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2007-08 SEASON OF NEW PLAYS
A World Premiere Theatre Event
EXPEDITION 6
created and directed by Bill Pullman
Acclaimed actor, director, and producer Bill Pullman is the creative force behind Expedition 6, Magic Theatre’s season opener. |
Sally Clawson, John Behlmann, and Karl Hanover in the world premiere production of EXPEDITION 6, created and directed by Bill Pullman. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com.
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Robert Karma Robinson, Justin Walvoord and Brent Rose as the three astronauts of EXPEDITION 6 their physical conditioning in the International Space Station in the world premiere production of EXPEDITION 6, created and directed by Bill Pullman. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Arwen Anderson (front) with Nora el Samahy and Sally Clawson in the world premiere production of EXPEDITION 6, created and directed by Bill Pullman. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com.. |
Arwen Anderson (on the trapeze) and Robert Karma Robinson, Justin Walvoord, and Brent Rose in the world premiere production of EXPEDITION 6, created and directed by Bill Pullman. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Robert Karma Robinson, Justin Walvoord and Brent Rose as the three astronauts of EXPEDITION 6 during a press conference from the International Space Station in the world premiere production of EXPEDITION 6, created and directed by Bill Pullman. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Robert Karma Robinson, Justin Walvoord and Brent Rose as the three astronauts of EXPEDITION 6 during their physical conditioning in the International Space Station in the world premiere production of EXPEDITION 6, created and directed by Bill Pullman. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Brent Rose re-enacts the invasion of Iraq in the world premiere production of EXPEDITION 6, created and directed by Bill Pullman. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Nora el Samahy (as Micky Pettit, the wife of astronaut Donald Pettit of Expedition 6 during a press conference) and Arwen Anderson in the world premiere production of EXPEDITION 6, created and directed by Bill Pullman. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
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A World Premiere Play
THE CROWD YOU’RE IN WITH
by REBECCA GILMAN
directed by AMY GLAZER
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T. Edward Webster and Makela Spielman as Jasper and Melinda, a couple contemplating parenthood, in The Crowd You're In With, written by Rebecca Gilman and directed by Amy Glazer. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com.
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Allison Jean White, Makela Spielman, Kevin Rolston, and T. Edward Webster as two couples and close friends contemplating parenthood in The Crowd You're In With, written by Rebecca Gilman and directed by Amy Glazer. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Lorri Holt and Charles Shaw Robinson, as Karen and Tom, a couple with no children, in The Crowd You're In With, written by Rebecca Gilman and directed by Amy Glazer. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com.
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Dan (Kevin Rolston) jokes with his wife Windsong (Allison Jean White) as Tom (Charles Shaw Robinson) watches in The Crowd You're In With, written by Rebecca Gilman and directed by Amy Glazer. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com.
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Dan (T. Edward Webster) and his landlord Karen (Lorri Holt) talk late into the night during a backyard barbecue in The Crowd You're In With, written by Rebecca Gilman and directed by Amy Glazer. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Dwight (Chris Yule) talks about what he thinks of people with kids in The Crowd You're In With, written by Rebecca Gilman and directed by Amy Glazer. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com.
