Amish Rave Drama RUMSPRINGA Completes Run At The Green Room Theatre 5/2
By: Gabrielle Sierra Apr. 27, 2009
"Rumspringa", the Amish rave drama written and directed by Peter Zinn, will end its limited engagement at The Green Room Theatre at 45 Bleecker Street on Saturday, May 2nd. The dark comedy, which features Jim Boerlin, C.S. Drury, Kirsty Meares and Mickey Sumner, began previews on January 30th and will have played 5 previews and 38 regular performances for a total of 43 performances.
"Rumspringa" is about three unlikely companions who find themselves under the influence of Ecstasy during an Amish 'rave' in an Indiana cornfield. On Southwest flight 1049, Steve, a Blackberry-addicted CFO, befriends free-spirited California surfer, Brandon who is visiting Cecily, a sexy blackjack dealer. The three characters wind up at an Amish rave party in an Indiana cornfield where they embark on their own dangerously hedonistic Rumspringa."Rumspringa" was work-shopped at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theatre, at HB Studio and the Geraldine Page Salon in New York City, prior to the engagement at 45 Bleecker Street Theatre where it was co-produced by GSP Enterprises, LLC and 45 Bleecker Street Theatre. (Rumspringa is the coming-of-age experience for Amish teenagers when they are permitted a period of experimentation and freedom from religious rules, including going to bars, drinking, taking drugs, driving cars, and dating non-Amish people. The term Rumspringa is a literal translation of the Pennsylvania German expression, "running around.")Rumspringa - a dark comedy explores hidden desires during an Amish rave. Performances Thursday, Friday & Saturdays at 8 PM in The Green Room Theatre at 45 Bleecker Street. Limited engagement ends Saturday, May 2nd. Tickets are $25 with Students discounts available. TeleCharge at www.telecharge.com or (212) 239-6200. For more info go to www.amishrave.com.
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