September 18 - October 19, 2008
at the Manny Fried Playhouse
 PALACE OF THE END
by Judith Thompson
Three
monologues about the true human cost of the War in Iraq
Directed by Virginia Brannon*
Starring Kelly Beuth*, Lawrence Rowswell*, and Dana Block*
"PALACE OF THE
END raises the bar . . . packs a mean punch . . . as quietly unforgettable as
it is purposely rending."
-- Critics' Choice, L.A. TIMES
"Three scalding
monologues . . . courageous, electrifying theatre."
-- Neil Genzlinger, NEW YORK TIMES
"Magnetic . . .
by a writer who's taken her own art to a whole new level."
-- Susan G. Cole, NOW TORONTO MAGAZINE
"Judith Thompson paints a richly textured
portrait . . . defiantly scrapes to the marrow of opposing camps, offering a
lament that . . . contains a rare, eerie beauty."
-- L.A. WEEKLY
PERFORMANCES:
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 6pm
NOTE: Curtain Up (Friday, September 19)
performance at 8:30pm
NOTE: No performance Thursday, October 9
ADMISSION FOR ALL SHOWS: Donation Only!
Fresh from it's New York City debut, this new work by Canadian playwright Judith
Thompson features three incendiary monologues from three only slightly
fictionalized sources to vividly illustrate the horrors of our modern day "War
on Terror" from three completely different perspectives.
The first monologue shows us a former Abu Graib
prison guard who is trying to piece her life back together after a series of
disgusting photos made her the focus of worldwide attention. As she
tells us her story, the vicious psychological cycle of
oppression-begets-oppression becomes frighteningly clear.
In the second monologue, a British scientist tells
his story of how he came to blow the whistle on the Blair Government's phony
case for invading Iraq . . . as he quietly bleeds to death just outside of
London.
In the third and most powerful monologue, an Iraqi
woman whose husband was a leading figure in the Iraqi Communist Party tells
her devastating tale of suffering under both Saddam Hussein's Regime as well
as under the American Occupation.
Winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for
2008, PALACE OF THE END is an incredibly moving play that
offers a timeless denunciation of war while simultaneously speaking out on
many of the most pressing issues of our time with an impassioned urgency that
plays all too rarely achieve.
Directed by Subversive Theatre's own Virginia
Brannon*, our production stars (in order of appearance) Kelly Beuth*, Lawrence
Rowswell*, and Dana Block. Set Design is by Dyan O'Connell*, with
Lighting Design by Carlie Todoro-Rickus*, and Sound Design by John Shotwell.
Performances run from September 18 through October
19, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 6pm. All
shows are at Subversive Theatre's newly established performance venue, "The
Manny Fried Playhouse" on the third floor of North Buffalo's
Great Arrow Building at 255 Great Arrow Avenue.
Like all Subversive Theatre productions, admission
for this show is free with donations gratefully accepted before, during, and
after each performance. Reservations are not available, seating is on a
first-come-first-served basis with doors opening one half hour prior to each
performance.
For more information, give Subversive Theatre a call
at 716-408-0499.
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