalties and decide which side of the conflict she will choose.
Picked by Christopher Shinn, directed by Joanie Schultz
Sunday, January 16 at 7pm
Kevin, a young actor, is given the chance of a lifetime: he will play both the villain and the hero in a big-budget feature film. But it turns out Kevin may be in for more than he bargained for. John, the film's director and writer, develops a script drawn from the most personal depths of Kevin's psychology. The project becomes unexpectedly intimate, and even after the film is complete, Kevin cannot shake that uncomfortable feeling. Christopher Shinn's hauntingly comic play explores the ups and downs of being "picked."
Black n' Blue Boys/Broken Men by Dael Orlandersmith, directed by Chay Yew
Friday, January 21 at 7pm
In Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men playwright/performer Dael Orlandersmith portrays six male characters whose outward dissimilarities belie their inextricable link: a history of violent abuse. Each relates his harrowing story with humanity and grace, laying bare his relationships with parents, peers, lovers and strangers. In this jarringly poetic script, Ms. Orlandersmith shines light into the darkest corners of society, and gives voice to those who are too often silent.
Comm Comm written and directed by Seth Bockley,
adapted from a story by George Saunders
Saturday, January 22 at 7pm
It's another day in the office of Community Communications at the DeLong Air Force Base-except the base is closing and there's a funny smell coming from the copier closet. Ron Rimney, the boss from hell, promises Jim a job at the soon-to-be-built Dirksen Center for Terror if he'll help him get rid of the smell, but Jim finds that executing that particular order is more complicated-practically and ethically-than he'd first imagined. This strange, funny and ultimately moving new play is the latest collaboration between adaptor Seth Bockley and MacArthur Fellowship-winning fiction writer George Saunders.
Chicago Boys by Kathleen Tolan, directed by Kimberly Senior
Sunday, January 23 at 7pm
Joe, a young economist, whose mentor is the brilliant Milton Friedman of the University of Chicago, finds himself in Santiago, Chile in 1973. An unstable situation erupts into a coup; mass killings and disappearances soon follow, and Joe suddenly finds himself in a murky world when the new government anoints los Chicago Boys as their economists. As he navigates a love affair with a woman whose brother has disappeared and a friendship with a fellow American whose dark past erodes his present, Joe discovers that theory and practice collide in a very messy world.
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