Syllogism

The Theatre-Studio, Inc. presents Syllogism, written by La-Tonia Denise Willis, and directed by Colleen Britt.

A cross between Sartre’s No Exit and Genet’s The Balcony, the world of Syllogism centers around three troubled souls who are compelled to perpetually revisit the tragic situations and circumstances surrounding their institutionalization.

ARLENE, is the anal-retentive executive of the den–irascible and given to strike at a moment’s notice. She wields her intellectual prowess like a weapon, mercilessly ridiculing her fellow companions with lethal word play. LEONARDO–the big-hearted man-child hopelessly in love and desperately in need of courage–spends most of his time trying to clear the damage in his head left by an abusive childhood. And then there’s JESSICA–the affable teenager carrying an overwhelming burden that will continue to haunt her the rest of her life. Her role as a mediator of the Group both calms and provokes the others into action. The three find themselves inexplicably tied to one another’s criminal past. Through desperation and despondency, they gather each day for a series of scatological free associative banter that belies a much deeper psychosis.

Part of the TSI/PLAYTIME SERIES
1st Performance Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2004–8:00pm (Series 2753)
2nd Performance Date: Friday, May 28, 2004–8:00pm (Series 2755)