Eastcheap Rep Presents Neil LaBute's bash At Paradise Factory 9/9

Workhouse Publicity is proud to announce that it has been selected by Eastcheap Rep on behalf of their upcoming production of Neil LaBute's bash, a harrowing play that originally made its New York debut in 1999. Join us for Preview Performances taking place September 4th, 5th & 8th, 2009 at 8:00PM at Tom Noonan's Paradise Factory located at 64 East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Avenue in New York. The Grand Opening of bash will take place on 9 September 2009 at 7:00PM.

Shows will continue thereafter Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00PM with an admission price of $20 per person. Special "Intimate bash" 24-Seat Performances will take place Fridays & Saturdays at 10:30PM with a ticket price of $25 per person, and will include a complimentary glass of Prosecco. Directed by Robert Knopf featuring Luke Rosen and Chelsea Lagos and Produced by Chris Chaberski and Eastcheap Rep, the 2009 production of bash explores the stark reality underlying LaBute's aggressive language, evoking the most primitive emotions through simple, minimalist speech and movement.

purchase tickets to bash please visit http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=BAS6

SHOW DETAILS
Title: bash by Neil LaBute
Starring: Luke Rosen and Chelsea Lagos
Directed by: Robert Knopf
Designed by: Jessica Fialko
Produced by: Eastcheap Rep and Tom Noonan's Paradise Factory
Theater: Tom Noonan's Paradise Factory, 64 East 4th Street between Bowery & Second Avenue

Previews: September 4, 5, and 8, 2009, 8:00PM
Grand Opening: September 9, 2009, 7:00PM
Performances: Wednesday through Saturday, 8:00PM
Admission Price: $20 per person

"Intimate bash" Performances: Fridays & Saturdays at 10:30PM; Tickets $25, including a glass of Prosecco

Subway Directions: F or V train to Second Avenue
Tickets: http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=BAS6

bash
On October 25, 1994, Susan Smith rolled her 1990 Mazda Protegé into a South Carolina lake in order to drown her two young sons.

On October 7, 1998, in Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Shephard was beaten, tied to a fence, and left to die because he was gay.

On December 24, 2002, Scott Peterson suffocated or strangled his wife, 8 months pregnant, and dumped her body in the San Francisco Bay.

In 1999, Tony-Award nominated playwright Neil LaBute premiered his play bash, about incidents like these. Critics were intrigued yet disgusted: "self-flagellating," "unapologetically cruel characters," and "what demons lead him to tell such cruel [stories]?"

The Mormon Church, of which he was a member, disfellowshipped him.

Why do these things happen, and what is it about bash that makes so many people so uncomfortable? On September 9, 2009, Eastcheap Rep opens the New York revival of bash, with audiences asked to choose between two types of seating: tables within a few feet of the performers or seating above them. For special late night performances, only the 24 seats at tables will be sold, offering audience members an unprecedented "intimate bash" in the company of LaBute's men and women. Are you ready to get this close?

 

 

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