by John Guare
directed by Darren Critz
at American Blues Theatre
Opened Friday, February 11, 1994
“A smoother, more consistent presentation might not have been able to reach the emotional heights of Defiant Theatre’s Landscape of the Body.”
Newcity
John Guare’s haunting tale of the quest for hope in a hopeless world.
On a chilly fall evening aboard a ferryboat, a man in a Groucho Marx disguise confronts a woman accused of decapitating her son. Told through a series of apparently unrelated flashbacks, the random events slowly melded together to reveal the horrible truth behind the boy’s murder.
Setting
A ferry to Nantucket
&
in Greenwich Village, New York
Time
The Present
Cast
(In order of appearance)
Betty … Barbara Wruck
Holahan … Christopher Thometz
Rosalie … Danielle Brothers
Raulito … Brian Sheridan
Bert … John Paul Torres
Donny … Dominic Conti
Joanne … Jennifer Gehr
Margie … Angela Krieger
Cyclist, Dope King of Providence, Waiter & Bankteller … Christopher Johnson
Durwood Peach … Will Schutz
Production Team
Lighting Designer … Emil Boulos
Sound Designer/Accompanist … Ryan Beveridge
Set Designer … Belinda Phelps
Costume Designer … Francie Klaus
Prop Master … Chris Kantowicz
Prosthetics Designers … Rob Kimmel
… Nick Offerman
Vocal Coach … Anne Kowalski
Production Stage Manager … Kara Loquist