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The Global Age Project 2007

coordinated by Tom Bentley
April 16, 2007 - May 14, 2007

“It seems to me that most of the work currently being written is reactionary or reflective in nature. While the past is an excellent resource for material, what about what’s happening in the absolute now and future? For artists to have a stake in the future, they need to think about it, visualize it and ultimately claim it.”
- Tom Ross, Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director

The Global Age Project was created by artistic director Tom Ross with the goal of promoting the creation of forward-looking new works that address issues of the 21st century and beyond. Commissioned playwright Craig Lucas (Small Tragedy, The Light in the Piazza, Prelude to a Kiss) will develop a new play for the program. In addition several new plays selected from an American/Canadian pool of playwrights will be presented in a series of free developmental readings on Monday nights, April 16 through May 14, 2007. A full production of Oren Safdie’s Private Jokes, Public Places will play in tandem with The GAP play reading series at Aurora Theatre Company.

TICKETS: FREE, first-come, first-served seating on the day of the reading. Patrons who make a $50 donation to the GAP will receive two advance tickets to the reading of their choice.

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Monday, April 16, 7:30pm

American Whupass by Justin Warner
Directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges

A faded football star and former wrestling champ duke it out as special interest groups move in. A rollicking political satire from Peabody award-winning playwright Justin Warner, American Whupass chronicles an embattled incumbent’s re-election campaign and the importance of winning at all costs. An O’Neill semi-finalist, Warner’s works have been staged in New York, London, Los Angeles, and Toronto.

Monday, April 23, 7:30pm

Over the Mountain by Brian Thorstenson
Directed by Elizabeth Williamson

During a civil war in an unnamed country, two sisters are torn apart by the choices that they make, leaving one in the midst of the fighting while the other struggles on the border, providing safe passage for refugees. An Associate Artist at Z Space Studio, San Francisco Playwright Brian Thorstenson’s plays include Shadow Crossing, Drop, Sudden Tuesday, and Summerland.

Monday, April 30, 7:30pm

Happyslap by Laura Jacqmin
Directed by Tom Bentley

The world of three young Londoners is turned upside-down when an American confronts them on their own turf. Exposing a shocking, little-known underworld of contemporary society, Happyslap is a disturbing portrayal of what happens when disaffected youth, technology, and casual violence collide. Laura Jacqmin’s work has been staged and developed at the Kennedy Center, Victory Gardens Theater, and National Center for New Plays, among others. Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists, Jacqmin is a nominee for the Dramatists Guild’s inaugural Wasserstein Prize.

NOTE: Recommended for Mature Audiences

Monday, May 7, 7:30pm

Learn to be Latina by Enrique E. Urueta
Directed by Ben Yalom

Columbian-American playwright Enrique E. Urueta presents a full-length version of Learn To Be Latina. This fast-paced, far-out comedy about race, identity, and making it big in the music business features a very un-hip boy band, sock puppets and a Lebanese-American wannabe pop star. Ay caramba! Urueta is the recipient of Theatre Bay Area’s CA$H Grant.

Monday, May 14, 7:30pm

The Apology (formerly Subterranea) by Craig Lucas
Directed by Tom Ross

What do Socrates, Plato, an airline steward, and a failed actress have in common? Set in a tunnel below Grand Central Station and Athens circa 399 B.C., acclaimed playwright Craig Lucas presents his Global Age Project commission, Subterranea. Lucas’ plays include Prelude to a Kiss, Reckless, Blue Window, God’s Heart, Missing Persons, Stranger, The Dying Gaul, and the OBIE Award-winning Small Tragedy. In addition, Lucas wrote the screenplays for “Longtime Companion,” “Prelude to a Kiss,” “Reckless,” “The Secret Lives of Dentists,” and “The Dying Gaul,” which he also directed. Lucas penned the book for the musical The Light in the Piazza (music and lyrics by Adam Guettel) for which he was nominated for a 2005 Tony award. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Lucas is the Associate Artistic Director at the Intiman Theatre.

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