ROOFTOPS

Don’t eat the chicken!

online casino netRooftops, a dystopic play in two acts, comments on the economic divide present in American society and magnifies it to drastic proportions. The play begins as the protagonist, Crane, is ripped from her world of comfort and convenience and is catapulted on to “the Tops”. She is introduced to a world of women living and working in a futuristic “debtors prison”, who through constant sedation, unlivable conditions, and government experimentation are quickly deteriorating both mentally and physically. As she learns the rituals and rules of her new home, including a regimented diet of fast food chicken and an expectation to breed with the rooftop’s male watchdog, Crane’s hope of ever returning to her old life seems impossible. When an Arab-American man, who is demonized by the media as a terrorist, offers Crane a chance to end the suffering of the rooftop dwellers, but possibly sacrifice herself in the process, Crane is forced to question the worth of one human life versus the lives of thousands.

Directed by Kimberlea Kressal
Written by Karly Maurer

Lighting Design by Pamela Kupper
Set Design by Michael McClain
Costume Design by Rachel Attridge
Sound & Video Design by UNiONEYE

with

Randi Berry, Katie Braden, Mike Bradley, Dechelle Damien, Tara Grieco, Jessica Kelly, Lauren Turner Kiel, Anna Lamadrid, Beth McGregor, Al Miro, Meret Oppenheim, Mika Porro and Benjamin Spradley

Milagro Theater at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center
107 Suffolk Street

March 5 – 28, 2009
Mondays 8PM
Thurs – Sat 8PM
Sundays 3PM

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