Burbage Theatre Company Presents Rhode Island Premiere of DON'T BE EVIL

Burbage Theatre Company continues their sixth season with the Rhode Island Premiere of 'Don't Be Evil' by Bennett Fisher, a new workshop production directed by Jeff Church, which opens previews Friday January 27.

Don't Be Evil runs January 27 - February 25 at Aurora Providence, 276 Westminster Street, Providence RI. Tickets are $10-$20. Visit www.burbagetheatre.org to purchase tickets.
Visit Us Online ABOUT THE PLAY
DON'T BE EVIL (Jan 25 - Feb 27)
by Bennett Fisher
directed by Jeff Church

In this dark comedy about interrogation and innovation, a computer programmer is arrested after the search engine he designs answers "yes" to the question "is the government of the United States evil?" Desperate, he strikes a deal with his captors, agreeing to resign the software in exchange for his freedom. As they work to understand the search engine's answer and how to change it, both the programmer and his persecutors begin to question their faith, their ability, and whether it is possible to do something good in the service of something evil.

"I have met a couple of people in my life who I was convinced possessed a genius," says Artistic Director Jeff Church, "Bennett Fisher, the author of our workshop play Don't Be Evil, is one of them. Ben's play is a highly relevant dark comedy that asks a question that all of us are bound to wrestle with in the next four years, regardless as to where you fall on the political spectrum: is the United States Government evil?

"With shades of some of our favorite writers, Vonnegut, Ionesco, McDonagh, and Havel, Don't Be Evil bravely asserts a rarely conceived objective truth that is seemingly irrefutable and therefore open to violent attack. I promise that, like most Burbage productions, you'll leave with a new perspective that is directly applicable to the political and social world we live in."

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

Ensemble -
Dillon Medina, William Webster
Allison Crews, Hayes
Andrew Iacovelli, Kavanaugh
Jim Sullivan, Murdock

Creative Team-
Jeff Church, director
Owen Tidwell, stage manager
Liz Hallenbeck, production assistant

Andrew Iacovelli, Operations Manager
Trevor Elliot, Technical Director EVENT DATES:
'Don't Be Evil' by Bennett Fisher
Friday Jan 27 7pm Preview #1
SaturdayJan 28 6pm Preview #2
Friday Feb 3 7pm Pay-What-You-Can
Saturday Feb 4 6pm Opening Night

Friday Feb 10 7pm Performance #1
Saturday Feb 11 6pm Performance #2
Friday Feb 17 7pm Performance #3
Saturday Feb 18 6pm Performance #4
Friday Feb 24 7pm Performance #5
Saturday Feb 25 6pm Performance #6

TICKETS
(PREVIEW PERFORMANCES $10)
GENERAL ADMISSION $20
STUDENTS/SENIORS $15
Rhode Island College STUDENTS $10

For Event Updates: www.burbagetheatre.org; www.auroraprovidence.com

ABOUT BURBAGE

Founded in 2010, Burbage is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to excite and engage a new generation of theatre-goer with socially relevant and compelling stories, both classic and contemporary, told by an inventive and expert ensemble of actors.

We believe in the importance of irreverence. We believe that acting comes first. We believe the theatre's continued relevance as a civil institution is best perpetuated by building productions and their aesthetic around the collaboration of an expert ensemble of storytellers. We believe it is the actor's job to activate thought and inner movement in his audience.

In collaboration with Aurora, Burbage's theatrical residence in downtown Providence, Burbage is dedicated to the growing and cultivating of the diverse artistic community in Rhode Island by providing affordable access to the performing arts and perpetuating a discourse about, not only content, but the actor's role as storyteller in today's world. Burbage is an ideal sustainable arts model for the 21st Century.

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