by Carson Kreitzer
directed by Geoffrey Hoffman
July 5 - July 27
Cross the threshold into a whirlwind of passions.
Seven men have been found dead along I-95 in Florida. A prostitute is arrested and charged with their murders. The police say she's a serial killer. She claims seven separate acts of self-defense. Inspired by the true story of Aileen Wuornos, Self Defense, or death of some salesmen is a whirlwind of passions. The play is fast and furious, shocking and funny, and at its center, a portrait of a very complicated human being. She is complex, charismatic, dangerous, damaged, full of love and anger; above all else, she is alive.
"...Hoffman as Jolene is a scowling, confrontational, perpetually pacing piece of work — a complicated composite of unrefined bravado, blind anger, survival instincts gone awry and denial..." (News Herald)
"...famously played in the movie by Charlize Theron...Hoffman is poignant, offensive and funny..." (Scene)
