Renegade Theatre Experiment Presents NOAH JOHNSON
San José, CA (PRWEB) July 4, 2007 -- This July, Renegade Theatre Experiment (RTE -- www.renegadetheatre.com) kicks off its sixth season with the Bay Area Premiere of John Bastian's award winning play, NOAH JOHNSON. . ., a dark comedy, set during the Civil War, follows three war profiteers and their efforts to scam both the Union and the Confederacy.
NOAH JOHNSON. . . tells the tale of Jeremiah Bentonville, a former flimflam man turned undertaker, and his apprentice, Noah Johnson, contracted by both the Union and Confederate armies to box up their dead. What does it matter if Jeremiah inflates the casualties a little bit? As he says, "The living don't notice the dead. They'll take our word for it." Taking his apprentice under his wing, Jeremiah trains Noah in the art of creating lots of something out of nothing. Everything is moving along swimmingly until Noah discovers a locket with a lewd photo and a beautiful widow arrives in search of her dead husband's body. As Noah conducts his own business with the widow, Jeremiah's suspicions grow. He, more than anyone, should know an illusion when he sees it. Then, the North informs Jeremiah that they suspect he is cheating them. However, they won't hang him, provided he can prove his numbers - -by tomorrow morning at dawn.
Written during the first Gulf War, NOAH JOHNSON. . .'s themes of war, race, and profiteering still resonate today, during the second Gulf War. Bastian's play had its World Premiere at the renowned South Coast Repertory, where it won SCR's California New Plays Prize. Additionally, the production won seven Drama-Logue awards, including playwriting, and was a finalist for the PEN West Literary Award for Drama.
NOAH JOHNSON. . . runs July 13th through 28th at the Historic Hoover Theater in San Jose. Performances begin at 8:00pm, except Sunday matinees which are at 2pm. Tickets for NOAH JOHNSON. . . are $18.00 General Admission (Thursdays and Sundays) and $20.00 General Admission (Fridays and Saturdays). Students and teachers, seniors, and Theatre Bay Area members qualify for discount tickets ($13.00 Thu/Sun & $15.00 Fri/Sat) with valid ID. Tickets and season subscriptions are on sale at www.renegadetheatre.com.
For more information, please read our complete press release located at http://www.renegadetheatre.com/press/NOAH-PressRelease-final.pdf
Renegade Theatre Experiment (RTE), founded in 2001, is the South Bay's voice for alternative theatre.
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