 | A publicity image for "The Evildoers," David Adjmi's comedy "with violent turns" about two couples whose quiet celebratory dinner leads to unraveled lives. |
The Yale Repertory Theatre will present the world premiere of “The
Evildoers,” a play by David Adjmi that has been described as “ferociously
funny,” beginning Jan. 18.
T H I S
Yale Rep stages the world
premiere of ‘The Evildoers’
In “The Evildoers,” Carol and Jerry celebrate their anniversary with
another couple, Martin and Judy. An evening of haute cuisine and expensive wine
is cut short, however, when Martin, no longer able to repress years of frustration,
lashes out at the people he loves. Soon, the façade of the couples’ pristine
American lives shatter in this play featuring both humor and violent turns.
“The Evildoers” will run through Feb. 9 at the Yale Rep, 1120 Chapel
St. (at York).
Rebecca Bayla Taichman will direct the play, which is for mature audiences. Taichman
directed the 2002 production of “Iphigenia at Aulis” at the Yale
Rep, and she has directed the world premieres of “Dead Man’s Cell
Phone” by Sarah Ruhl, “The Velvet Sky” by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
(both at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company), and Theresa Rebeck’s “Mauritius” (Huntington
Theatre Company) and “The Scene” (Humana Festival of New American
Plays and also at Second Stage Theatre). Her other productions include “Meno-
pausal Gentleman” (Ohio Theatre), which won a Special Citation Obie Award, “The
Taming of the Shrew” (The Shakespeare Theatre Company), “The Clean
House” (Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company), and “Green Violin” by
Elise Thoron with music by Frank London (Prince Music Theater), which won the
Barrymore Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical. A graduate of the Yale
School of Drama, Taichman is the recipient of a TCG New Generations Grant and
Drama League Directing Fellowship. She has taught at the O’Neill National
Theater Institute, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale and the University
of Maryland.
Adjmi’s “The Evildoers” was developed at MCC Theatre, the Royal
Court (United Kingdom) and the Sundance Theatre Lab. His play “Stunning,” will
premiere at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company this spring. His other plays include “Marie
Antoinette,” “Caligula,” “Elective Affinities,” “Strange
Attactors,” “Woody Allen’s Fall Project,” “Doppel-Gang-Bang” and “3C.” He
has been nominated for the Kesselring, Weissberger and Barrie Stavis prizes and
received a McKnight Advancement Grant, the Marian Seldes-Garson Kanin Award,
the Helen Merill Award, and numerous other fellowships, awards and residencies.
He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, MCC Playwrights Coalition, Rising Phoenix
Rep and Vinegar Tom Players.
The cast features Johanna Day as Carol, Matt McGrath as Martin, Samantha Soule
as Judy and Stephen Barker Turner as Jerry.
Day recently completed the Off-Broadway run of Edward Albee’s “Peter
and Jerry” and also appeared in the play’s world premiere at Hartford
Stage. Her other stage credits include the Broadway production of “Proof,” which
garnered her Lucille Lortel and Tony Award nominations. She has also appeared
on film and television.
McGrath recently appeared in the Tom Waits/William S. Burroughs musical “The
Black Rider” in Los Angeles, San Francisco, London and Sydney, Australia.
His other credits include the recent Broadway productions of “Cabaret” and “A
Streetcar Named Desire.” He has also appeared on film and television. McGrath
received an honorary M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theater and is the
Beinecke Fellow at the Yale School of Drama this spring.
Soule recently appeared in the Broadway production of “Coram Boy,” and
has many New York and regional theater credits, as well as film and television
credits. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School and is currently an artistic
associate at Rising Phoenix Repertory.
Turner has appeared several New York Shakespeare Festival productions as well
as in the world premieres of “The Scene” and “After Ashley” at
the Humana Festival of New American Plays, among other theater credits. A faculty
member at the Berkeley Rep Theater School, he also appeared in numerous films
and television shows.
The creative team for “The Evildoers” includes Riccardo Hernandez
(scenic design), Susan Hilferty (costume design) and Stephen Strawbridge (lighting
design).
Performances of “The Evildoers” are at 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, with
one 8 p.m. showing on Monday, Jan. 21, and additional 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday,
Jan. 26, Feb. 2 and Feb. 9, and Wednesday, Jan. 30. Opening night is on Thursday,
Jan. 24. Other special events include “Talk Back” — discussions
with members of the cast and crew after the 2 p.m. performances on Jan. 26 and
Feb. 2, and after the 8 p.m. performances on Jan. 29 and 31. There will be a
reception for senior citizens beginning at
1 p.m. before the 2 p.m. matinee on Jan. 30. The 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 2 is
an open-captioned performance, and the 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 9 is an audio-described performance.
Tickets range from $35 to $58. Student, senior and group discounts are available.
Four- and six-ticket Flex Passes are also available and may be used for the remaining
plays in the season. Tickets are available online at www.yalerep.org, by phone
at (203) 432-1234 and in person at the Yale Rep box office, 1120 Chapel. St.
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