Plan-B Presents World Premiere of AMERIGO, 4/8-4/18

PLAN-B THEATRE COMPANY CONTINUES ITS 2009/10 SEASON WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF AMERIGO  BY ERIC SAMUELSEN

Who truly discovered America? Is it home to religious visionaries? A salesman's paradise? Sexualized commerce? Nature commodified?

Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci engage in a free-ranging debate (moderated
by Niccolo Machiavelli, the father of political science with Mexican playwright/poet/
lesbian nun Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz as judge) over who we are as Americans and who
we can become.

AMERIGO is also surprisingly, irreverently funny.

AMERIGO is part of THE SAMPLER, a partnership between 5 theatre companies at the Rose Wagner where you can see 5 plays for only $55 this spring/summer. Details at http://planbtheatre.org/sampler - order deadline April 7.

CAST

Kirt Bateman as Niccolo Machiavelli

Matthew Ivan Bennett as Amerigo Vespucci

Mark Fossen as Christopher Columbus

Deena Marie Manzanares as Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

CREATIVE

Written by Eric Samuelsen Costume Design by Phillip R. Lowe

Directed by Jerry Rapier Sound Design by Cheryl Ann Cluff

Set Design by Randy Rasmussen Lighting Design by Jesse Portillo

Stage Managed by Jennifer Freed

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

April 8-18, 2010

Thursday-Friday at 8pm | Saturday at 4pm and 8pm | Sunday at 2pm

PEFORMANCE VENUE & TICKETS

Studio Theatre @ Rose Wagner | 138 West 300 South

Tickets $20 ($10 students) | 801-355-ARTS or http://planbtheatre.org

No late seating. Running time: 70 minutes without intermission.

 

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