Pugilist Specialist
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SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Nov 3, 2004
Closed Nov 28, 2004
Opened Nov 3, 2004
Closed Nov 28, 2004
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Running Time:
1hr. 20min.
1hr. 20min.
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http://www.45Bleecker.com|www.theriotgroup.com
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
After a much lauded run at 59e59 Theaters, The Riot Group's Pugilist Specialist, written by Adriano Shaplin, transfers to 45 Below.
Four highly-trained American marines are assigned the task of eliminating a troublesome Middle Eastern leader. This psychological thriller unfolds in a series of field recordings, detailing the planning, execution and mishandling of modern political assassination, and exploring the mentalities of people who give - and receive - orders.
Performance Schedule for final week
Monday, November 22 at 7:00PM
Tuesday, November 23 at 8:00PM
Wednesday, November 24 at 3:00PM & 8:00PM
Thursday, November 25 OFF - Thanksgiving
Friday, November 26 at 8:00PM
Saturday, November 27 at 3:00PM & 8:00PM
Sunday, November 28 at 3:00PM & 7:00PM
Press Quotes
"Sharp political theatre... engrossing, inventive...bound to send audiences out talking" Neil Genzlinger - The New York Times
"A beautiful, horrifying play with an ethical, tragic heart. I was bowled over by the performances, the staging and most of all by the writing - something new and exhilarating in the theater." - Tony Kushner
"The play is particularly timely - and brilliant too!" - Newsweek
"A visceral performance piece... an uncommonly bracing shot of political...theater. Chillingly convincing, tautly suspenseful...a stunning final act." - David Rooney, Variety
"A tightly constructed psychological drama - its real theme is the minefield of military relationships." - Liesl Schlesinger, The New Yorker
"The Riot Group has a gift for tense, language-driven theater." - Ben Brantley, The New York Times
TIME OUT NEW YORK & VILLAGE VOICE Critics' Choice
Appropriate for audiences 12 and up.
For group sales (10 and over), call 212-354-8833.
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It's understandable that someone could watch the first minutes of Adriano Shaplin's Pugilist Specialist and suspect that the eventually incendiary play is a stylized send-up of the long-running TV series Mission: Impossible. Three people in camouflage trousers and brown t-shirts perch on a bench and start discussing an impending special forces assignment. Sitting with their hands resting on their thighs, Lieutenants Studdard (Drew Friedman), Freud (playwright Shaplin), and Stein (Stephanie Viola) speak in flat, clipped tones. Under the circumstances, Viola recalls Mission: Impossible's Barbara Bain, who, as Carol Burnett once pointed out in a skit, had three expressions: full face, right p[...]