When We Go Upon The Sea
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jun 10, 2010
Closed Jul 3, 2010
Opened Jun 10, 2010
Closed Jul 3, 2010
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A new drama that imagines George W. Bush on the eve of his trial for war crimes.
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It's rough not to savor the conceit of Lee Blessing's When We Go Upon the Sea, currently playing at 59E59 Theaters as part of the Americas Off-Broadway Festival. The idea that former president George W. Bush might find himself in The Hague, awaiting a trial as a war criminal is, indeed, delicious. Unfortunately, the timing of the production (two years into the Obama administration) and the play's obliqueness combine to make the piece less than completely satisfying.
Blessing's play unfolds in a luxe hotel suite (an elegant scenic design by Meghan Jones) overlooking the North Sea where George (Conan McCarty), as he's identified in the play, will spend the night before appearing in front of[...]