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Guirgis' Little Flower, Musicals Kiki Baby and Triangle Line Up for 2006 O'Neill Center
By Ernio Hernandez
11 May 2006
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Lynn Nottage
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| photo by Aubrey Reuben | New works by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas and Lonny Price are among those selected to be developed this summer at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Lynn Nottage was also announced as writer in residence.
Eight plays (from nearly 750) and two musicals (from more than 100) were chosen from the submissions received by the Waterford, Connecticut company. The two musical writer-composer teams will work for two weeks and the playwrights will spend the month of July, all developing their respective works with actors, directors and dramaturgs, before they are presented in readings.
The O'Neill 2006 National Playwrights and Music Theatre Conference selections (schedule subject to change) are:
Bird in the Hand by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas (July 5 and 7)
"A quirky and tender comedy about a young Cuban man tied in knots by
romantic complications, the specter of S.A.T.'s and the fading flamingos
in Miami. It's not easy to keep your color while flying the coop."
Air Conditioning by Tommy Smith (July 6 & 8)
"A biting and darkly-comic look at the dangers of meeting up with old
friends when the rich are rich and the poor are desperate."
1001 by Jason Grote (July 12 & 14)
"Arabian Nights meets Manhattan as a touching love story unfolds inside a
troubling political fantasy."
The Little Flower of East Orange by Stephen Adly Guirgis (July 13 & 15)
"In a New York City hospital a woman, identity unknown, goes in and out of
consciousness. In prison, her son tries to figure out how she got there."
Kiki Baby (July 15, 16, 20 and 21)
Book by Lonny Price, music by Grant Sturiale, lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh
"A four-and-a-half year old child prodigy becomes the breadwinner for her
destitute family and greedy neighbors, resulting in hilarious yet scathing
results. A cautionary tale about people who incrementally give up their
values for fame and fortune."
The Tale by Tommy Smith (July 16)
"A hilarious, fast-paced musical comedy rendering of Greek Mythology
featuring Zeus, Athena, Hermes, Apollo, Aphrodite, Dionysus and many more
in a zany look at the lives of the gods on Mount Olympus." Theater for Youth Project, specially written family play for grades 5-9.
The K of D by Laura Schellhardt (July 19 & 21)
"The truth is, Charlotte's brother kissed her on the lips before he died.
The legend is, now everything she kisses also dies. An urban legend is
chronicled in a one-woman tour de force."
False Creeds by Darren Canady (July 20 & 22)
"While uncovering the source of his supernatural visions, a tormented young
African American man discovers his own family's connection to one of
American history's most horrific events." Winner of the Alliance Theatre's Kendeda
Playwriting Award.
Triangle (July 22, 26, 28 and 29)
Book by Joshua V. Scher, music by Curtis Moore, lyrics by Thomas Mizer
"The present resurrects the past and the past rescues the present in two
New York stories — one set in 1911 and the other in 2001. Two people in
love struggle to discover what freedom truly means in these volatile
landscapes when their worlds collide."
The Exchange by Ursula Rani Sarma (July 28 & 30)
"In a small post office in the West of Ireland, one man struggles to let go
of the past and, with the help of his daughters, to move into the future." Part of an
international exchange with the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.
Tickets go on sale June 15 through the O'Neill Box Office at (860) 443-1238. Outdoor performances are moved indoors in the event of rain.
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center was founded in 1964 and based in Waterford, CT. Programs at the Center include the Puppetry Conference, Playwrights Conference, Critics Institute, Music Theater Conference and the National Theater Institute. The Monte Cristo Cottage, O'Neill's childhood home, is also owned and operated by the group.
For more information, call (860) 443-5378 or visit the website at www.theoneill.org.
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