Contact: Laura Broom skywriterpress@gmail.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ANGRY YOUNG THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
SKYWRITER BY SEAMUS SULLIVAN
(Washington, D.C.) – The new D.C. theatre collective Angry Young Theatre Company (AYTC) presents its inaugural production, Skywriter, as part of the 2009 Capital Fringe Festival. Playwright Seamus Sullivan – whose work Harlan at the Rockpile premiered recently in Arena Stage’s Downstairs Series – offers a play particular to the D.C. area. This unconventional story explores what it takes to be heroic in a D.C. public school. Is it compassion, or a kind of madness? And is there a difference?
Director Hunter Styles observes, “Seamus has a wonderful eye for comedy, and Skywriter is the fastest, quirkiest, snappiest thing he's written. We're looking forward to having a serious discussion about the public education system with D.C. audiences, especially within the framework of a poignant, funny new show."
"We spent the spring workshopping the script with Artists' Bloc,” Sullivan comments. “Since Skywriter is a short, sweet, off-beat new play rooted in D.C., I think Fringe audiences will go for it – and we're glad for the opportunity to present a show that's entirely our own."
STORY: As an English teacher at a troubled D.C. public school, Frank Fletcher deals with a host of problems: crumbling infrastructure, violence in the halls, controversial reforms, and students who aren't always inclined to sit and learn. Thanks to a traumatic accident, he also believes himself to be a superhero named Skywriter who spends his nights patrolling neighborhood rooftops. When a new student teacher uncovers his secret identity, Fletcher must reflect on whether his heroic alter ego is a dangerous delusion or a much-needed force for good in the city.
This production presented as a part of the 2009 Capital Fringe Festival.
WHERE:
The Shop at Fort Fringe
610 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
WHEN:
Saturday July 11 @ 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 12 @ 3:15 p.m.
Saturday, July 18 @ 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 25 @ 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 26 @ 4:45 p.m.
This production runs approximately 60 minutes and has no intermission.
TICKETS: All tickets are $15 and may be purchased starting June 22 online at http://www.capfringe.org/fringe-festival.html or via phone at 1-866-811-411. Starting July 7, tickets may also be purchased at the Fort Fringe in the Festival Box Office at 607 New York Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001.
CAST:
Genevieve James as Elizabeth Finch
Christopher Michael Todd as Frank Fletcher
Lynn Bandoria as Lorena Cooper
Ricardo Frederick Evans as Principal Cooper
For more information, please visit http://angryyoungtheatre.blogspot.com/
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