14 - 18 May, 2019
20.00
at the Warehouse Studio Theatre
featuring in the ATC's first annual edition of
STUDIO NIGHTS
an evening of entertainment, drinks, nibbles, & conviviality
The ATC was delighted to discover this edgy and brand new play during its international debut at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe, where it earned a coveted Top Pick listing from the Guardian. We were even more delighted, and honoured, to count writer Jean Ann Douglass among the members of our audience on the Friday night. It wasn't until then that we discovered, to our even further delight, that the ATC was in fact the first group to stage the play since its 2017 debut at New York's Dutch Kills Theatre.
The Providence of Neighboring Bodies, as Douglass describes it, "is deeply American, unapologetically feminine, and weaves personal and political themes together."
It relates a day in the life of neighbors Ronnie and Dora who live in North Providence, Rhode Island, "the smallest town in the smallest state, with more nail salons per capita than anywhere in America." It's a place where nothing exciting has ever happened, "at least not since the great beaver purge of the mid-20th century." On this unassuming Saturday morning Dora has decided she and Ronnie are going to be friends. She gets out of bed, makes coffee, goes out on her balcony, and introduces herself. They share a laugh and a beer, and just as it seems they're off to a great start, Jane shows up…
The Providence of Neighboring Bodies is a dark comedy about female friendship and the danger of lingering prejudices. It's also about beer and balconies. And beavers.
The Providence of Neighboring Bodies, as Douglass describes it, "is deeply American, unapologetically feminine, and weaves personal and political themes together."
It relates a day in the life of neighbors Ronnie and Dora who live in North Providence, Rhode Island, "the smallest town in the smallest state, with more nail salons per capita than anywhere in America." It's a place where nothing exciting has ever happened, "at least not since the great beaver purge of the mid-20th century." On this unassuming Saturday morning Dora has decided she and Ronnie are going to be friends. She gets out of bed, makes coffee, goes out on her balcony, and introduces herself. They share a laugh and a beer, and just as it seems they're off to a great start, Jane shows up…
The Providence of Neighboring Bodies is a dark comedy about female friendship and the danger of lingering prejudices. It's also about beer and balconies. And beavers.
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