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Snapshot

Snapshot

  • actor crouched on top of a stone slab
  • two actors standing side-by-side while looking into binoculars
  • actor taking the hand of another actor while standing on a stone slab

by Tanya Barfield, Lee Blessing, Michael Bigelow Dixon, Julie Jensen, Honour Kane, Sunil Kuruvilla, David Lindsay-Abaire, Victor Lodato, Quincy Long, Deb Margolin, Allison Moore, Lynn Nottage, Dan O’Brien, Val Smith, Annie Weisman, Craig Wright, and Chay Yew

Directed by Chaya Gordon

The Auditorium Arena Theatre

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 – 7:30p.m.
Thursday, January 29, 2009 – 7:30p.m.
Friday, January 30, 2009 – 8:00p.m.
Saturday, January 31, 2009 – 8:00p.m.
Sunday, February 1, 2009 – 2:00p.m.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 – 7:30p.m.
Thursday, February 5, 2009 – 7:30p.m.
Friday, February 6, 2009 – 8:00p.m.
Saturday, February 7, 2009 – 2:00p.m.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 – 2:00p.m.

Snapshot: n. 1.A photograph taken with a small hand-held camera. 2. An isolated observation.

Some of today’s hottest playwrights have combined forces to create an evening of scenes and monologues that have been inspired by a single photograph. Using only Lee Friedlander’s “Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, 1969” as their inspiration, these playwrights have written thought-provoking material that ranges from broad comedy to compelling tragedy. Each playwright looks at the photo’s themes through a different lens.

Categories: 2008-2009