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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