InterAct Theatre Company: 2008/2009 Season Introduction

InterAct Theatre Company's 2008/2009 Season:

Changing the World... One Play At a Time

As we head into our 21st season, all of us at InterAct Theatre Company are more committed than ever to our long-standing mission of producing important new plays that explore the social, political and cultural issues of our time. With each new production, we attempt to expand our understanding of the world, see it from a new perspective and put the issues facing us today into a broader context. while we are humble and realistic about how much theatre can do, we remain committed to

Changing the World... One Play at a Time.

It’s an ambitious goal, to be sure, but we want to do what we can to continue an on going dialogue about our world, our community, ourselves. We want to make our voices heard… as well as the many voices in our audience.

So, as we add our contribution to the discussion,
we invite you to join in the conversation.

InterAct Theatre Company's 2008/2009 Season

The East Coast Premiere of
THE WAR PARTY
Written by Vincent Delaney

Directed by Rebecca Wright

October 24 - November 23, 2008
Previews: October 24, 25, 26, 28
Opening Night: October 29

It’s 3:00 a.m. on election night. Campaign headquarters is outfitted for a huge celebration; streamers, posters, an over abundance of olives. But the room is deadly quiet, because Laura Smith, the prohibitive Republican favorite, has lost her Senate race - by a landslide. Suddenly without friends, and getting drunker by the second, Laura is thinking of cashing it all in… that is, until one of her loyal and spunky interns, Jessie, rescues her from the brink and wrestles her, quite literally, back to political life. THE WAR PARTY is a modern political parable about the limitations of the two-party system and a timely and provocative satire featuring food fights, women kissing and the undeniably rousing spirit of FDR.

The National New Play Network World Premiere of
THE RANT
Written by Andrew Case
Directed by Seth Rozin
Featuring David Ingram & Kimberly Fairbanks

January 23 - February 22, 2009
Previews: January 23, 24, 25, 27

Opening Night: January 28

An African-American teenager is fatally shot on his front porch in a crime-ridden neighborhood of New York City. Hysterical and wrought with grief, the boy's mother accuses the police of murdering her son. A woman of Persian ancestry, whose job it is to investigate police misconduct, begins to find contradictions in the stories presented by both the mother and various eye-witnesses, including an African-American policeman on the scene. The "men in blue" close ranks around their beleaguered colleague. Accusations of racism and sexism poison the investigation and the audience is led down a Rashomon-like journey in which the truth appears to be less and less accessible, while the world hurries to form opinions based on uninformed assumptions.

The East Coast Premiere of
JIHAD JONES & THE KALASHNIKOV BABES
Written by Yussef El Guindi
Directed by Seth Rozin

April 10 - May 10, 2009
Previews: April 10, 11, 12, 14
Opening Night: April 15

Ashraf is an actor who has just received rave reviews for his performance of Hamlet at a struggling theatre in Los Angeles. But he's only earning $200 a week and he's having trouble paying the bills. He needs his big break. A starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster. And that's just what his smarmy agent is offering: a feature film, big money, working for his favorite director, and playing opposite his favorite Tinsel Town starlet. All Ashraf has to do is play the most stereotypically evil, fanatical Islamic terrorist ever to grace the silver screen. JIHAD JONES follows Ahraf as he battles the infamous slippery slope, while hilariously balancing his personal ethics and cultural pride against his professional ambition.

The World Premiere of
LITTLE LAMB
Written by Michael Whistler
Directed by Seth Rozin
Featuring Ames Adamson and Kaci Fannin

May 29 - June 28, 2009
Previews: May 29, 30, 31, June 2
Opening Night: June 3

The first play to come out of InterAct’s new 20/20 New Play Commissioning program, LITTLE LAMB tells the story of Denny and Jose, a gay couple who want to be daddies, so they decide to adopt. They ask their adoption agent, Cathy, to help them procure a baby. Trusting her inital instincts that they would make great parents, Cathy finds Denny and Jose an African-American baby girl from Texas and the happy family begins its new life together. But when Cathy receives an unexpected visit from the birth mother, who has strong opinions about the placement of her daughter, Denny and Jose must face the unthinkable and Cathy is forced to choose between her progressive values, her African-American heritage, and her devout Christian beliefs.

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REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION

Weekday Performances (Tuesdays - Thursdays) - $86.00

Weekend Performances (Fridays - Sundays) - $101.00

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Opening Nights (For Everyone - No Other Discounts Apply) - $101.00

PREVIEW SUBSCRIPTION

Preview Performances (For Everyone - No Other Discounts Apply) - $54.00

SPECIAL SENIOR PRICING
(Available for seniors 65+)
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Weekend Performances (Fridays - Sundays) - $86.00

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