The Amoralists Present THE BAD AND THE BETTER for 6-Week Run at Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Now thru 7/21
By: BWW News Desk Jun. 14, 2012
The Amoralists present the World Premiere of The Bad and the Better, written by Derek Ahonen, directed by Obie Award winner Daniel Aukin and featuring The Amoralists acting ensemble. The acclaimed downtown theater company moves uptown for a 6-week Off-Broadway run from tonight, June 14 – July 21, 2012 at The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, located at 416 West 42 Street between 9 and 10 Avenues in New York City. Previews begin tonight, June 14 for a June 19 opening.
Performances are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are $49.95 and go on sale to the public May 3 at https://www.TicketCentral.com or by calling 212-279-4200. The theater is accessible from any train to Times Square/West 42 Street. For more information on the show visit http://www.TheBadandtheBetter.com.
Don't miss The Bad and the Better, a riveting detective noir centered around the Lang brothers. One with everything to lose. One with everything to prove. Both in too deep. Set in the basements, balconies and bars where secrets are whispered and revealed, join a group of local anarchists, law enforcement officials and political power players. All are waging war: against injustice, corruption and, ultimately, the people they love the most. A cautionary tale about the hypocrisy of extreme principles, The Bad and the Better explores the dangers of maintaining loyalty and protecting your family, whoever they are, at any cost. When it comes to the bad and the better, what's the difference?
Derek Ahonen is the Resident Playwright, Co-founder and Associate Artistic Director of the award-winning Amoralists Theatre Company. Ahonen is the author of the full-length plays Like the Fog to the Sun, Pink Knees on Pale Skin, Happy in the Poorhouse, The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side, Amerissiah, Pokin' the Bears in a Zoo, Bring Us the Head of Your Daughter and While Chasing the Fantastic.
Daniel Aukin most recently directed Amy Herzog's critically lauded 4000 Miles at Lincoln Center. His selected credits include Marius von Mayenburg's The Ugly One at Soho Rep, Melissa James Gibson's This at Playwrights Horizons and for Center Theater Group, and Adam Rapp's Paraffin at Rattlestick. His other credits include Melissa James Gibson's [sic] (OBIE Award for Direction), Mark Schultz's Everything Will Be Different, Quincy Long's The Year of The Baby, Melissa James Gibson's Suitcase and Brooklyn Bridge, Mac Wellman's Cat's-Paw and Maria Irene Fornes' Molly's Dream (OBIE Award), all world premieres. He also directed Itamar Moses' Back Back Back, Elmer Rice's The Adding Machine and Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge. His work has been seen at Center Theater Group, Rattlestick, Lincoln Center, The La Jolla Playhouse, The Guthrie, Arena Stage, The Children's Theater of Minneapolis, Manhattan Theater Club, Playwrights Horizons and Woolly Mammoth. From 1998-2006 Daniel was Artistic Director of Soho Rep where he developed, produced and occasionally, directed plays by many of the country's most iconoclastic playwrights and theater-makers including Richard Maxwell, Adam Bock, The Flying Machine, Anne Washburn, Big Art Group and Young Jean Lee.
The Amoralists is a theatre company that produces work of no moral judgment. Dedicated to an honest expression of the American condition, our ensemble explores complex characters of moral ambiguity. Leaving no stone unturned, we plunge the depths of the social, political, spiritual and sexual characteristics of human nature.
The Amoralists are producing The Bad and the Better, in part, through a fundraising campaign on RocketHub, a crowd-funding platform that helps jump-start creative projects. Contributors receive perks including a ticketing pre-sale period, access to special events and Amoralists merchandise. The company also accepts fully tax-deductible donations through fiscal sponsor The Field. To find out more and donate, visit http://www.TheBadandtheBetter.com.
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