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August 1 through August 16:
"The Cannibals" by George Tabori, directed by Alison Christy.
George Tabori (who died in 2007 at the age of 93) is a Hungarian-born playwright and director, and a significant figures in 20th century theater. This dark, disturbing, and yet warmly human play, was
the first play after World War Two to occur wholly in Auschwitz, where Tabori’s father died in 1944.
It is the story of two Auschwitz survivors who reunite 25 years later, and are joined by the children of those who perished. Together they re-enact the dinner party that determined all their fates.
This epic story of history and memory, described by Tabori as a “horror farce”, uses a unique mix of psychodrama, revue, and tragi-comedy to examine the terrible choices these men were forced to make.
"The Cannibals" features Dax Anderson, Josh Campos, Katie Glaska, Caroline Hayes, Keith
Kalinowski, David Legato, Lisa Melinn, Sandy Menzel, Linda Rabin-Hammell, Sean Paraventi, Rob Rose, Lauren Schafer, and Frannie Shepherd-Bates.
Show dates at times are:
Fri and Sat Aug 1 - 2 at 8pm, Sun Aug 3 at 4pm
Fri and Sat Aug 8 - 9 at 8pm
Fri and Sat Aug 15 - 16 at 8pm
Tickets are available at the door and are $10; reservations can be made by sending an e-mail to reservations@theabreact.com.
You can read reviews on the Encore Michigan and Metro Times websites.
June 20 thru July 12, 2008:
"Desperate Losers, Part 2: PWNED" written and directed by Michael McGettigan.
Michael McGettigan and the team at Fevered Egos TV present the conclusion to their original comedy set in the year 2012, chronicling the lives of
five Corktown roommates. With no electricity, phones or gas, those who are lucky enough to find a job, find it laboring in the Detroit Salt Mine underneath the city.
The roommates are forced to confront the very issues that they have chosen to ignore (unemployment, economic hardship, crime, casinos and sedition) as they come face to face with the tyrannical Mayor of Detroit.
Political corruption, power and passion are expertly intertwined in this clever story which will leave you believing that dreams can come true – even without electricity.
The cast includes Sean McGettigan, Chuck Reynolds, Dax Anderson, Molly McMahon, Chad Kushuba, Sarah Switanowski and Dave Legato.
Writer/Director, Mike McGettigan, has won awards for the other original shows originally produced at The
Abreact: Space F*ckers and last years successful Whackjob. Please come join in our latest joint venture
and come ready to laugh!
Show times and dates are:
Fri - Sat June 20 and 21 at 8p
Fri - Sat June 27 and 28 at 8p
Fri - Sat July 4 and 5 at 8p, Sun July 6 at 4p
Fri - Sat July 11 and 12 at 8p
All tickets are $10 (cash) at the door, though additional donations will still be happily and graciously accepted! You can make reservations by e-mail to reservations@theabreact.com or by phone at 313.247.5270 (ANYTIME) or 313.965.9192 (NIGHT OF THE SHOW ONLY).
The Best of Me.
Lance Alan, writer and director. May 16 through June 7.
Enter a place where love struggles to survive it's own delusion. Between stark walls and boarded windows, a devoted married couple exist in near complete isolation. For years, their only contact has been through a broker, a faceless man who sells their
possessions so they may continue. With nothing left to sell, Man and Woman are left to test the limits of survival, co-dependency and good intentions in a world where illusion and reality collide.
Abreact co-founder Thomas Hoagland returns to Detroit from New York to breathe life into the perplexing oddity known as "Man". Linda Rabin Hammell serves as the inspiration for Man's hope. "The Best of Me" also features
Sean McGettigan and Molly McMahon. The show is directed by Lance Alan, assisted by Amy Arena.
Show dates and times are:
Fri - Sat May 16 and 17 at 8p
Fri - Sat May 23 and 24 at 8p
Fri - Sat May 30 and 31 at 8p, Sun June 1 at 4p
Fri - Sat June 6 and 7 at 8p
Tickets are $10 at the door.
Reservations can be made by emailing reservations@theabreact.com, or by calling 313-247-5270.
You can read reviews of the show at the EncoreMichigan website, and on the Free Press site.
Equus.
Peter Schaffer. April 4 through 26, 2008. Thomas Hoagland, Director.
Presented by The Abreact Theater, the cast for this production includes Alex Hill as Alan, Dan Morrison as Dysart, the psychiatrist, as well as Dave Schoen, Lisa Melinn,
Dax Anderson, Katie Galazka, Dawn Bartley, and Mike Fiedler.
Religious zealotry, sexual deviance, violence, misplaced ideals and the
confusion and perplexity of being looked to as savior in a mind that
can not be saved, these are just a taste of what is in store for the
audience of “Equus.” This Tony Award winning show follows the story of Alan Strang, a seventeen-year-old boy admitted to a state institution for stabbing the eyes out of six horses and
the psychiatrist assigned to help discover what would inspire such a horrible act. This production promises to be hard to forget.
Show times and dates are:
Fri - Sat Apr 4 and 5 at 8p
Fri - Sat Apr 11 and 12 at 8p
Fri - Sat Apr 18 and 19 at 8p, Sun Apr 20 at 4p
Fri - Sat Apr 25 and 26 at 8p
Directed by Abreact Co-Founder, Thomas Hoagland ("Sweeney Todd", "Night of the Living Dead: The Musical"),
and designed by Eric Maher and Amanda Box.
There's a review at EncoreMichigan and in the Detroit Monitor, if'n you need convincing (you might need to scroll down a little at EncoreMichigan).
Also, check out our Theater Page or The Abreact web site for details.
American Buffalo.
David Mamet. February 22 through March 15, 2008. Adam Barnowski, Director.
Presented by The Abreact Theater, and featuring Joel Mitchell as Donnie, Charles Reynolds as Teach, and a fine performance by Josh Campos as Billy. Adam Barnowski last directed "The Devil's Game" at The Abreact in Nov. 2006.
Check out the reviews from "Between the Lines" here, and in the Metro Times here.
Show times and dates are:
Fri - Sat Feb 22 and 23 at 8p
Fri - Sat Feb 29 and Mar 1 at 8p, Sun Mar 2 at 4p
Fri - Sat Mar 7 and Mar 8 at 8p
Fri - Sat Mar 14 and 15 at 8p
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