Story for Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People who Love Them
Back at The Public for another world premiere of a new play, Christopher Durang turns political humor upside down with this raucous and provocative satire about America's growing homeland 'insecurity.' Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them tells the story of a young woman suddenly in crisis: Is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a terrorist? Or just crazy? Or both? Is her father's hobby of butterfly collecting really a cover for his involvement in a shadow government? Why does her mother enjoy going to the theater so much? Does she seek mental escape, or is she insane? Honing in on our private terrors both at home and abroad, Durang oddly relieves our fears in this black comedy for an era of yellow, orange, and red alerts.
Written by CHRISTOPHER DURANG. Directed by NICHOLAS MARTIN.
With
Amir Arison, David Aaron Baker, Laura Benanti, Audrie Neenan, Kristine Nielsen, John Pankow, Richard Poe
Performance contains the use of smoke effects.
Run time: 2 hrs. 15 min. including 1 intermission
MARCH 24 - APRIL 26
Post-show Discussions: Tues 4/14 & Tues 4/21
Cast & Creative for Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People who Love Them
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Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People who Love Them
About the Show
Venue
Public Theater
Story
Back at The Public for another world premiere of a new play, Christopher Durang turns political humor upside down with this raucous and provocative satire about America's growing homeland 'insecurity.' Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them tells the story of a young woman suddenly in crisis: Is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a terrorist? Or just crazy? Or both? Is her father's hobby of butterfly collecting really a cover for his involvement in a shadow government? Why does her mother enjoy going to the theater so much? Does she seek mental escape, or is she insane? Honing in on our private terrors both at home and abroad, Durang oddly relieves our fears in this black comedy for an era of yellow, orange, and red alerts.
Written by CHRISTOPHER DURANG. Directed by NICHOLAS MARTIN.
With
Amir Arison, David Aaron Baker, Laura Benanti, Audrie Neenan, Kristine Nielsen, John Pankow, Richard Poe
Performance contains the use of smoke effects.
Run time: 2 hrs. 15 min. including 1 intermission
MARCH 24 - APRIL 26
Post-show Discussions: Tues 4/14 & Tues 4/21
Know Before You Go
Both romantic and scary, The Phantom of the Opera is a thrilling night of theater with grand emotions.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score, with its beloved signature song “Music of the Night,” sets the mood,
but you may also find yourself humming the gorgeous period costumes and simple yet grand sets
(even the famous chandelier, which probably falls slower than you’d expect, is a thrill).
Cast & Creative
Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People who Love Them