theatre by William Bradley
Killer Joe
Compass Theatre:
March 1 – April 5
Killer Joe is the brutally funny but disturbing play…
a black comedy of deplorable manners if you will…
by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright
Tracy Letts. Set in a trailer park on the outskirts of
Dallas, this dark little play that won awards and rave
reviews off-Broadway, revolves around a dysfunc-
tional family determined to have Mama bumped
Just Every Day People
off so that her worthless son can get together some
Revisioning Working by Stephen Schwartz
quick insurance money to pay off a drug debt. When
Has the workplace changed a bit since 1978? You bet…but the basics of certain occupations remain
you need a job like that done fast and efficiently
constant. Stephen Schwartz is still riding high on the broomstick of major theatre success with his score and
there’s only one guy to call—a cop with a busy off-
book of Wicked. But back in 1978, in collaboration with several other songwriters including James Taylor,
the-clock sideline that has earned him the nickname
Schwartz wanted to touch down on the reality of making a living with his creation of Working. The show is
“Killer Joe.” Compass Theatre Founder and Executive
adapted from true stories of American workers compiled by Studs Terkel. The travails, boredom, dreams
Director Dale Morris has proudly announced that the
and spirit of people of various professions are chronicled through song and monologue.
talented Lisa Berger will direct the production at the
Theatre lovers of Schwartz’s work know that he has created many a magic moment with his remarkable
intimate 49-seat performance venue in the heart of
scores for shows such as Pippin and Godspell. As Working originally ran for only 25 performances, this rare
Hillcrest. The cast includes Judy Bauerlein, Joe Baker,
gem of collaboration returns at The Old Globe. The production now includes Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony
Equity Association actor Mike Sears, Amanda Cooley
Award-winning composer and star of Broadway’s hit musical In the Heights who is contributing two new
Davis and Donal Pugh as Killer Joe.
songs. “Working is a celebration of the human spirit and the search for meaning,” says Lou Spisto, execu-
For more information or to purchase tickets, call 619.688.9210
tive producer of the Tony Award-winning Old Globe, “featuring the music of such renowned composers as
Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor – and now Lin-Manuel Miranda, one of the hottest new musical theatre
Facing East
composers. Director Gordon Greenberg and Stephen have begun a remarkable new journey for Working
The Diversionary Theatre:
which will continue at The Old Globe and, with good fortune, culminate on Broadway.”
March 19 – April 5
As an added gift of entertainment, The Old Globe will present a special one-night engagement of Stephen
“As the lightning comes from the East... so shall the
Schwartz and Friends on Monday, March 9 at 7:30pm. Schwartz will be center-stage for an evening of unfor-
Son of Man appear” (Mt 24:27). There it is, the scrip-
gettable music and memories, with some of Broadway’s best singer/actors, including, Debbie Gravitte, Liz
tural basis for the Christian belief that when Jesus
Callaway and Scott Coulter performing Schwartz’s most beloved songs.
comes again in glory, He will come from the East.
This belief is in turn the foundation for the ancient
Working
Christian practice of “facing East” while praying as
The Old Globe
well as for positioning a coffin in the grave, thus in
March 7 – April 12
the resurrection of the dead, will allow them to see
Stephen Schwartz and Friends
the Second Coming of Jesus. The term is also the
March 9
title of the Diversionary Theatre’s latest production.
Tickets: 619.234.5623
Noted Latter Day Saints author Carol Lynn Pearson’s
16 RAGE monthly | MARCH 2009
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