Photo by Justin Florentine

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE!
by Eric Coble
directed by Michael Osinski
May 14 - 31, 2008
2nd Stage at The Adrienne,
2030 Sansom St.

Meet Eldon — a hard-luck twenty-something with no job, no girlfriend, and no real future ahead of him. Enter Gina — a desperate producer who wants to make Eldon a reality TV star. It seems like an irresistible idea for a nobody like Eldon...until he discovers the catch. In the world of "reality" television, this show forces its participants to the ultimate extreme.

Playwright Eric Coble has received many awards for his work, including the National Theatre Conference Playwriting Award, an NEA Playwright in Residence Grant, Aristophanes Award for Best Off-Broadway Comedy, and First Place in the Southwest Festival of New Plays. His plays, including Bright Ideas, Natural Selection and Virtual Devotion, have been produced at The Kennedy Center, Actors Studio, Playwrights Horizons, Laguna Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville and more.

"Whether you are entertained or disgusted, Coble’s skillfully woven comedy is a humorous and thoughtful critique on society’s obsession with other people’s realities."—L.A. Splash

"A slapstick satire on ultimate reality TV shows that will tickle your funny bone to no end."—Colorado Backstage