Slaughter City @ Raven Theatre
Slaughter City is inspired by the brutal, centuries-long struggle for workers’ rights in America. As we witness the events in Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest, and approach the 100-year anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in which 146 workers died because the bosses had locked the doors from the outside- the time could not be riper for Wallace’s poetic tale of tumult in the meatpacking labor union of Slaughter City, USA.
I wish I had heard about this play earlier.
50 Words @ Profiles Theatre
While their nine-year-old son Greg is away for the night on his first sleepover, Adam and Jan have an evening alone together, the first in years. Adam's attempt to seduce his wife before he leaves on business the next day begins a suspenseful nightlong roller-coaster ride of revelation, rancor, passion and humor that explores a modern-day marriage on the verge of either a breakup or deepening love and understanding.
This show has gotten a lot of publicity,
so I have faith that the same degree of effort
was placed on the production.
Plus, I loved the last show I saw at Profiles.
Middletown @ Steppenwolf Theatre
Mary Swanson just moved to Middletown. About to have her first child, she is eager to enjoy the neighborly bonds a small town promises. But life in Middletown is complicated: neighbors are near strangers and moments of connection are fleeting. Middletown is a playful, poignant portrait of a town with two lives, one ordinary and visible, the other epic and mysterious.
Steppenwolf has yet to let me down.
The description reminds me of one of
my favorite short stories, The Lottery.
I'm picturing The Lottery
meets Pleasantville meets Harold Pinter.
wish i could see the first one.
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