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U.S. Premiere of Wallace Shawn's A Thought in Three Parts
Press contact: Josh Meyer - rubberrep@gmail.com
For release on: Mar 13, 2007
VORTEX Repertory Company
presents
Rubber Repertory Theatre's
U.S. Premiere of
A THOUGHT IN THREE PARTS
by Wallace Shawn
Directed by Carlos Treviño, Matt Hislope, and Josh Meyer.
When: May 4-26, 2007. Thursdays-Sundays at 8pm.
Where: The VORTEX, 2307 Manor Rd. Austin, TX 78722
1/2 mile East of I-35, between Chestnut and Maple
Bus route #20, Free Parking, Wheelchair accessible
Tickets: 512-478-LAVA (5282)
YOU PICK YOUR PRICE: $25, $20, $15, $10
Thursday is pay-what-you-can.
Limited Seating. Advanced purchase recommended.
WARNING: This show contains nudity and a ridiculous amount of sexual
content. No one under 18, please.
"The play has not been revived and stands as a permanent challenge to
anyone who has the attitude that anything can be revived…the play can
now almost not be read."
-W.D. King, Writing Wrongs: The Work of Wallace Shawn
"If you want to do A Thought in Three Parts, you'd be a pioneer, my good man!"
-Wallace Shawn to Rubber Rep co-director Josh Meyer
Rubber Repertory is proud to present the U.S. premiere of Wallace
Shawn's A THOUGHT IN THREE PARTS, a trio of plays exploring the lonely
underside of sex, love, and all that falls between. When it premiered
in London in 1977, the show was attacked by critics, investigated by the
Attorney General, and almost shut down in the middle of its sold-out run.
As the evening progresses from a hotel room in a foreign country to a
dimly lit youth hostel to the breakfast nook of a man named Mr.
Frivolous, questions of coupling are unraveled. Where do loving and
loathing intersect? Will personalities ever mix as conveniently as
anatomies? If everyone's so tired, why can't anyone sleep?
Alternately elegant and excessive, unsettling and wildly funny, A
THOUGHT IN THREE PARTS has been called "a tour de force of
gratification denied."
This marks Rubber Repertory's third production of a Wallace Shawn
play, following THE DESIGNATED MOURNER in 2003 (B. Iden Payne
nomination: Outstanding Cast Performance) and THE FEVER in 2002 and
2004 (B. Iden Payne Special Citation: Outstanding Site-Specific Work).
The stellar ensemble of actors includes Adriene Mishler, Mark
Stewart, Josh Meyer, Rosaruby Glaberman, Kelli Bland, Matt Hislope,
Steven Laing, and David Yeakle.
Scenic Design by Chase Staggs. Lighting Design by Steve Shirey.
Costume Design by Brigette Hutchison.
ABOUT RUBBER REPERTORY
Since 2002, co-directors Josh Meyer and Matt Hislope have created some
of the most unique theatre in Austin. Between the tuxedoed debauchery
of MISTER Z LOVES COMPANY, the musical intimacy of AT HOME WITH DICK,
and the entrapment of a dozen performers in RED CANS, Rubber Rep
constantly pushes boundaries and creates new work that's high on
invention and surprise. Past productions have garnered B. Iden Payne
and Austin Critics Table Awards for "Outstanding Directors of a
Musical," "Unique Theatrical Experience," "Outstanding Late-Night
Adventure," and, most recently, "Outstanding Theatrical Innovation."
For more information, visit www.rubberrep.org.
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