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The End of Reality
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jan 12, 2006
Closed Jan 28, 2006

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http://www.thekitchen.org

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Known for upending theatrical conventions and chronicling that which is forgotten or unimportant, award-winning writer-director Richard Maxwell explores violence in this daring new work in which physical exchanges take a front seat with the dialogue. A "lobby-citadel" is the setting for his latest theatrical production, where guards attempt to secure a vulnerable area against unidentified intruders. Confusion and conflict, community and containment erupt and become intertwined, as the heart is traced, tracked, and followed to a heretofore unknown place that is distinctly American.

The End of Reality is written and directed by Richard Maxwell and features performers Thomas Bradshaw, Alex Delinois, James Fletcher, Marcia Hidalgo, Shannon Kennedy, and Brian Mendes.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



The Kitchen
512 W 19th St
New York, NY 10011


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

A mysterious man enters the lobby of a building and abducts one of four security guards. It doesn't seem like the first time this sort of thing has happened, judging from the reactions of the others, who scream and attempt to prevent the unfortunate guard from being dragged away. This literal loss of security is the overarching theme of downtown auteur Richard Maxwell's The End of Reality, a provocative new work that captures the unsettling times in which we now live.

The play centers around a group of security guards headed by Tom (Thomas Bradshaw). Some of them, such as Jake (Alex Delinois) and Shannon (Sibyl Kempson), don't last very long -- either because they're abducted or because the[...]


Reviewed by Dan Bacalzo on Jan 17, 2006

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