Shows: Past Productions

[ Coming Soon ] + Past Productions +

WAR

a world premiere
written and directed by kirk lynn

June 8 - July 1, 2000 at The Off Center
directed by Kirk Lynn
stage managed byTammy Fotinos
asst. stage managed by Diane Johnson
set design by Morgan Knicely
costume design by Jennifer Kirkland
lighting design by Zach Murphy
llivesound design by DJ Aleph

Featuring:

Robert Fisher
Jose Angel Hernandez
Lana Lesley
April Matthis
Michael T. Mergen
Anderson Mills
Derek Mudd
Gavin Mun dy
Sarah Richardson
Meg Savilonis

THE SCOOP

“If you die fast fine But if you die slow either you call out for help or you do not”

Rude Mechs award-winning playwright-in-residence Kirk Lynn rocks the house with his first new play since the groundbreaking FAMINLY TRILOGY. With Lynn’s relentless wit and piercing insight, WAR explores the battlefield of our lives as we fight for what we believe at home and in the office. The copier’s broken again, there’s a ghost in the fax machine, and the cups of coffee are getting smaller and smaller, but how will any of that help us win the Big Contest? This visceral multi-media fantasy - complete with slide projections, a live DJ and hip hop dancing - is a compelling meditation, a bold-faced call to action, and an explosive night of theatre.

In many ways WAR was Kirk's most adventurous and most personal play to date.The extensive multi-media scenic and sound design of the production charted new territory for both Kirk and the Company. But most importantly, the subject matter grapples with both an individual and collective search for meaning and hope in a world where they are often elusive. Inspired in part by the Thomas Hobbes quote “the condition of mankind is the condition of war... everyone against everyone,” Kirk says he wanted to write a play about “the fight for our lives, the fight to make a world we want to live in and a world we want to leave behind.” While the plot centers on family’s attempt to aid their sister struggling with unspeakable demons (drug addiction? prostitution? gun running?), the world of the play expands far beyond its plotlines investigating with Kirk's trademark wit and visual intrigue the ideals and dreams that we willingly give up our lives for every day. “Perhaps ultimately the play is about escape,” says Kirk, “How to escape the way things are. How to escape without isolation. How to escape into the way things should be.”

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

From The B. Iden Payne Awards

Winner Featured Actress in a Drama - SARAH RICHARDSON (WAR)
Nominated Outstanding Drama - WAR
Nominated Outstanding Director of a Drama - KIRK LYNN (WAR)
Nominated Outstanding Featured Actress in a Drama - LANA LESLEY (WAR)
Nominated Outstanding Lighting Design - ZACH MURPHY (WAR)
NominatedOutstanding Original Script - KIRK LYNN (WAR)

For tickets or information please call 512-476-RUDE or visit our tickets page.
For questions email info@rudemechs.com.