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The Overwhelming opens today
By Amy Somensky Oct 23, 2007, 15:15 GMT
The Overwhelming is the gripping story of an American family, newly arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, in early 1994, who come face-to-face with the realization that nothing and no one around them is what they understood it to be. Finding themselves embroiled in events beyond their understanding, three Americans struggle to discover who they can trust and what they will do when faced with matters of life and death. ...more
New York: The Roundabout Theater Company's Off-Broadway production of J.T. Rogers' The Overwhelming opens today at the Laura Pels Theater.
Starring in the drama is Chris Chalk, Ron Cephas Jones, Tisola Logan, Boris McGiver, Owiso Odera, Charles Parnell, Linda Powell, James Rebhorn, Sam Robards, Michael Stahl-David, and Sharon Washington.
The creative team includes design by Tim Shortall, lighting design by David Weiner, costume design by Tobin Ost, and sound design by Gareth Fry. Max Stafford-Clark directs.
The Overwhelming is the gripping story of an American family, newly arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, in early 1994, who come face-to-face with the realization that nothing and no one around them is what they understood it to be. Finding themselves embroiled in events beyond their understanding, three Americans struggle to discover who they can trust and what they will do when faced with matters of life and death.
For The Overwhelming tickets visit www.roundabouttheatre.org.
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