Inaugural Production
Edward Albee's
The Zoo Story and The Sandbox (Drama/Comedy)
Two One Acts
July 13, 2009 - August 9, 2009
Edward Albee's
The Zoo Story and The Sandbox (Drama/Comedy)
Two One Acts
July 13, 2009 - August 9, 2009
The Zoo Story is one of Albee’s most produced and well known
plays. Peter (Raymond K Cleveland) sits peacefully reading in the
sunlight Central Park. Enters Jerry (Casey Chapman), an unkempt,
undisciplined vagrant who longs to communicate; Jerry describes
himself as a permanent transient. Peter is neat, ordered, well-to do
and conventional. Jerry enlightens Peter about the animalistic
tenants in his chaotic, homely rooming house and reminisces of his
encounter with the drunken Landlady and her mongrel guard dog
(Barry Eitel). With provocative humor and unrelenting suspense,
Jerry tries to bring Peter down to his own atavistic level.
The Sandbox was the third one act written by Albee and was
dedicated to his adoptive Grandmother; whom supported his
artistic aspirations. Mommy (Lyn Scott) and Daddy enter and remark
“Well, here we are; this is the beach.” Mommy commands the
cellist onto stage to play. Mommy and Daddy leave and return with
Mommy’s mother, Grandma (Patricia Tinsley). She is borne in by
their hands under her armpits; they dump Grandma into a nearby
sandbox. From the start of this act, there is a Brad Pitt-esque
Young Man (Christopher Boyd) clad in swimming trunks performing
calisthenics. Daylight becomes night and night becomes daylight,
Grandma realizes that the mysterious, cryptic athlete is much more
than local color, and his conversation with Grandma is, in fact,
prelude to his purpose. He is “after all, the Angel of Death.”
plays. Peter (Raymond K Cleveland) sits peacefully reading in the
sunlight Central Park. Enters Jerry (Casey Chapman), an unkempt,
undisciplined vagrant who longs to communicate; Jerry describes
himself as a permanent transient. Peter is neat, ordered, well-to do
and conventional. Jerry enlightens Peter about the animalistic
tenants in his chaotic, homely rooming house and reminisces of his
encounter with the drunken Landlady and her mongrel guard dog
(Barry Eitel). With provocative humor and unrelenting suspense,
Jerry tries to bring Peter down to his own atavistic level.
The Sandbox was the third one act written by Albee and was
dedicated to his adoptive Grandmother; whom supported his
artistic aspirations. Mommy (Lyn Scott) and Daddy enter and remark
“Well, here we are; this is the beach.” Mommy commands the
cellist onto stage to play. Mommy and Daddy leave and return with
Mommy’s mother, Grandma (Patricia Tinsley). She is borne in by
their hands under her armpits; they dump Grandma into a nearby
sandbox. From the start of this act, there is a Brad Pitt-esque
Young Man (Christopher Boyd) clad in swimming trunks performing
calisthenics. Daylight becomes night and night becomes daylight,
Grandma realizes that the mysterious, cryptic athlete is much more
than local color, and his conversation with Grandma is, in fact,
prelude to his purpose. He is “after all, the Angel of Death.”
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“All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the
theater, must singly and together create the most
comprehensive art of all, a humanized society, and its
masterpiece, free man”
- Bernard Berenson (American art critic, 1865-1959)
theater, must singly and together create the most
comprehensive art of all, a humanized society, and its
masterpiece, free man”
- Bernard Berenson (American art critic, 1865-1959)
InnateVolution Theater Productions presents the World Premiere of
April Smallwood’s Right As Rain—a moving exploration of sexuality, religion,
friendship and loyalty—directed by InnateVolution’s Artistic Director, Toma Tavares
Langston. The play about two teenage boys—one gay and one unsure—and their
struggle between religion and sexuality was part of InnateVolution’s New Play Circle
Series of staged readings.
April Smallwood’s Right As Rain—a moving exploration of sexuality, religion,
friendship and loyalty—directed by InnateVolution’s Artistic Director, Toma Tavares
Langston. The play about two teenage boys—one gay and one unsure—and their
struggle between religion and sexuality was part of InnateVolution’s New Play Circle
Series of staged readings.
| “I don’t think people have to specifically relate to the subject matter of Right As Rain to enjoy it,” said playwright April Smallwood. “When you get right down to it, it’s really just about the struggle we all must go through in deciding who we are and who we think we should be. |
| “What attracted me to Right As Rain was that it doesn’t have a definite answer, a typical resolution,” said director Toma Tavares Langston. “I love that April’s writing allows the audience to leave the theater having experienced more than one point of view. |
| Featuring Ethan Itzkow, Arne Saupe, Pavel Tabutov, Richard Del Mar and Eileen Tull By April Smallwood Directed By Toma Tavares Langston Co-Directed By Eileen Tull Choreography By Shawn Quinlan |
| March 17 – April 24, 2010 Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm No performances March 27 and April 10 North Lakeside Cultural Center 6219 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL (Near Granville Red Line Station) TICKETS: Previews (March 17 and 18): $10.00 Regular performances: $15.00 |
InnateVolution Theater Productions
1461 West Winnemac, 2nd
Chicago, IL 60640
PH: 312.513.1415
Email: info@innatevolution.org
1461 West Winnemac, 2nd
Chicago, IL 60640
PH: 312.513.1415
Email: info@innatevolution.org
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