| SHELL SHOCK, by Eugene O'Neill: A Reading Worthy of Election Week | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 10:48 am EST 11/03/20 | |
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| SHELL SHOCK by Eugene O'Neill Memories and Motive Collide in Early O'Neill Tale with a Psychological Twist Directed by Artistic Director of the Eugene O'Neill Foundation, Eric Fraisher Hayes November 7th, 2020 at 8 PM "The groundbreaking reading series continues as Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse presents its next free ""screened"" reading: SHELL SHOCK, by Eugene O’Neill, live-streamed at no charge, with talkback to follow, on November 7th, 2020 at 8 PM, EDT. Running Time: 30 minutes Talkback to follow including audience questions via chat Watch on the Metropolitan website: www.metropolitanplayhouse.org SHELL SHOCK, by Eugene O'Neill A veteran of The Great War lives with tormenting compulsions rooted in memories of the valorous act that made him a hero. Was it selfless courage, or craven self-interest that earned him his medals. From 1918, this early one-act of Eugene O'Neill is rife with the psychological insight, the scintillating dialogue, and the devilishly wicked twists and revelations that are hallmarks of the master's best-loved work. Discussion with director Eric Fraisher Hayes, Artistic Director of the Eugene O'Neill Foundation, follows the reading, including audience participation. Cast includes Rafael Jordan, Willem Long, and Jed Peterson. Directed by Eric Fraisher Hayes. Background settings by Pamela Lawton. EUGENE O'NEILL (1888 - 1953) The father of modern American drama, his works dominate the American canon, and include four Pulitzer Prize winners: Beyond the Horizon (1920), Anna Christie (1922), Strange Interlude (1928), and the posthumously produced Long Day's Journey Into Night (1941). The first American playwright ever so honored, he earned the Nobel Prize for literature in 1936. Dropping out of Princeton he took to the life of a seafarer, stopping in Buenos Aires, Liverpool, and New York. He held jobs that varied from secretary to gold prospector to draughtsman to mule tender to newspaper reporter. He abused alcohol, contracted tuberculosis, and nearly took his own life, but on recovery through a sanitarium in 1913, he began writing plays. A prolific author, in addition to his 26 mostly shorter works before 1920, he wrote over 20 full-length plays between 1920 and 1943, though his most ambitious project was never completed. This was a cycle of 11 plays, to be performed on 11 consecutive nights, following an American family over two centuries. A Touch of the Poet was the only play he completed of that cycle, while More Stately Mansions was a rough draft of a second. Both were published and performed after his death. UPCOMING READINGS Every Saturday night at 8 pm November 14, 2020 THE RECTOR by Rachel Crothers The rector is the most eligible bachelor in his parsonage, but he will not be bullied into a union by the town's grand dames. He will reveal his heart only to one, whose acceptance of his proposal is as great and small as the fall of a sparrow. Schedule and information: www.metropolitanplayhouse.org/virtualplayhouse ARTISTS' RELIEF The Playhouse's virtual readings serve to help us compensate performing artists, so particularly hurt during this long ""pause."" Information about the theater's ARTISTS RELIEF FUND may be found at www.metropolitanplayhouse.org/covidaid The VIRTUAL PLAYHOUSE began on March 28, 2020, and has been simultaneously broadcast on New York's Pacifica Radio Station WBAI, 99.5 FM since April 11. Exploring the possibilities of ""remote"" ensemble, Metropolitan has pushed the envelope of Zoom broadcasts, with increasingly sophisticated virtual settings and sound design. Each reading is enhanced by conversation with the artists and a guest scholar for an hour-long live entertainment every Saturday night. Reaching an audience across the country and around the globe, the presentation of the forgotten one-act plays is an ideal way to pursue the theater's mission exploring America's diverse theatrical history. METROPOLITAN PLAYHOUSE, in its 29th season, explores America’s diverse theatrical heritage through lost plays of the past and new plays of American historical and cultural moment. The theater received a 2011 OBIE Grant from The Village Voice for its ongoing productions that illuminate who we are by revealing where we have come from. Called ""invaluable"" by the Voice, Backstage and Talkin' Broadway, Metropolitan has earned further accolades from The New York Times and The New Yorker. Other awards include a Victorian Society of New York Outstanding Performing Arts Group, 3 Aggie Awards from Gay City News, 21 nominations for NYIT Awards (3 winners), and 6 AUDELCO Viv Award nominations. |
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