Ashleyrose Gilham, L. Peter Callender and Alex Klein. Photo: Erich Favel
This searing and topical drama about the aftermath of the genocide in Rwanda, and the west’s ambivalent response to it, was premiered last year at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre. The story centers around a British member of the European parliament who, having spent time in Rwanda as a youth, feels both a special connection to the country and its people, and a responsibility to bring their plight to the attention of the aid-givers (and former colonial occupiers) in Europe. However, his attempts come drastically undone as the complexity of the post-genocide situation overwhelms his idealism and his political career, while his personal life spirals into chaos.
A U.S. premiere, to be directed by TheatreFIRST newcomer Dylan Russell, who recently assisted Richard E.T. White in directing A.C.T.’s stunningly brilliant production of Edward Albee’s The Goat. Among the cast is prominent local actor L. Peter Callender, an Associate Artist at California Shakespeare Theatre and a leading actor in their company, where he has recently appeared in Nicholas Nickleby, The Tempest, The Importance of Being Ernest and All’s Well That Ends Well. He will next be seen there in As You Like It, directed by Jonathan Moscone. Also appearing is TheatreFIRST Artistic Director Clive Chafer.
Featuring: L. Peter Callender*, Clive Chafer*, Shakira Patrice De Abreu, Ashleyrose Gilham, Alex Klein, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Garth Petal
(*Members of Actors’ Equity Association)
Clive Chafer and L.Peter Callender Photo: ARG Photography
“Lucid, gripping… There is no mistaking the urgency of its theme or the power of its marriage of intelligence and heart” – Daily Telegraph
Schedule:
April 27 to May 21, 2006 at Old Oakland Theatre, 461 Ninth Street (at Broadway), downtown Oakland
Thursdays – Saturdays 8pm, Sundays 3pm
Single ticket prices:
Thursday, Sunday $18; Friday, Saturday $22; Previews $10
Under 25’s: Always half price.
Seniors, students, TBA members: $3 discount
Pay what you can: May 4, 2006
Box Office and Information: 510 436 5085
This event is supported by the Oakland City Council and funded by the City of Oakland’s Cultural Funding Program
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