GableStage 2007-8 Season

GableStage 2007-2008 Season 

October 13th thru November 18th, 2007

IN THE CONTINUUM by Nikkole Slater and Danai Gurira

South Florida Premiere

A kaleidoscopic portrait of two black women—a middle-class wife and mother in Zimbabwe and a 19-year-old in the Los Angeles inner city. Although from disparate cultures and vastly different economic and social environments, they are trying to move ahead in a world in which everything is changed and yet nothing has changed. 

"Moving, spirited and surprisingly funny! Leaves behind a warm afterglow, of human struggles explored, illumined and embraced!"—New York Times 

December 29th, 2007 thru February 3rd, 2008

THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED by Douglas Carter Beane

South Florida Premiere

An amusing send-up of Hollywood—where coming out of the closet for an actor can still be a taboo. The author of As Bees and Honey Drown once again looks at fame and deception—both on screen and behind-the-scenes. The players are a hard-driving Hollywood agent, her budding screen idol client, a sexy young drifter, and the drifter's naive, needy girlfriend. 

"Devastatingly funny, with dizzy, irresistible writing that brings down the house! Theatergoers have cause to rejoice!" —New York Times 

March 1st thru March 30th, 2008

BLACKBIRD by David Harrower

South Florida Premiere

The brutal and shattering truth of an unconventional love affair. A young woman arrives unannounced at the office of a much older man. Guilt, anger and raw emotions run high as they recollect the passionate relationship they shared 15 years earlier—when she was only 12. Winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play in London. 

 "A drama that promises to be the most powerful of the season! Sustained intensity! Theatre at its most elemental!"—New York Times 

April 26th thru May 25th. 2008

DENIAL by Peter Sagal

South Florida Premiere

When the government prosecutes a professor who is dedicated to convincing the world that the Holocaust was a hoax, he turns to Abigail Gersten, a brilliant Jewish attorney. Offended by censorship in any form, she takes the case. When does the threat of violence validate curtailing an individual's rights—and how much can a free society tolerate and still maintain its liberties? 

"Radioactive with relevance! Guaranteed to push emotional buttons in anyone who sees it! Unquestionably the stuff of great drama!"—New York Times 

June 21st thru July 20th

SHINING CITY by Conor McPherson

South Florida Premiere

A businessman claims to have seen the ghost of his wife who was killed in a car crash. He seeks help from a therapist who is wrestling with his own demons. Their encounter becomes a struggle between the living and dead—which will shape and define both men for the rest of their lives. A haunting and finely wrought tale that deals with both urban isolation and connection.  

"I was blown away! Haunting and absolutely glorious! As close to perfection as contemporary playwriting gets! The most shocking ending on Broadway!"—New York Times 

August 16th thru September 14th

DEFIANCE by John Patrick Shanley

South Florida Premiere

A United States Marine Corps base in North Carolina in 1971. Two officers, one black and one white, are on a collision course over race, women and the high cost of doing the right thing. A riveting new work--by the author of the Tony Award-winning Doubt--about power, love and responsibility—who has it, who wants it and who deserves it.  

"As thoughtful and probing as Doubt! An arresting, ambitious tale of race relations and the military mindset, filled with the provocative questions!"—New York Times  

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