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Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them by A. Rey Pamatmat (First Floor Theater)
First Floor Theater presents the Chicago premiere of
Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them
by A. Rey Pamatmat
directed by Hutch Pimentel*
After their parents' sudden departure, Filipino-Americans Edith, 12, and her brother, Kenny, 16, are left to fend for themselves in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. With only one another to rely on, poverty and depression loom, when Kenny brings home his new "friend" Benji, and the three begin to redefine the meaning of American Family. Armed with their latchkey wit and a BB gun, the trio can take on anything, from cooking their own food to standing up for their newly-found sexuality until their father returns and everything they've made threatens to fall apart. This Chicago premiere of award-winning playwright A. Rey Pamatmat's powerful script explores what it means to grow up poor, queer, and alone in middle America, and how the human spirit and the power of love can triumph over the darkest obstacles.
Featuring:
Aurora Adachi-Winter (Edith)
Kevin Matthew Reyes (Kenny)
Luke Michael Grimes* (Benji)
William Boles (scenic design), Meredith Francsis (lighting design), Andrew Rovner* (sound design), Alexis Chaney* (costume design), Will Bishop* (production management), and Megan Chaney (stage management/props design).
*denotes First Floor Theater company member
Collaboraction's Pentagon Theater at The Flat Iron Arts Building, 1579 N Milwaukee Ave, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60622
Dates:
Previews: Friday, January 9 & Saturday, January 10 at 8:00 p.m.
Press Opening: Sunday, January 11 at 6:00 p.m.
Regular Run: Thursday, January 15 Saturday, January 31, 2015.
Show Times:Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. Please note: There is an added industry performance on Monday January 26th at 8pm
About the Playwright
A. Rey Pamatmat's new play after all the terrible things I do had its world premiere at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater in September 2014. Mr. Pamatmat was the '12/'13 Hodder Fellow in Playwriting and the '11/'12 PoNY Fellow. His play Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them premiered at the Humana Festival, was produced nationwide, received the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Citation, and was nominated for 2013 GLAAD Media and Lambda Literary Awards. Productions: Thunder Above, Deeps Below (Second Generation), A Spare Me (Waterwell),DEVIANT (the Vortex), High/Limbo/High (HERE); publication: Samuel French, Playscripts; awards: Princess Grace Award in Playwriting and the Princess Grace Special Projects Grant, NYFA Playwriting Fellowship, E.S.T./Sloan Grant. Mr. Pamatmat is Co-Director of the Ma-Yi Writer's Lab. BFA: NYU, MFA: Yale School of Drama.
About the Director
Hutch Pimentel is the Artistic Director at First Floor Theater, where he's worked on Twain's World, Polaroid Stories, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and GrimmFest. Other directing credits include Back of the Throat and 4.48 Psychosis. He's previously assistant directed The Pride at About Face, and Bethany at The Gift. He currently works as an Artistic Assistant at Redmoon Theater. He is a graduate of Kalamazoo College.
About First Floor Theater
First Floor Theater stages stories of individuals facing moments of radical change. By combining visceral acting, immersive design, and collaborative dramaturgy, FFT expands these stories to ask urgent social questions. FFT was named the "Best New Theater Company" in the Chicago Reader's Best of 2013 Reader's Pick edition.
For more information on First Floor Theater, visit http://firstfloortheater.com/
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LocationCollaboraction's Pentagon Theater in the Flat Iron Arts Building (View)
1579 N Milwaukee Ave, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60622
United States
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