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Magic 2007-08 Season of New Plays features Pulitzer Prize nominated playwright Rebecca Gilman’s new play The Crowd You're in With. |
Director Amy Glazer and Pulitzer Prize nominated playwright Rebecca Gilman team up again for the Magic Theatre world premiere, The Crowd You're in With. Photo by Rebecca Martinez. |
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A World Premiere Play
TERRITORIES
by Betty Shamieh
directed by Jessica Heidt
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Rod Gnapp as French crusader Reginald, Nora el Samahy as Alia, and Alfredo Narciso as Sultan Saladin in the world premiere production of Betty Shamieh’s TERRITORIES, directed by Jessica Heidt. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Alia (Nora el Samahy) speaks to her brother Sultan Saladin (Alfredo Narciso) about the crusaders in the world premiere production of Betty Shamieh’s TERRITORIES, directed by Jessica Heidt. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Nora el Samahy and Rod Gnapp as Sultan Saladin’s sister Alia and her captor French knight Reginald in the world premiere production of Betty Shamieh’s TERRITORIES, directed by Jessica Heidt. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Alfredo Narciso as Sultan Saladin and Rod Gnapp as French knight Reginald in the world premiere production of Betty Shamieh’s TERRITORIES, directed by Jessica Heidt. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Rod Gnapp, Nora el Samahy, and Alfredo Narciso in the world premiere production of Betty Shamieh’s TERRITORIES, directed by Jessica Heidt. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Nora el Samahy as Alia, the sister of Sultan Saladin in Betty Shamieh's TERRITORIES. Photo by Evren Odcikin. |
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Palestinian-American playwright Betty Shamieh returns to the Magic with Territories, a historic thriller set in the time of the Crusades. Photos by Beth Levendis.
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A World Premiere Play with Music
TIR NA NOG ("LAND OF YOUTH")
by Edna O'Brien
directed by Chris Smith
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Singing woman (Deborah Black) watches over Kate and Baba (Allison Jean White and Summer Serafin) in Edna O’Brien’s Tir na nÓg (“Land of Youth”), a world premiere production directed by Chris Smith. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
The girls are not impressed with the food at the convent (from left: Anne Darragh, Allison Jean White, Mary Pitchford, and Summer Serafin) in Edna O’Brien’s Tir na nÓg (“Land of Youth”), a world premiere production directed by Chris Smith. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Sister Mary (Cat Thompson) shares a moment with Kate (Allison Jean White) in Edna O’Brien’s Tir na nÓg (“Land of Youth”), a world premiere production directed by Chris Smith. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Kate (Allison Jean White) sits by the fire with her old friend Hickey (Michael Louis Wells) before moving to Dublin in Edna O’Brien’s Tir na nÓg (“Land of Youth”), a world premiere production directed by Chris Smith. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
A woman (Cat Thompson) introduces Kate (Allison Jean White) to the social life of Dublin in Edna O’Brien’s Tir na nÓg (“Land of Youth”), a world premiere production directed by Chris Smith. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Singing woman (Deborah Black) helps Kate (Allison Jean White) find her own voice in Edna O’Brien’s Tir na nÓg (“Land of Youth”), a world premiere production directed by Chris Smith. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Acclaimed Irish novelist and Magic Theatre favorite Edna O’Brien (Triptych) adapts her signature novel The Country Girls to the stage. |
Artistic Director Chris Smith directs Edna O'Brien's Tir Na nOg ("Land of Youth") |
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A World Premiere Play
THE MONKEY ROOM
by Kevin Fisher
directed by Mark Routhier
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Lauren Grace as Ava, a research scientist trying to find a HIV/AIDS vaccine before her funding gets cut, in the world premiere production of Kevin Fisher’s Monkey Room, directed by Mark Routhier. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com.
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Lauren Grace as Ava and Kevin Rolston as Zach in the world premiere production of Kevin Fisher’s Monkey Room, directed by Mark Routhier. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Ava (Lauren Grace) shared her data with Neil (Robert Parsons), the research administrator who controls funding for Ava’s lab, in the world premiere production of Kevin Fisher’s Monkey Room, directed by Mark Routhier. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com.. |
Freda (Jessica Kitchens) and Zach (Kevin Rolston) watch soccer in the lab after their lab director’s funeral in the world premiere production of Kevin Fisher’s Monkey Room, directed by Mark Routhier. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
Kevin Rolston as Zach and Lauren Grace as Ava in the world premiere production of Kevin Fisher’s Monkey Room, directed by Mark Routhier. Photo by www.davidallenstudio.com. |
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Kevin Fisher is the author of The Monkey Room, the 2007-08 Season presentation of the Magic/Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Initiative. |
Mark Routhier, Magic’s Director of Artistic Development, directs MONKEY ROOM. |
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Headshots
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Loretta Greco, Artistic Director | David Jobin, Managing Director
