Only days away from opening downtown in Samuel Beckett’s Endgame, a beleaguered theatre troupe gets sucked into the furor of the debate over the US of A’s occupation of the Middle East. As their director whimsically shifts gears on the whole production, they are forced to confront big issues, political and personal, and ask big questions: Where does imperialism fit into the 21st century? How do we distinguish between sacred traditions and antiquated infringements of human rights? And when do we break for lunch? An irreverent satire of ideological, metaphysical, and theatrocological stagnation.

PRESS

Theater in the Now: REVIEW: BECKETT IN BENGHAZI (Michael Bradley Block, August 9, 2013)
Cultural Capitol: REVIEW: BECKETT IN BENGHAZI (Will Kenton, August 5, 2013)
Go See a Show Podcast: LTR THEATRE PRESENTS BECKETT IN BENGHAZI (Robert Gonyo, August 2, 2013)
LMCC News: GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT (Sophie Lam, August 1, 2013)
Theater in the Now: SPOTLIGHT ON BEN DISERENS (Michael Bradley Block, July 16, 2013)
Nytheatre.com: Q & A WITH JAMES PRESSON (June 20, 2013)

HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP PRESENTS
A LESS THAN RENT PRODUCTION

BECKETT IN BENGHAZI

WRITTEN BY BEN DISERENS
DIRECTED BY JAMES PRESSON

JULY 25 – AUGUST 10, 2013
UNDER ST. MARKS

CAST

LAUREN BECCA BALLENGER
ABE PATRICK DOOLEY
ANGIE RACHEL B. JOYCE
KEVIN BRENDAN MCDONOUGH
JUDY JULIE VOSHELL
REED ADAM WEPPLER

CREATIVE TEAM

PLAYWRIGHT BEN DISERENS
DIRECTOR JAMES PRESSON
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGERJUSTICE LONGSHORE
SCENIC DESIGN DAN GEGGATT
COSTUME DESIGN SARA DONOVAN
LIGHT DESIGN MEGAN LANG
SOUND DESIGN EMILY AUCIELLO
DRAMATURGE SEAN PATRICK MONAHAN
CHOREOGRAPHY JENNIFER DELAC
ASST. DIRECTOR/FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY CORY ASINOFSKY
PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPHY LIZ ALLOCCA
GENERAL MANAGER NORA MCNALLY
PUBLICITY EMILY OWENS PR

BECKETT IN BENGHAZI was made possible in part with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities, supported by New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. The production is aslo supported by public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.