Topic: COMMUNITY INTEREST
THE GOLDILOCKS ZONE PREMIERES AT PASSAGE THEATRE
A play about love and the modern family by Ian August
Passage Theatre Company will present The Goldilocks Zone by Ian August at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton May 14-31.
Franny and Andy will do anything to have a baby. But Franny can’t conceive, Andy’s gay, and they haven’t told their partners. A Craigslist ad causes worlds to collide in this playful and moving look at parenthood and modern families.
The production features four actors from New York and Philadelphia, and will be directed by Damon Bonetti, familiar to Passage audiences from his work on past productions such as True Story and The Gun Show. Artistic Director June Ballinger says, “As the composite of ‘family’ is expanding and changing in today’s world, we are thrilled to have such a witty, touching play addressing the challenges of even starting a family. People ask me it is a science play, as the Goldilocks Zone has astronomical implications. Not quite. But just as stellar conditions must be favorable for life on earth to begin, so must the right conditions be in place within the family structure."
Playwright Ian August is a founding member of Passage’s Playwrights Lab. His play Donna Orbits the Moon was featured in Passage’s 2010 Solo Flights. In 2006, his play Le Supermarché or What I Did for Lunch won the 31st Annual Samuel French Inc. Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival.
Damon Bonetti returns to direct his second Passage show of the season, following EM Lewis’s The Gun Show. He has also directed for Play Lab and State Street and appeared in Blood: A Comedy. Damon is the Co-Founding Artistic Director of the Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, dedicated to producing rarely performed classic plays in site-specific locations. For PAC he directed The Sea Plays, Changes of Heart, and Blood Wedding. Most recently, he directed The Stinky Cheese Man at the Walnut Street Theatre and The 39 Steps at Hedgerow Theater.
| Tickets: Tickets to The Goldilocks Zone are $20-$35 for adults and $12 for students. There are also senior and group discounts. Tickets are available by calling (609) 392-0766 or purchasing on-line at www.passagetheatre.org.
Dates and times: May 14-31. Thursday, Friday and Saturday @ 8pm; Sundays at 3pm. PRESS OPENING: Saturday May 16 @ 8pm.
Directions & Parking: Passage Theatre performs at the Mill Hill Playhouse, owned and operated by the City of Trenton. The Mill Hill Playhouse is located at 205 East Front Street (at the corner of Montgomery St) Trenton, NJ. Security guarded on street parking is available on S. Montgomery St, Front Street along the park, and in the Art Works parking lot. Detailed directions can be obtained from the website www.passagetheatre.org or by calling 609-392-0766.
For almost 30 years, Passage Theatre has developed and showcased new work by emerging and established playwrights. As a key participant in the revitalization of urban Trenton, Passage presents outstanding plays that celebrate our common ground, transcending culture and race. www.passagetheatre.org |
