Superfluities Redux
On culture and theatre, by George Hunka
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Howard Barker and Sarah Kane
A unique opportunity to see two of the most noteworthy British plays of the past quarter-century begins next week when the Potomac Theatre Project visits New York's Atlantic Stage 2 for its annual repertory season.
Howard Barker's Scenes from an Execution (1985/1990) is the story of Galactia, a 15th-century Venetian painter commissioned by the government to portray a bloody military confrontation. Her painting provokes controversial responses from her patrons and leads her to a difficult decision about her work and her collaboration with society's conformist forces. Richard Romagnoli directs.
Sarah Kane's Crave (1998) is a quartet for four voices as they weave among the detritus of memory, abuse and love; Cheryl Faraone is the director here. The 45-minute Crave is paired with the New York premiere of Somewhere in the Pacific, a play by Neal Bell and directed by Jim Petosa, about the men of a World War II troopship on its journey to Okinawa.
The plays run 1-26 July 2008; full schedule information can be found here. Atlantic Stage 2 is located at 330 West 16th Street; tickets available through Ticket Central for Scenes and Crave/Somewhere. $24.00 gets you in the door.
Posted at 12.52 pm in /Openings
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