Red Square Theatre
presents
Hughie by Eugene O'Neill
at the
2011 Philadelphia Fringe Festival!!!
Hughie will be presented at The London Grill in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood. The London Grill is located at 2301 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Dates and times of performances are: Saturday, September 10 at 6pm and 9pm. Sunday, September 11 at 7pm. Thursday, September 15 at 7:30pm. Friday, September 16 at 9:45pm. And Saturday, September 17 at 6pm and 9pm.
Tickets are $15. You can purchase tickets at the door or through the Live Arts and Philly Fringe Box Office or the Live Arts and Fringe website www.livearts-fringe.org
Tickets are $15. You can purchase tickets at the door or through the Live Arts and Philly Fringe Box Office or the Live Arts and Fringe website www.livearts-fringe.org
Philadelphia, PA
– Red Square Theatre presents the PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE of the one-act
play HUGHIE,
by renowned American playwright, Eugene
O’Neill. Hughie is the only surviving one-act play from O’Neill’s Obit Cycle - a series of one-act plays in which the characters discuss the recent death of a friend. Hughie
is the story of two men – a small fry gambler and a hotel clerk - who are
struggling to find salvation in the lobby of a seedy New York City hotel on a
hot summer night in 1928. Erie,
the gambler, lost his lucky streak when his pal Hughie - the former hotel clerk - died five days ago. Erie needs to find his luck before his
legs are broken, or worse.
Hughie will be directed by Christopher M. Bohan and features RST Founding Members Mark W. Robson as Erie Smith, Adam Rzepka as Charlie Hughes. Christopher M. Bohan and Bella Saltzer will be presenting the stage directions.
Hughie will be directed by Christopher M. Bohan and features RST Founding Members Mark W. Robson as Erie Smith, Adam Rzepka as Charlie Hughes. Christopher M. Bohan and Bella Saltzer will be presenting the stage directions.
Lunch Lady Tarot crashes the 2010 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Red Square Theatre will be making their splash in this year's Philly Fringe Festival by introducing Philadelphia to their spiritual guide, The Lunch Lady. The Lunch Lady never learned that some thoughts can go unexpressed. No detail of life is too small to mention. She can be as hard as mac'n'cheese that's been left out over night and yet soft as a cream filled donut fresh out of the oven. Watch as the Lunch Lady gives a Tarot reading to a couple on their first date. Before the evening ends they'll know WAY more about themselves, each other and Lunch Lady then they could ever possibly want. Oh the humanity.... they haven't even kissed each other yet! Hilarious! You'll be begging her to stop! Praying that she doesn't! Lunch Lady apparently has quite a lot to say about a lot of different subjects. She seems to be some sort of a spiritual guide in spandex!
The Lunch Lady will be performing her readings in the second floor parlor at the glorious London Grill in Philadelphia's Fairmount District. Dinner and drinks will be available for order during the performance. Specials coming soon!!! Keep on the lookout!!!!
Lunch lady Tarot is conceived, written and performed by company member Bella Weil Saltzer. Company member Adam Rzepka has also been dragged into this madness to play her third? Fourth? husband. This dis-enchanted evening will be directed by Red Square Founding Member Kristie J. Lang.
The Lunch Lady will be performing her readings in the second floor parlor at the glorious London Grill in Philadelphia's Fairmount District. Dinner and drinks will be available for order during the performance. Specials coming soon!!! Keep on the lookout!!!!
Lunch lady Tarot is conceived, written and performed by company member Bella Weil Saltzer. Company member Adam Rzepka has also been dragged into this madness to play her third? Fourth? husband. This dis-enchanted evening will be directed by Red Square Founding Member Kristie J. Lang.
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Red Square Theatre premiered Clover
at the 2009 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe
(L/R) Robson, Luttermoser, Lang, Rzepka
Clover was a world premiere one-act by Philadelphia-based playwright and Red Square Theatre founding member Christopher M Bohan. Clover was presented at the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Clover has "plenty to admire"
Clover. In the fictional Irish village of Clover during World War II, an IRA loyalist says he has flipped sides, and is going to aid the British evacuation of Dunkirk. Then he disappears for two years.
The fact that he never sends word even to his wife - not so much as a "Hi, I'm OK" - is the only false note in this world-premiere play by locally based writer Christopher M. Bohan. And although it's a note that clangs loudly - and is hard to accept from a character who leaves so deeply in love - there's plenty to admire in Clover.
The play's five characters are carefully, rapidly drawn, and evocative of an older, quainter Ireland. The plot, in which Bohan neatly crafts a locked-tight no-exit situation for several of them, moves fluidly, in an easy mix of flashbacks and present-day action.
Clover is compelling and deserves the high level of acting it is given by Places Ensemble Theatre. Damon Bonetti is wholly believable as the man who goes off to aid the Brits, as is Kristie J. Lang as his love-struck wife. (She and Bohan created the theater company; Clover is its inaugural production.)
Jeff Luttermoser, Mark W. Robson, and Adam Rzepka play the other parts, two brothers of the departing soldier and a friend - each also a fine example of what solid actors can do when given good characters with which to do it. - Howard Shapiro
The fact that he never sends word even to his wife - not so much as a "Hi, I'm OK" - is the only false note in this world-premiere play by locally based writer Christopher M. Bohan. And although it's a note that clangs loudly - and is hard to accept from a character who leaves so deeply in love - there's plenty to admire in Clover.
The play's five characters are carefully, rapidly drawn, and evocative of an older, quainter Ireland. The plot, in which Bohan neatly crafts a locked-tight no-exit situation for several of them, moves fluidly, in an easy mix of flashbacks and present-day action.
Clover is compelling and deserves the high level of acting it is given by Places Ensemble Theatre. Damon Bonetti is wholly believable as the man who goes off to aid the Brits, as is Kristie J. Lang as his love-struck wife. (She and Bohan created the theater company; Clover is its inaugural production.)
Jeff Luttermoser, Mark W. Robson, and Adam Rzepka play the other parts, two brothers of the departing soldier and a friend - each also a fine example of what solid actors can do when given good characters with which to do it. - Howard Shapiro
City Paper calls Clover 'taut' and 'compelling'
The Fringe fosters new plays and companies, such as Christopher M. Bohan’s taut drama Clover and Places Ensemble Theatre. Damon Bonetti plays Irish Dylan, who joins the Brits in World War II, leaving his two brothers (Mark Robson and Jeff Luttermoser) and friend (Adam Rzepka) to watch his wife (Kristie Lang). Murder occurs — a savagely violent scene — and twists exploring how war and infidelity test our ethics. Rarely would I call a play too short, but the compelling hour-long Clovercould expand on Dylan’s motivations (especially his shocking war experiences) and the complicated family dynamics. Clover is passionately acted, with an involving blend of humor, heart, and horror. —Mark Cofta