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MACHINAL by Sophie Treadwell |
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1997-1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 |
A 1928 Broadway hit, Machinal is a modern age tragedy of isolation turned to murder. The play, Sophie Treadwell said, is about "a young woman, ready, eager for life, for love...but deadened, squeezed, crushed by the machine like quality of the life surrounding." Loosely based on the sensational 1927 murder trial of Ruth Snyder, Treadwell uses this scenario as a springboard for her own speculations about what circumstances might drive a seemingly harmless stenographer to commit murder. |
WINTER 2003 Winner of 6 Jeff Awards!
Directed by: Sean Graney |
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| § Click Here For Production Photos § § Highly Recommended!, "...an environment that is so intense, so self-contained and so provocative in its strange poetry and youthful bursts of dry wit that you hang on the story...from first minute to last." - Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times § Critic's Choice!, "...an intriguing revival..." - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune § "...a deeply committed cast capable of releasing the shards of genuine feeling caught in the cogs of their automaton characters...", "...production so intense and visceral..." - Lucia Mauro's Chicago Theater § Highly Recommended! "...mark of Graney's brilliance as a director...", "...first-rate performances..." - Jack Helbig, Chicago Reader § "Moe performs wonderfully in a tortured role...", "...Moe brings radiance to her character in this vivid episode." - Beverly Friend, Lerner News-Star
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