A Killer New Comedy--"Character Assassins"--at NJ Rep Thru Oct 31

Sept. 22, 2010 - PRLog -- Long Branch - CHARACTER ASSASSINS, Charlie Schulman's dark and delightfully mind-bending new comedy about a playwright and a theater critic locked in a mortal battle of wits makes its world premiere at New Jersey Repertory Company, September 23 through October 31, 2010. Performances are Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Previews are September 23 and 24 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Opening Night with a post-show reception is September 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $40; $25 (students); $36 (seniors); $35 (previews); $60 (opening night); $30 (groups of ten or more).

Not long ago Jonathan Burns was the toast of Broadway. Now he's just toast. The young playwright once touted as the next Arthur Miller has broken into the apartment of Simon Frank, head theater critic of the Times, with a mask, a gun and a derivative barrage of epithets with which to threaten the life of the man he blames for inciting his fall from grace. When the police fail to respond to Simon's 911 calls and Jonathan fails to uphold his resolve or his anonymity, the two hatch a plan devised to redeem and enrich them both. With nods and winks galore to the art of the thriller and the thrill of art, CHARACTER ASSASSINS ingeniously and hilariously leads a herd of cultural sacred cows to the slaughter as it celebrates the mysteries that keep theater alive and kicking.

Directed by Dana Benningfield, CHARACTER ASSASSINS stars Warren Kelley as Simon Frank, and Brad Fraizer as Jonathan Burns. Scenic design is by Jessica L. Parks; Lighting, Jill Nagle; Costumes, Patricia E. Doherty; Technical Director, Red Wedemeyer; Sound design, Jack O'Brien. Stage manager is Rose Riccardi; assistant stage manager, Kelly Farah.

Call for information about special subsidized discounts for students and military personnel, and about NJ Rep's "Deal of the Century" subscription program. (For $15 per month, subscribers receive unlimited and unrestricted attendance at every full production and staged reading for a full year, discounts for special events,  and a variety of other perks!)

New Jersey Repertory Company is a year-round, professional non-profit theater, a member of the National New Play Network, New Jersey Theater Alliance, Theater Communications Group, and the Monmouth and Long Branch Arts Councils.

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