The Europeans
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jul 7, 2009
Closed Jul 26, 2009

Playing at
Atlantic Stage Two

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Howard Barker's The Europeans takes place in war-ravaged Vienna after the Turkish invasion of the late 1600's, during which Christianity and Islam brutally collided. Vienna is now a place where manners have disappeared, women sell their bodies for loaves of bread, and the blood of Turkish prisoners runs free. The Emperor craves the normality of the past, but only Starhemburg, the military commander, realizes that a new future must be forged, and sees Katrin - a young woman mutilated, raped and impregnated by the Turks - as the agent for change. Thus begins a harrowing love story.

The Europeans unapologetically reveals us as primal beasts struggling to learn the love of self and finding the spirit to love each another. Richard Romagnoli directs.

Playing in repertory with Therese Raquin.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:

Atlantic Stage Two
330 W 16th St
New York, NY 10011

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Howard Barker's The Europeans, currently getting its U.S. premiere at Atlantic Stage II courtesy of the Potomac Theatre Project, vividly depicts a skewed moral universe in the aftermath of war in which the most lingering nightmare may be the collective human tendency to learn so little. But the complex, often challenging, and sometimes gravely funny play resists simple characterization -- and, to its credit, avoids reduction to one simple message. While not easy to digest or fully appreciate in one viewing, the play is fascinating and provocative, and the production, guided by Richard Romagnoli, is often compelling.

Perhaps to underline the repetition of human history, the play is set fol[...]

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Reviewed by Patrick Lee on Jul 9, 2009