On the Leeshers Working On the Outside
Posted by Fetch Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:57:00 GMT
On the Leesher Melissa is currently finishing up a month long run at the Barrow St. Theatre where she is Stage Managing for the Chicago Based Theatre Company, Theatre Oobleck. Come check out The Strangerer (and Melissa!) until August 7th, 2008. Tickets are $30.
The Strangerer by Mickle Maher
One of the books on President Bush’s 2006 vacation reading list was Albert Camus’ absurdist tale of senseless murder, The Stranger. In hopes that the French philosopher might shed some light on the recent political climate – or vice versa – Maher’s new play The Strangerer collides several of Camus’ works with the first Bush/Kerry presidential debate in 2004.__The formalities of the debate are overturned as Bush and Kerry struggle with the question not of if or why an innocent man should be killed (the man in question being moderator Jim Lehrer), but rather what is the proper manner in which to go about killing him. A fascinating and hilarious hybrid, The Strangerer is part political satire, part classical drama, part contemporary debate, and a murder mystery with the murderers in plain view.is
Barrow St. Theatre 27 Barrow Street New York, NY 10014
