Redhill's 'Goodness' to Receive U.S. Premiere at P.S. 122

The US premiere of novelist Michael Redhill's play Goodness, presented by The Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation, will play Performance Space 122 beginning March 1st for a limited engagement through March 11. 

From the award-winning Canadian theater company Volcano and directed by the company's founding Artistic Director Ross Manson, "The story begins with the playwright – a character in his own play – paying a brief visit to Poland to explore the loss of his family in the Holocaust. He finds out nothing, and blames the Poles. He moves on to England, where he stumbles across the story of a much more recent genocide. He meets Althea – sole survivor of a family murdered in another country, now living in hiding. Years after the killings, she was hired as a prison guard, to watch over the man thought to have orchestrated the genocide. The play takes us back to this moment. The war criminal's memory has been claimed by Alzheimer's. With no memory, is he still guilty or is he faking the disease to escape punishment? How do those around him decide to act?" press notes state.
 
Winner of both the 2006 Carol Tambor's Best of Edinburgh Award, the top honor at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and a Scotsman Fringe First award (the oldest award at the Fringe) Goodness is a multi-layered exploration of genocide accompanied by a lush sound-scape of choral music from around the world. 
 
The cast features Victor Ertmanis, Lili Francks, Tara Hughes, Jack Nicholsen, Gord Rand and Amy Rutherford. The show will feature: Music Direction by Brenna MacCrimmon, Lighting Design by Rebecca Picherack, Costume Design by Teresa Przybylski and Sound Design by John Gzowski. 
 
Redhill is the award-winning author of the novel Martin Sloane. Other work includes Light-Crossing, a collection of poetry, and Fidelity, a collection of short fiction. His latest novel Consolation was recently published in the US by Little, Brown and Company. 

Manson has directed 18 shows for Volcano, which have earned 27 Dora nominations, 7 wins, 2 Governor General award nominations, the Amnesty International Freedom of Speech Award shortlist (Edinburgh Festival Fring), the NOW Peoples Choice Award, a Chalmers National Play Award, and now an Edinburgh Fringe First award, and the Carol Tambor "Best of Edinburgh" award. 

Goodness begins performances on Thursday, March 1 for a limited engagement through Sunday, March 11 at Performance Space 122 (150 First Avenue, at East 9th Street). Opening Night is Friday, March 2 at 8 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday – Friday at 8 PM; Saturday at 3 PM and 8 PM; and Sunday at 3 PM. For tickets, which are $25 ($10 for Performance Space 122 members), call Theatermania at 212-352-3101 or visit www.theatermania.com.