Flashpoint Theatre Company

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Photo by Justin Florentine

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE!
by Bridget Carpenter
directed by Meghann Williams
November 7 - December 1, 2007
2nd Stage at The Adrienne,
2030 Sansom St.

Welcome to Madison Feury High, where the faculty are as misguided as the students. When an enigmatic new history teacher shows up from the city, the burned out teachers reluctantly invite him into their circle of angst and disillusionment, only to discover he’s not who they think he is. Bridget Carpenter’s caustically funny play is a hall pass to what happens when you mix gun-toting sophomores, lonely teachers and an unnatural obsession with the Rapture.

The Faculty Room premiered in 2003 at the Humana Festival and is a Kesselring Prize recipient. Playwright Bridget Carpenter is a Susan Smith Blackburn Award and Princess Grace Award winner and recent Guggenheim Fellow. Her numerous plays include Fall, Typhoid Mary and The Death of the Father of Psychoanalysis (& Anna.)

"Lively black comedy...a rollercoaster course" — Washington City Paper

"The Faculty Room's exploration of teacher-student relationships and school violence proves disturbingly relevant." — The Daily Page, Madison, WI

CAST:

Zoe Bartholemew Janice Rowland

Adam Younger Mark Cairns

Carver Durand Keith Conallen

Bill Gene D’Alessandro

PRODUCTION STAFF:

Scenic Design Christian Pedone

Costume Design Regina Rizzo

Lighting Design Shon Causer

Sound Design & Original Music Aaron Oster

Properties Natalia de la Torre

Production Stage Manager Marianne Maloy

Production Dramaturg Gigi Naglak

The Faculty Room Production Photos

Keith Conallen (Carver), Mark Cairns (Adam) and Janice Rowland (Zoe). Photo by Justin Florentine.

Janice Rowland (Zoe) and Keith Conallen (Carver). Photo by Justin Florentine.

Mark Cairns (Adam), Gene D'Alessandro (Bill) and
Keith Conallen (Carver). Photo by Justin Florentine.

Janice Rowland (Zoe) and Mark Cairns (Adam).
Photo by Justin Florentine.

2007-2008 Season sponsored by

Flashpoint's mainstage season is made possible in part by a grant from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.

Flashpoint proudly participates in the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, Philadelphia's premiere professional theatre awards program.

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