Photo Flash: SEASCAPE Plays At American Century Theater Through 8/22
Edward Albee is generally regarded as America's greatest living playwright. He is also one of its bravest and most versatile, and none of his plays proves this more than the 1975 drama SEASCAPE, presented by The American Century Theater through August 22, at the Theater II, Gunston Arts Center, 2700 S. Lang St,, Arlington. SEASCAPE is directed by Steven Scott Mazzola.
Part domestic drama, part satire, part science fiction and part philosophy debate, SEASCAPE tells the story of Nancy and Charlie, a troubled American couple facing tensions in their relationship as they contemplate retirement.
Their visit to an East Coast beach is enlivened by the appearance of another couple, Leslie and Sarah, who join them in wide-ranging discussions of trust, communications, human progress, evolution, empathy and more. The perspective of Leslie and Sarah is especially interesting, because they are large, scaly, humanoid sea-lizards, highly-evolved and considering a life-altering move from the ocean to the land. Funny, whimsical, complex, and challenging, the play defies conventional labels, and creates an evening of constant surprises, not the least of which is that it shows its famously acerbic and pessimistic playwright in an upbeat and playful mood.
"Seascape," says Artistic Director Jack Marshall, "is one of Albee's best and most honored, but too seldom produced, like all of our shows. Best of all, there's really no other play like it, by Albee or anyone else."
"We were overdue for an Albee play," says Marshall. "We hadn't produced one since A Delicate Balance in 1998 [winning the company its first Helen Hayes Award, for the supporting performance of Rena Cherry Brown] and Seascape was the inspired choice of Associate Artistic Director Steven Scott Mazzola."
Photo Credit: Micah Hutz Photography
Craig Miller and Annie Houston
Craig Miller and Annie Houston
Brian Crane, Annie Houston, Craig Miller, and Mundy Spears
Annie Houston and Brian Crane
Annie Houston
Craig Miller and Annie Houston
Annie Houston, Brian Crane, and Mundy Spears
Craig Miller and Brian Crane
Mundy Spears and Brian Crane
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