The Paradigm Bomb at American Repertory Theater of WNY

Running time: 90 minutes with intermissionAmerican Repertory Theater of WNY will kick-off the 2022-23 season with a production of the original work "The Paradigm Bomb", written by 716 playwright Matthew LaChiusa, Sept 9th and will run to Oct 1st. Show-dates are Thursday & Friday 7:30 pm and Saturday 5 pm.Originally scheduled for the previous season, "The Paradigm Bomb" was postponed due to an unfortunate and tragic community event in May 2022. The production will see the return of original cast-members Suzanne Hibbard, Charles McGregor and Victor Morales with Monish Bhattacharyya also returning to finally make his directorial debut at ART/WNY.The narrative behind "Paradigm Bomb" focuses on how individuals can become radicalized. Spiritual community leader Pastor Rhonda Henderson, after sitting in on the company's workshop rehearsal for Paradigm Bomb, commented the piece was "eye opening" in that audiences are felt to be part of a jury, and this then empowers viewers to understand and choose to forgive or condemn the main character. Pastor Henderson believes this piece should be seen by the whole community at large.