Exile Brings Two Philadelphia Premieres in February/April 2011

Theatre Exile's 2010-11 season is bolder than ever-with two productions in 2011 guaranteed to leave you gasping for more! With the Philadelphia premieres of Martin McDonagh's heart-pounding comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore and Noah Haidle's simply beautiful Saturn Returns, Exile is your destination for "genuine mind-blowing theater" (City Paper).

Coming in February: Theatre Exile presents The Lieutenant of Inishmore, by Martin McDonagh. Directed by Matt Pfeiffer with a star-studded artistic team, The Lieutenant of Inishmore runs February 17 through March 13 at Plays and Players Theatre, with the press opening Wednesday, February 23 at 8pm.

Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore drops audiences into the eye of a firestorm, where citizens of a small Irish town are locked, loaded and ready to go. This blackest of comedies packs enough romance, vengeance, family strife, betrayal, patriotism, danger and lyricism into its 110 minutes of merry butchery to make the Bard blush.

Director Matt Pfeiffer has assembled some of the most exciting artists to bring this gore ballet to life, including Waldo Warsaw, special effects designer from the original Broadway production. With 60 rounds of ammunition, gallons of blood, exploding cats and a final scene that defies the laws of the theatrically possible, this will be the biggest, bloodiest theatrical event of the season!

Coming in April: Theatre Exile presents Saturn Returns, by Noah Haidle. Directed by Brenna Geffers and featuring longtime Philadelphia icon Harry Philibosian, Saturn Returns runs April 28 through May 22 at Christ Church Neighborhood House, with the press opening Wednesday, May 4th at 8pm.

Saturn Returns launches audiences into a bittersweet orbit of memory, loss and love. The play takes its name from Saturn's 30-year orbit around the sun; when Saturn returns to the position it held at a person's birth, it marks a time of great upheaval and personal change. Noah Haidle's elegantly structured tale brings us to three pivotal days in the life of Gustin Novak, at the ages of 28, 58 and finally 88. As loved ones slip in and out of his life, Gustin uses his wicked sense of humor and sharp wit to navigate through the discovery that every beginning is also an end.

Exile's production marks the American premiere of Haidle's newly revised script for Saturn Returns, after the playwright re-imagined the piece in London this past November. With the savagely keen and funny insight that made Mr. Marmalade an audience favorite, Saturn springs nimbly from this quick and wholly unique theatrical mind. As The New Yorker remarks, "Haidle's most prodigious gift may be his psychological sophistication. Beautifully written... Haidle finds a way of dramatizing the presence of absence in all of us."

Cast, director and design team for both plays are available for phone or email interviews; please contact Tenley Bank at 215.218.4022 to schedule.  

LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE FACT SHEET
What: The Lieutenant of Inishmore

by Martin McDonagh

Where: Plays and Players Theatre

1714 Delancey Street

Who: Director: Matt Pfeiffer

Special Effects Designer: Waldo Warsaw

Set Designer: Brian Sidney Bembridge

Costume Designer: Alison Roberts

Lighting Designer: Thom Weaver

Sound Designer: James Sugg

Effects Engineer: Aaron Cromie

Props Designer: Melissa Cristaldi

Production Manager: Sarah Chandler

Stage Manager: Tom Shotkin

Cast: Pearce Bunting, Elena Bossler, Keith Conallen,

Robert Daponte, Paul Felder, Andrew Kane,

Brian McCann, William Zielinski

When: February 17 - March 13, 2011

SATURN RETURNS FACT SHEET

What: Saturn Returns

by Noah Haidle

Where: Christ Church Neighborhood House

20 N. American Street

Who: Director: Brenna Geffers

Set Designer: Thaddeus Phillips

Costume Designer: Brian Strachan

Lighting Designer: Paul Moffitt

Production Manager: Sarah Chandler

Stage Manager: Anya Anthony

Dramaturg: David White
Cast: Joe Canuso, Harry Philibosian,

David Raphaely, Amanda Schoonover

When: April 28 - May 22, 201

Website
www.theatreexile.org

1340 S. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215.218.4022
www.theatreexile.org

TICKET INFO:
Call 215.218.4022 or visit us on the web for specific prices and dates. Tickets $15-$40. Student and senior rates available. Substantial savings offered for groups of 10 or more, please call for details.

THEATRE EXILE ARTISTIC STATEMENT

Theatre Exile has proven to be a place where local artists can take their biggest risks. We match challenging scripts with Philadelphia's top talent, continually bringing immediate and dangerous performances to our audiences. Theatre Exile approaches our craft with a no-nonsense, no-holds-barred style of storytelling. The stories that Exile brings to our audiences demand that our actors live in a moment of truth, despite the peril and the violence that such honesty demands. Armed with our bare-knuckled acting style, we bring you the voices of today's most gifted playwrights with cutting-edge scripts that challenge the expectations of a commercial theater.

 

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