So the two of us (Gary Garrison and Roland Tec) co-wrote this 70-min. play in which all the characters on stage meet for the first time. In a bold act of theatrical chutzpah, Artistic New Directions has commandeered five separate theatre companies in town to rehearse the play separately.
These five companies are rehearsing our five-character play in five separate locations and they've never met. One actor from each company will be called to perform the play with unknown scene partners whom they meet on stage in front of the audience. In essence, the result is: 25 unique opening nights.
The play is called The Rubber Room and involves a bunch of NYC public school teachers caught in one of these "Reassignment Centers" while they wait for a hearing on the disciplinary charges that caused them to be swiftly yanked from their classrooms. Come check it out. Performances are twice nightly (plus some weekend afternoons) on every consecutive day between Feb 9 and Feb 20. Go here for details.
