AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER OF WNY
Presents
The Local Playwright Showcase
RED CLAY
Written By Matthew LaChiusa
"The creative LaChiusa has written an interesting story, populated with remarkably fleshed-out characters. There's a Gomer here, a Goober there, an overdone sex kitten...but in the main, real people saying real things." --Ted Hadley, Buffalo News
"Quite Satisfying...Quite Engaging"---Anthony Chase, WBFO Theatre Talk
"Red Clay is still a fine work...It’s never boring and has a style of its own that engages the audience. The play is simply a dramatic shot wrapped in a vernacular blanket. LaChiusa’s pen and McCabe’s direction worked very well together. Overall, Red Clay is an exercise in dramatic turnarounds and Southern style, and it is done well..." Josh Q Newman, UB Spectrum
"RED CLAY gets your attention early and gradually, eventually, turns ugly, brutal and violent. LaChiusa may be a fledgling writer but he's already skilled; he can keep you guessing....The acting is superior." -- Ted Hadley, Buffalo News
"Quite Satifying...Quite Engaging...Strong Cast."---Anthony Chase, WBFO Theatre Talk
"(The) dialogue is often witty and driven. It propels the action forward and gives the characters just enough room to breathe. LaChiusa's pen and McCabe's direction worked very well together." ---Josh Q Newman, UB Spectrum
Comments From the Booth
UB Spectrum
Artvoice
Speakupwny.com
Directed By
Drew McCabe
Location
The Cabaret Theatre
672 Main Street, downtown Buffalo
American Repretory Theater of WNY presented the second show of the 2009-10 season, RED CLAY, on March 11th through March 27th at Cabaret Theater, 672 Main Street. The show was under the directorial eye of Drew McCabe and featured ART favorites Chris Standart (The Man Who came to Dinner; Greater Tuna), John Kaczorowski (Rose Tattoo; The Man Who Came to Dinner), Peter Jaskowiak (Rose Tattoo) as well as some new Buffalo theater faces including Patrick Cameron, Andrea Andolina, Michael Renna, and, making her Buffalo debut as the lead female role, Tara Kaczorowski.
The production, written by ART Artistic Director, Matthew LaChiusa, explores the lives of characters who work for a proud Georgian railroad company, RED CLAY, and how their lives begin to change as the "bones from the closet start rattling".
ART hopes to see you at what appears to be a solid theatrical work that lives up to the mission statement and reputation ART strives to maintain.
"...(The) acting is superior...Peter Jankowiak, always so precise, nails old Bill and Christopher Standart, conniving and cackling, is stellar as Joe. The Bill and Joe scenes, nefarious, hurtful, evil, are brilliantly brought to life...Tara Kaczorowski, excellent as Ruby in her Buffalo stage debut." --Ted Hadley, Buffalo News
Featuring
John Kaczorowski
Peter Jaskowiak
Tara Kaczorowski
Chris Standart
Andrea Andolina
Patrick Cameron
Michael Renna
Original Music Underscoring written by
Bob Kupczyk and Matthew LaChiusa
Music Performed by Dick Whiskey
from their new CD "Drunkard's Lullaby"
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The mission of the American Repertory Theater is two fold. First, the mandate of The American Repertory Theater is to produce both classic and contemporary theatrical works and support a new generation of playwrights. These productions are purposefully created through the innovative exploration of these selected works, thereby enhancing the cultural and intellectual experience of the theatergoer. Second, the American Repertory Theater will serve as a catalyst for community dialogue and action that will result in sustained economic growth and increase the collaboration within all sectors of our community.
