Summerworks 2005

Acclaimed theatre company Clubbed Thumb presents its 10th annual summer festival of new plays, Summerworks 2005. Summerworks nurtures new plays in different ways, by presenting two Boot Camp development workshops, three mainstage productions and, special to this year’s 10th year anniversary, an evening of past playwrights’ short pieces around the theme of “10” at the opening night party. Participating playwrights include Lisa D’Amour, Brooke Berman, Rachel Sheinkin, Bridget Carpenter, Jeff Jones, Karl Gajdusek, Joe Lo Truglio, Brighde Mullins, Ann Marie Healy, Sheila Callaghan, Jan Munroe, Kate E. Ryan, and more. This year’s three mainstage productions are:

100 Aspects of the Moon by Ethan Lipton
Inspired by the work of 19th-century woodblock-printmaker Yoshitoshi, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon is a very sad comedy about the regularly scheduled failings of humanity. Deep-seeded resentment, lousy communication and misplaced love and violence ensue. Emma Griffin directs.
Runs May 8-10 and 12-14 at 8pm.

Madame Killer by Honour Kane with Diana Kane
A Gothic noir about Ann Lohman who, upon her death in 1878, was a paradigm of capitalism, worth millions…but she had secrets. This fair doctor owned a black book filled with incriminating evidence about all the women she serviced over the years, striking fear in both rich and poor if this information ever got out! Wier Harman directs.
Runs May 15-17 and 19-21 at 8pm.

Dearest Eugenia Haggis by Ann Marie Healy
Dearest Eugenia Haggis is a heartbreaking and extremely funny tale of three misfits scrambling for the scraps of love in the frozen outskirts. Melissa Kievman directs.
Runs May 22-24 and 26-28 at 8pm.