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2008 NY Innovative Theater Award Winner. OOBR Award winner! Thom Fluellen Community Fund Award Winner!! WNYC Star Award Winner! Snapple & NYC Mayors Office Award Winner! Donate to support our work!
ANNOUNCING OUR CONTINUING 2009 SEASON (RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY):
SUMMER 2009: ‘HIDING BEHIND COMETS’ BY BRIAN DYKSTRA
Although twin brother and sister, Troy and Honey, share an unusually strong bond, they seem as different as night and day. One late summer evening, a stranger wanders into their family-owned bar. When he starts asking personal questions, it soon becomes clear that his visit to this small-town dive has not been purely coincidental. The extent of his journey, it’s underlying motivation and the past horrors that have directed it provide a roller coaster of surprises that keep audiences on the edge of their seat until the plays final moments.
“A riveting edge-of-the-seat affair shot through with sex, violence and narrative thrills. Hiding Behind Comets will show up again somewhere soon and it will sell a lot of tickets.”
—–— Chris Jones, Variety
“A truly HARROWING and THOUGHT-PROVOKING play, the kind that GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN and continues to pester your soul for days after the house lights come up. Cases are made, issues are debated, and as in true life, there is no right answer. That, perhaps, is the most terrifying aspect of all.”
—–— Broadwayworld.com
“a masterly evening of suspense… Dykstra achieves commanding insights into the characters….It is Dykstra’s talent for writing dialogue-now slicing, now vulgar, now sardonic-that provides exciting sparring…There are fascinating explorations, notably the strange symbiotic emotional and physical connections that the twins have for one another…There are also substantive contemplations on larger themes: the manipulation of minds through the perversion of faith, the twisted rationale that extended guilt can cause and the unsettling effects on children when they are deprived of truth.”
—–— Cincinnati Post
FALL 2009: ‘23 COINS’ A WORLD PREMIERE OF A NEW MUSICAL BY MARK ABRAHAMS
The whole season, expanding yet again to add a kids show each January, is in our new space at 38 West 38th Street - a new Theatre dedicated to flexibility and accessibility! This theater space has had a total of 8 NY Innovative Theater Award nominations in 2008 - what a performance area! Email us at info@spoontheater.org for more information.
And now we have a seasonal concessions sponsor - Fizzy Lizzy!
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