Iron Crow Theatre Company will produce the Baltimore premiere of Adam Bock's Swimming In The Shallows, March 31st - April 16th.
As
Michael Dale wrote in his 2005 review of Swimming in the Shallows, "Sometimes a dude making out with a shark is a symbol of man's continual desire for that which he can never obtain. And sometimes it's just a dude making out with a shark." In the wacky and hilarious universe of
Adam Bock's play about a close knit group of friends all facing the need for change in their lives, a man falling in love with a mako shark is normal. What's not so normal is Barb's sudden compulsion to empty her life of all but eight things. Her husband Bob, who doesn't get it, senses he might not be among them. And Carla Carla is ambivalent about marrying Donna, who can't seem to stop smoking. This queer-surrealist world, set in a seaside town called Twig, Road Island, includes yard sales, dream sequences, a lesbian wedding, and a sexy dance and other encounters between a promiscuous but lonely gay man and the sharp-toothed object of his latest infatuation, Isurus Oxyrinchus. Join Iron Crow for the Baltimore premiere of this funny, fantastical and touching play about love, fear, sacrifice, and friendship, and consider the possibility that the shallows might just be where it's all happening. Directed my Michele Minnick with Karin Crighton, Caitlin Joy, Steve Satta,
Joan Weber, Paul Wissman and Chris Zargarbashi. Set by
Daniel Ettinger, Lights by Heather Mork, Costumes by Rebecca Eastman and Sound by Todd Mion.
All shows at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, ?811 Cathedral Street. Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm, March 31 through April 16 and Saturday April 9 at 2 pm.Iron Crow Theatre concludes their season with
Brad Fraser's Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature Of Love, running June 2nd-18th.
Iron Crow Theatre is a Baltimore-based theatre company dedicated to providing a voice for individuals and communities who, through choice or necessity, live outside the mainstream of society. Formed during in 2009, the founding members of Iron Crow produced an evening of theatre, dance and music in honor of Baltimore's Gay Pride celebration. The show, Gay Expectations, held at the University of Baltimore, brought together artists from the community while raising more than $1200 for local charity, Moveable Feast. Inspired by the success of the production, the group decided to form Iron Crow Theatre. "We wanted to add our voices to the already vibrant and thriving theatre scene in Baltimore," adds Artistic Director and Co-Founder,
Steven Satta. "Even though we take a special interest in the work of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identified artists," he adds, "our artistic interests and aesthetics are as diverse as our company members." The company is currently in residence at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, ?811 Cathedral Street.
Iron Crow Theatre functions as a 501(c) (3) under the fiscal sponsorship of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit organization that enables small arts organizations to function more efficiently as businesses. For more information visit www.ironcrowtheatre.com or call the Iron Crow box office at 443.468.4837.
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