The 4th Annual Undergroundzero Festival Presents The Film 'Father of Lies', 7/7 - 7/11

The East River Commedia in association with the Immediate Theater Company present 'Father of Lies' as part of the 4th annual Undergroundzero Festival.

'Father of Lies' is a premiere adaptation of Brian Evenson's chilling debut novel. Drawing on actual, previously repressed cases of the abuse of young boys by Mormon lay clergy, 'Father of Lies' is set in an epistemologically thorny environment of hypocrisy and violent physical terror. Evenson's allegory of blind religious obedience is a shocking account of a predator expert in the "soul murder" of the vulnerable and of a villain who relies on the church to abet his crimes. Adapted by award winning director Jose Zayas, 'Father of Lies' is a disorienting and twisted journey probing at the horror and violence that lie between faith and despair.

The Cast includes Evan Enderle (Bingo with the Indians, Princes of Waco), Jocelyn Kuritsky (Crawl Fade to White, Have You Seen Steve Steven?), Pete McCabe (Southern Promises, Prophet), Matt Huffman (Southern Promises, Missa Solemnis, or the Play About Henry), Jessica Pohly (Bingo with the Indians, The Great Recession) and Richard Toth (The Archery Contest).

The Design Team features Matt Tennie (scenic, sound and video), Bruce Steinberg (lighting), Jillian Tully (costume). Teddy Nicholas is the production stage manager.

'Father of Lies' will run July 7 at 9pm, July 8 at 7pm, July 9 at 9pm, and July 10 & 11 at 5pm as part of the 4th Annual undergroundzero festival at Performance Space 122 (150 1st Avenue at 9th Street). Tickets ($20) may be purchased online at www.PS122.org or via phone at (212) 352-3101.

Brian Evenson is the author of ten books of fiction, most recently the limited edition novella 'Baby Leg', published by New York Tyrant Press in 2009. In 2009 he also published the novel 'Last Days' (which won the American Library Association's award for Best Horror Novel of 2009) and the story collection 'Fugue State', both of which were on Time Out New York's top books of 2009. His novel 'The Open Curtain' was a finalist for an Edgar Award and an IHG Award. His work has been translated into French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and Slovenian. He lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island, where he directs Brown University's Literary Arts Program. Other books include 'The Wavering Knife' (which won the IHG Award for best story collection), 'Dark Property', and 'Altmann's Tongue'. He has translated work by Christian Gailly, Jean Frémon, Claro, Jacques Jouet, Eric Chevillard, Antoine Volodine, and others. He is the recipient of an O. Henry Prize as well as an NEA fellowship.