June 18 - July 10, 2009
at the Manny Fried Playhouse
 Back
by popular demand!
WATERBOARDING BLUES
Written & Directed by
Kurt
Schneiderman*
PERFORMANCES:
Thursdays & Fridays at 8pm
June 18 - July 10
ADMISSION FOR ALL SHOWS: Donation Only!
THREE STARS!!!
"[S]mart, strong, and deeply affecting . . . Schneiderman puts us all on
notice."
-- Colin Dabkowski, BUFFALO NEWS 4/5/09
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review
"[E]ngaging and thought-provoking . . . this stalwart crew is called upon
to play multiple roles, which they do with impressive facility."
-- Anthony Chase, ARTVOICE MAGAZINE 4/9/09
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review
"A superior play by author Kurt Schneiderman unwinds on a flycast line
into the murk, he reels and plays it back in with taut assurance."
-- Willy Rogue Donaldson,
NIGHTLIFE MAGAZINE 4/10/09
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review
Subversive Theatre is very proud
to present a reprisal of our critically-acclaimed original play WATERBOARDING BLUES,
written and directed by our very own Founder &
Artistic director Kurt Schneiderman*.
This piece was first presented in April of this year, but due to the enormous
success of our production and the ongoing relevance of the issue of
waterboarding in current events, we have chosen to bring back this daring,
topical work for a limited engagement.
WATERBOARDING
BLUES plunges unflinchingly into one of the most painful subjects facing
Americans today -- the unofficially official use of torture by our own
government. Mixing realism with Twilight-Zone-esque
surrealism, this drama leads audiences on a dizzyingly intense journey as a military
intelligence officer in modern day Baghdad is pushed by supernatural forces
into stunning revelations about the harsh realities of America's past,
present, and future.
Sobering, spellbinding, and unapologetically
agitational, WATERBOARDING BLUES is a powerful and urgently necessary
statement on outrages and hypocrisies of our Twenty-First Century World.
We are thrilled to present this revival with
the original cast and crew still intact. Recently returned from work off-off-Broadway, local actor Gordon
Tashjian heads up an ensemble that also includes Dennis Keefe*, James Wild,
Robert "Hodie" Hodas*, Jessica Stuber*, John Vines, and Travis
Hedland. Set Design is by Dyan O'Connell* with Sound Design by John
Shotwell*, Costume Design by Paul Stephenson*, Lighting Design by Craig
Freudenthal, and Poster Design by Dan
Sterlace*.
Performances run from June 18th through July 10th,
Thursdays & Fridays at 8pm. All shows
are at Subversive Theatre's regular 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 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. Due to the nature of the show, late-comers cannot be seated
so come early and claim seats while the getting's good.
For more information, give us a call
at 716-408-0499.
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