2005/2006: The Season of Unreasonable Despair
(with a Little Hope)

This is a season in which unreasonable desire runs amok and where the characters always go too far.

The Censor by Anthony Neilson - July-August 2006

Farmyard by Franz Xavier Kroetz - March 2006

Phaedra by Matthew Maguire, October - November 2005
Phaedra dreams of her stepson... Phaedra dreams of her stepson... Phaedra... oh no! Matthew Maguire's stunningly erotic and hilariously tragic reimagining of Racine's classic step-mother play takes place in a hypnotic milieu of high finance, American decadence, youthful rebellion and seductive wealth. Watch young love get destroyed. Powerful men get ruined. A maid seek for truth. A tutor miss the point. And a darling little boy of 21 learn about a real woman's desire. This time the stepmother's going to win.

Plays Under Consideration:

The Beautiful Failures by John Wilkins
The Early Hours of a Reviled Man by Howard Barker
Magnificence by Howard Barker

and others...

The Beautiful Failures by John Wilkins
Jacob and Sarah are failures, but at least they’re beautiful. Urbanites exiled to the country, they sleep, dream, argue and wear elegant clothes in an endless procession of lazy days. Misery has never been so relaxing— until a sister needs help; a brother-in-law loses his ___; a God seeks vengeance; an Angel plots; another cries; a neighbor vomits; a dog humps; twins go to war and cheerleaders roam the countryside in a homicidal rage. Our heroes must choose: lethargy or death? Join us for Artistic Director John Wilkins' epic love song to catastrophic failure.

2004-2005: The Season of Guilt & Betrayal

Moonlight by Harold Pinter, May - June 2005
A dead daughter watches over her parents and brothers as they play every game in the world to not face the fact that she’s actually dead.

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Feb.-Mar. 2005 Petra, a mother, divorcee and widow whose unprecedented success in the world of fashion depends upon her mute maid, Marlene, falls obsessively in love with Karin—an alluring young woman without money, education or sense. Family and friends do not approve. Petra persists. Bitter tears follow. Emotions have never been so lush.

The Designated Mouner by Wallace Shawn, Oct. - Nov. 2004
Last Planet returns to the funny, vicious and terrifying world of Wallace Shawn. The Designated Mourner is at turns a cunning social satire, a nightmare vision of America and one man’s attempt to justify his very, very bad behavior. You won’t quite believe what Jack will say or do to justify his actions. We know you’ll enjoy him, but should you? Join the debate, but careful now: vile behavior has never been so fun!

Far Away by Caryl Churchill
Beautiful in a way that is rarely comforting, Caryl Churchill’s Far Away creates a fairy tale world where neither “happily ever after” nor “they were never heard from again” gets the last word. The evil Aunt is not so evil; the little girl is not so good; the enchanted woods are all too real and the hero is too casual to actually save anyone. You should be scared for the wolf! Enchantment is rarely this gruesome or effecting.

The Beautiful Failures by John Wilkins
Jacob and Sarah are failures, but at least they’re beautiful. Urbanites exiled to the country, they sleep, dream, argue and wear elegant clothes in an endless procession of lazy days. Misery has never been so relaxing— until a sister needs help; a brother-in-law loses his ___; a God seeks vengeance; an Angel plots; another cries; a neighbor vomits; a dog humps; twins go to war and cheerleaders roam the countryside in a homicidal rage. Our heroes must choose: lethargy or death? Join us for Artistic Director John Wilkins’ epic love song to catastrophic failure.

Phaedra by Matthew Maguire
Phaedra dreams of her stepson… Phaedra dreams of her stepson… Phaedra…oh no! Matthew Maguire’s stunning reworking of the classic myth takes place in a hypnotic milieu of high finance, American decadence, youthful rebellion and seductive wealth. Watch young love get destroyed. Powerful men get ruined. A maid seek for truth. A tutor miss the point. And a darling little boy of 21 learn about a real woman’s desire. This time the stepmother’s going to suffer.