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Venezuela

@ fringeNYC 2005

 

 

 

In the seedy underground stations of Berlin, a teenage group “surfs” subway trains. Suddenly, their lives are shattered by the death of their leader. But when they cover up the horrific accident, a bizarre fantasy emerges…set in magical Venezuela.

 

"On set designer Joe Powell's graffiti- and snipe-covered re-creation of a subway platform (and with Bill Kirby's effectively subtle sound design providing apt aural color), James David Jackson's production simmers with the quiet intensity of overly hopeful dreams that can't help but fall to the harshness of reality."

- Back Stage

 

"Venezuela's absurdist leanings disguise what's essentially a straightforward, heartwarming drama about confronting uncomfortable facts . . . reminding us that this is a young, emerging, impetuous theater company."

- theatermania.com

 

"Venezuela, ably directed by James David Jackson, is a thoughtful, challenging piece of theatre."

- nytheater.com

 

 

directed by JAMES DAVID JACKSON

assistant director SARAH ALI
dramaturgy by MEGHAN FORMWALT

 

featuring

olif BRENDAN BRADLEY

ismir HASANI ISSA

flada JAMIE KLASSEL

kerm JOE SOUSA

book JASON ZIMBLER

 

shift crew

MANISH BALIGA

DUSTY DRAKE

ANISSA HARRIS

NICK MONROY

ROB ZEVACK

 

set design JOE POWELL, lighting design GEORGE

GOUNTAS, costume design MERYL PRESSMAN, sound

design BILL KIRBY

 

associate director TIM ERRIKSON

creative consultant ADAM DAVID JONES

fight choreography QUI NGUYEN

authorized company representative JOSH SHERMAN

stage manager AMY RUBIN

 

street team

TRACEY CARNAZZO

SALLY O'MALLEY

KATIE DOLINAR

 

light board operator JANET ZARECOR

sound board operator DONNA DELMAS

technical director BRIAN MACINNIS SMALLWOOD

production assistant ALI SKYE BENNET

production assistant MATT LOCKWOOD

production assistant SAM L. NARRISON

documentarian GREG HESS

 

artistic director JAMES DAVID JACKSON

managing director JOSH SHERMAN

production manager JOE POWELL

 

August 21st - 27th, 2005

FringeNYC

The Players Theatre
115 MacDougal Street

New York, NY 10012

(between W. 3rd & Bleecker St. in
the West Village)
Surf the A/C/E/B/D/F/V down to W. 4th.