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1998-1999
Season
The Treatment
(Midwest Premiere)
by Martin Crimp
Directed by Adrian Bucher
With: Bill Bannon, Mierka
Girten, Mike McNeal, Lara Phillips, Kathleen Powers, Maria
Stevens, Doug Vickers, Wesley Walker and Cedric Young.
A Red Orchid Theatre launches its 98-99 season with the Midwest
premiere of The Treatment by Martin Crimp.
In this astonishing satire of the art world at its most ruthless,
a team of filmmakers attempts to rewrite the story of one
woman's life. On the run from her husband, who keeps her locked
up in their Brooklyn apartment, Anne finds refuge in Manhattan.
When two producers offer to buy her story, they end up buying
her body and her mind.
The Treatment offers a provocative look at the relationship
between artist and subject, while exposing the aggressive
heart of the city of New York.
The Treatment received its US premiere at the Public Theater
in New York, George C. Wolfe Artistic Director, after a critically
acclaimed season at London's Royal Court Theatre.
The Cut
(U.S. Premiere)
by Mike Cullen
Directed by Lawrence Grimm
With: John Bakos, LeBron
Benton, Matt Gibson, Guy Van Swearingen
The story of a coal-miner returning to work after eight years
of imprisonment. Searching for the truth behind his father's
mysterious death, he is unable to find anyone willing to face
the violent repercussions of honesty. He soon finds himself
the victim of selfish manipulators working toward their own
social advancement.
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