by Carson Kreitzer --- directed by Geoffrey Hoffman
at convergence-continuum
Cross the threshold into the human sideshow.
At the turn of the last century, a traveling Freakshow grinds to a halt. Things are changing. The anger of being stared at, trapped and caged, is at war with the freaks’ reassurance of knowing their place in the universe. But the growing defiance of the freaks is no act. Will the Dog Faced Woman break her bonds from the show and shatter their fragile edifice of sustaining interdependence; can the jaded and profoundly broken Ringmaster find redemption through his love for the beautiful Woman With No Arms and No Legs; will Aquaboy, the human salamander, find love with a obsessed outsider; and the Pinhead find solace in Jesus, or burn the place down? In this poetic, gritty world, there may be a way out.
Company member Geoffrey Hoffman, who helmed ‘07’s Demon Baby, directs Carson Kreitzer’s funny, strange and provocative look at humanity through a funhouse mirror.
REVIEWS:
Rave and Pan - by Christine Howey
"...This is an often humorous play, directed with skill by Geoffrey Hoffman, that is highlighted by two absolutely mesmerizing performances that must be seen by anyone who gives a damn about live theater."
"...As played by the riveting Laurel Johnson, Amalia is an enormously powerful presence given that she cannot move or gesture...the dominating presence of Johnson’s Amalia, center stage for most of the play and attended to by a doting Judith, keeps us focused on the awful yet oh-so-human tragedy of being different."
The Plain Dealer - by Tony Brown
"...She might not have arms or legs, but Amalia (played with a calm ferocity and much personal discomfort with her limbs tucked away by the tantalizing Laurel Johnson) holds us spellbound."
