BWW Previews: THE GOOD GIRL at Primal Forces
By: John Lariviere Sep. 26, 2017
Primal Forces Presents The Good Girl by Emilie Collyer
A Darkly Funny Futuristic View of Sex
Primal Forces is proud to open their 2017-2018 season with the Southeastern premiere of the provocative dark comedy, The Good Girl. Written by Emilie Collyer, this award-winning play offers a futuristic view of people's interaction with robots, in a world where sex seems to have been banned for the masses, and sex with robots is narrowly constrained.
The Good Girl is a futuristic view of people's interaction with robots. Set in Anjali's apartment, she has a government-issued job as a madam to a female sex robot. When Ven, the maintenance man, discovers that the sexbot is displaying human emotional behavior, the two develop an illegal scheme, causing grave complications as the story takes a dark turn---a twist that reveals a great deal about Anjali, Ven and the order of the culture they live in.
Amber Lynn Benson plays Anjali. She received her BFA in Performance from FIU and recently directed a sold out show for the Fort Lauderdale Fringe Festival called "Stingray." She loved her most challenging role as Stacy in "My First, My Fist, My Bleeding Seeded Spirit," working with New Theatre. She just portrayed the role of Rosali in "Real Women Have Curves" at Main Street Players Theatre in Miami and is excited to be working on "The Good Girl" because of her interest in existentialism and idealism.
Jovon Jacobs plays Ven, and most recently seen in Informed Consent at Gablestage. He holds a B.F.A in Acting and is a proud participant in the South Florida Theatre Community. Some of his recent credits include: All The Way at Actors' Playhouse Motherland at Theatre Lab, The Mystery of Love & Sex (Arts Garage), Fences & Five Guys Named Moe (M Ensemble Theatre), Them Beaux (Miami Theater Center), The Violet Hour (Broward Center), Map of Virtue (Thinking Cap Theater) {Broadwayworld.com Award}, Hip Hop Won't Save You (The Project [theatre]), S4K & Summer Shorts 2013 (Adrienne Arsht Center), A Man Puts On A Play (Naked Stage) and Home Sweet Funeral Home (The ALLIANCE THEATRE).
"This is darkly funny play examines morality and exploitation in a tantalizing manner," explains Keith Garsson, Director and Primal Forces Founder. "Amber and Jovan bring an electrifying chemistry to their roles as they battle their moral dilemmas and confront their own viewpoints and beliefs."
October 11-October 29
Tickets $30
Thu & Fri at 8pm, Sat at 7pm, Sun at 2pm
OPENING NIGHT FRI, Oct 13, 8pm
Andrews Living Arts
23 NW 5th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Comments
Videos