SOLD OUT — Opening Night: The Chairs

A Comedy About the End of It All. The seas are stormy, the house is crumbling, and the guests are about to arrive. It’s the event of a lifetime, as an elderly couple at the edge of the world waits in a remote house for an Orator to lead a grand, scientific lecture. As the illustrious guests begin to “arrive,” the couple scrambles to seat everyone, while holding increasingly surreal conversations.

An absurdist tragicomedy that manifests as vaudevillian slapstick—quirky, clownish, and existential—this play by Eugène Ionesco (translated by Martin Crimp) is described by Director Vanessa Stalling as both a love letter to theatre and a challenge to it. Featuring the prime pairing of Colleen Madden and James Ridge, the world of the play is exaggerated, physical, and deeply human, influenced by the circus, cabaret, and silent film.

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