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2007 [sic]
By Melissa Gibson
'the most alluring new play to open in New York this season'
The New York Times, 2002
This year's Brickyard
Theatre offering is a 2002 OBIE winner and truly a new modern
comedy. The puzzling title has been commented on by all its
reviewers and probably would be best subtitled as Was That A
Mistake?
The zany story can only be compared to the likes of an episode of
Seinfeld.
'[sic]' is the story of three urbanite neighbors in their 30s who are struggling with failure in their various artistic disciplines. Babette is an editor who has been working on a book for a very long time; Theo is a classically trained composer who, for money, has been reduced to writing 'scores' for amusement park rides; and Frank is a budding auctioneer. The three neighbors inhabit the same floor of an apartment building, where, explains playwright Gibson, 'they live as if their real lives are yet to be.'
'Their lives add up to a frequently hilarious catalog of mistakes, regrets, opportunities missed or botched' comments the Village Voice review.
Other characters people this world: a couple from the air shaft, a neighbor who sings in the shower, the hated landlord, and Larry, the ex-boyfriend. . . all of whom we never meet but many of whom we hear.
It's a treat to offer this wacky comedy to our audiences.
2006 - Alfred Stieglitz Loves O'Keeffe
 The Red Poppy by Georgia O'Keefee |
Alfred Stieglitz Loves O'Keeffe is a torrid love story between two American giants, photographer Alfred Stieglitz and painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Here we meet the man who worshipped (perhaps created?) the artist he insisted on calling simply 'O'Keeffe'. His power and celebrity in the art community introduced her to the world. O'Keeffe, on the other hand, revitalized the work of Stieglitz through his new obsession for photographing her. Lanie Robertson's love story is crafted with careful research and cradled with genuine admiration. He takes pains to give us intelligent dialogue and meaningful exchanges that bring these larger than life characters to the stage. The story begins with Stieglitz's death, and flashes back to the time when they first met, following their union, marital wars and eventual separation. The play is passionate, humorous, relentless in its love of art within the artist, and so very tender in its humanity. Strong language and some adult situations. Not recommended for youth. |
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 The Terminal - 1892 by Alfred Steiglitz |
 Alfred Played by Michael Siebrass |
 Georgia played by Gailee Walker |
2005 - Wit
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About the Play'Brutally human and beautifully layered new play... you feel both enlightened and, in a strange way, enormously comforted.' -- New York Times |
In 1999, Margaret Edson won the Pulitzer Prize for her extraordinary first play, Wit. Intellectually challenging and emotionally immediate, this dramatic piece presents us with Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a renowned scholar and professor of English who has devoted her life's work to teaching and studying the brilliant and difficult metaphysical sonnets of John Donne. At the start of the play this academician of distinction is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer (although the word terminal is never used). During the play, and the course of her illness, she reassesses her life and work with a profundity and humor that are transformative for herself and the audience.
About D. Rosh Wright
D. Rosh Wright grew up in and trained as a nurse in London, England. She traveled extensively, working in Canada, Texas, Saudi Arabia and other locations in the U.S. and abroad. After a full career which included positions as head nurse and nursing supervisor at Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, she headed in a new direction, studying drama, voice-over, and film acting in the Bay Area. She worked for years with Mystery By Design (www.mysterybydesign.com), performing in more than 200 murder mysteries before moving to the Central Coast. Playing the part of Vivian Bearing in Wit has been a major goal for her, as the role combines her acting talents with her understanding of medicine. Rosh has been a volunteer public speaker for the hospice organization and worked for a year as liaison nurse for Hospice of the Valley. She expects this familiarity will combine with her own life experiences to help her portray the role truthfully.
2004 - Anton in Show Business
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Anton In Show Business
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