THE RED ANTHOLOGY

A new play created from the true stories of
10 women and 2 men

PERFORMING ONLY TWO SUNDAYS IN FEBRUARY

February 12 and 19;       Curtain 8:00      Tickets $10/$15
In the Upstairs Cabaret at People Lounge
163 Allen Street (Stanton and Rivington)

Tickets $10 at the door available seating/ $15 guaranteed seating with advance purchase
at Brown Paper Tickets

INTO A RED BOX
Five True Stories From Women Running Out of Time
directed by Gordon Farrell

EXIT ROUTES
Five True Stories From Women (and Men) Fed Up With Monogamy
directed by Tatiana Gelfand
dramaturg, Paul Jensen

THE RED ANTHOLOGY brings stories of the struggles of real women to the stage. Act One, "Into A Red Box," focuses on women's lives in their twenties and thirties, and the consequences of choices that leave us trapped by life. Act Two, "Exit Routes," presents the stories of women (and men) fed up with monogamy.

These are true stories given to the playwright -- stories of women (and men) breaking society's rules and expectations in a struggle to define themselves and to grasp what it might mean, some day, to lead an emotionally fulfilling life.

 

FEATURING:
 Katie Donovan
James Kloiber
Chelsea LeSage
Aria McKenna
Megan Murphy
Adam P. Murphy
Gayle Robbins
Joshua Scarlett
Catie Taaffe

Since 2009 Red Productions has been presenting true stories from women on the stage.
Here's what the press who attended our show had to say:

"Gordon Farrell has taken the phrase 'everyone has a story tell' literally in his new play. The most shocking thing about the play is the slow realization that the characters tales were not the author's fictional creation, but true stories from real women; this is where the show finds its power. The production is deceptively simple; the set is marked in tape, the women's costumes are a study of black and red, with the only adornment a set of wooden stools. I was moved." - Tricia Couture, Cheap Chick In The City at blogspot.com

"The play, written by Gordon Farrell, tells the true stories of women whom he has known throughout his life. Each story's speaker commands full attention as she shares her secrets. Stories of heartbreak, helplessness and crises of faith intertwine to form a cycle of self-discovery and reinvention. The stage is bare except for two movable boxes and eight chairs. As each character speaks, the rest of the characters sit and watch attentively, at times even laughing and reacting along with the audience. Together, they create an atmosphere of vulnerability and honesty, a space of healing for all to see." - Julia Pugachevsky, Washington Square News

Tickets $10 at the door available seating/ $15 guaranteed seating with advance purchase at Brown Paper Tickets

People Lounge, 163 Allen Street (between Stanton & Rivington)