Dead City
BY SHEILA CALLAGHAN
DIRECTED BY DANIELLA TOPOL
WITH
SHANNON BURKETT
REBECCA HART
DAN ILLIAN
APRIL MATTHIS
ALFREDO NARCISO
ELIZABETH NORMENT
PETER RINI
DESIGN
CAMERON ANDERSON
WILLIAM CUSICK
JOSH EPSTEIN
ROBERT KAPLOWITZ
JENNY MANNIS
JUNE 16, 2004: SAMANTHA TRAVERSES THE CITY, HER DAY PUNCTUATED BY CHANCE ENCOUNTERS WITH A MYSTERIOUS NEAR-STRANGER.
“Get ready to take off….. even its space-shuttle-like lobby doesn’t prepare you for the ride that is DEADCITY … and perhaps that’s the production’s final triumph: that inside this boxy, futuristic-looking little theater, only a few blocks away from ground zero, the entire dead city comes alive.” – The New York Times
“Wonderful work… a detailed and moving portrait of contemporary life in New York City … the production itself is thrillingly alive.” – Theatermania.com
“Gutsy… a handsome production.” – Time Out New York (starred listing)
“Samantha’s world – ours – springs to dynamic, full-blooded life…. In a way, it’s a celebration of the hectic odysseys we all take through Manhattan most days, and even if you think you know your own all too well, there’s still something magical about seeing it on a stage before you, and about vicariously experiencing the struggles and small triumphs of some of the usually anonymous people you always see flooding by you as you forge ahead.” — Gothamist
“A thrilling theatrical trip …. director Daniella Topol injects the story with elements of surrealism and constructs a vision of solitude — and of the city — that is awe-inspiring.” – flavorpillnyc
