The Flea Extends Adam Rapp's WOLF IN THE RIVER
By: Tyler Peterson
The Flea Theater announces a 2nd extension of WOLF IN THE RIVER, an impressionistic glimpse into the poetry of broken people. Written and directed by Adam Rapp and featuring members of The Bats, The Flea's resident acting company, performances will now run through June 6.
In WOLF IN THE RIVER, Adam Rapp explores love and neglect, the challenges of poverty, the dangerous cost of shiftlessness, the simple notion of leaving a place behind, and the value of a girl. Ben Brantley says the production is full of "savage lyricism" and "vivacious staging". David Roberts says, "Under Mr. Rapp's extraordinary direction, the ensemble cast of WOLF IN THE RIVER brings the audience to a level of awareness and responsibility the theatre too often buries under the veneer of entertainment and the umbilical cord of numbness. Adam Rapp's WOLF IN THE RIVER is nothing like you have ever seen before and nothing you are likely ever to see again." Following the anticipated closing performance of WOLF IN THE RIVER on May 16th, the production will take a two-week hiatus. The show will return on June 1st and run through June 6th. The Flea's production features The Bats: Maki Borden (Take Care), Alexandra Curran (Student Body, Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom), Karen Eilbacher (a cautionary tale), Kristin Friedlander (The Cutthroat Series), Jack Horton Gilbert (The Cutthroat Series, The Mysteries), John Paul Harkins (Sarah Flood in Salem Mass, Mary Kate Olsen is in Love, I See You), Olivia Jampol (Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, The Cutthroat Series), Artem Kreimer (The Shakes), Derek Christopher Murphy (Take Care), Xanthe Paige, Mike Swift, and Casey Wortmann. The creative team includes Arnulfo Maldonado (scenic design), Masha Tsimring (lighting design), Michael Hili & Hallie Elizabeth Newton (costume design), Brendan Connelly (sound design), Zach Serafin (props design), J. David Brimmer (fight choreography), Sarah East Johnson (aerial consultant), Anne Cecelia Haney (assistant director) Morgan Leigh Beach (stage manager), and Annie Jenkins (assistant stage manager). Wolf in the River plays Wednesday-Saturday and Monday at 7PM and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets start at $20 with the lowest priced tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. The production includes nudity, violence, graphic language, and sexual situations. The Flea Theater is located at 41 White Street between Church and Broadway, three blocks south of Canal, close to the A/C/E, N/R/Q, 6, J/M/Z and 1 subway lines. Purchase tickets by calling 212-352-3101 or online at www.theflea.org.