David Mamet's Romance at American Repertory Theatre
Sex, Satire, Romance and Ducks May 9 to June 7
By: Ariel Petrova - Apr 24, 2009
David Mamet one of the most powerful and original playwrights of his generation has a long history with the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Mass. The production of "Romance" winds down the regular season ending with more of a bang than a whimper. Below is the news release from A.R.T.
If you think you know David Mamet, think again. This famously terse playwright is a master of biting comedy. The A.R.T. — producer of the world premieres of Mamet's Oleanna, Cryptogram, The Old Neighborhood, and Boston Marriage — is pleased to present Romance, the first installment of Sex, Satire, Romance, and Ducks. Directed by longtime Mamet collaborator Scott Zigler, Romance runs at the Loeb Drama Center from Saturday, May 9 through Sunday, June 7.
A Jewish chiropractor, a Catholic defense lawyer, a gay prosecutor, and a pill-popping judge walk into a courtroom... It's ROMANCE...Mamet-style.
Romance is a courtroom farce that takes no prisoners in its quest for total political INcorrectness. It's hay fever season, and in the courthouse a judge is popping antihistamines like candy. As a Mideast Peace Conference convenes nearby, an ambiguous court case is persistently interrupted by domestic squabbles, ethnic slur slinging, and a hallucinating judge. Lawyers and judges, Jews and Christians, homosexuals and chiropractors — no one gets off easy in Mamet's madcap skewering of the American legal system. The esteemed, noble practice of law degenerates into sheer comic chaos as Mamet ponders the most fundamental human question: Why can't we all just get along? Mamet creates a world in a microcosm in which shameless fawning and sheer caprice hold sway, and the noble apparatus of law and order degenerates into riotous mayhem.
The cast includes A.R.T. actors Remo Airaldi as the Defendant, Thomas Derrah as the Prosecutor, Will LeBow as the Judge, and Jim True-Frost as the Defense Attorney. They are joined by graduating Institute actors Doug Chapman as the Doctor, Carl Foreman as Bernard, and Jim Senti as the Bailiff.
For showtimes and ticket information call 617-547-8300 or visit www.americanrepertorytheater.org