by Karen Tortora-Lee on September 22, 2010
Due to an overwhelming audience response, sold-out performances, and critical acclaim Donnie And The Monsters (written by Robert J. Gibbs and directed by Heidi G.Grumelot) has been extended for two ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES!
- Sat October 2 at 8pm
- Sun October 3 at 7pm
Read my review and then go check out the show!!!
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DONNIE AND THE MONSTERS
WRITTEN BY ROBERT J. GIBBS
DIRECTED BY HEIDI G. GRUMELOT
Presented by Horse Trade Theater Group
UNDER St. Marks
94 St. Marks Place (between 1st Ave and Ave A)
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Tickets ($18) are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444
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by Karen Tortora-Lee on September 16, 2010
Donnie’s got it tough. He’s not good at gym . . . the resident cool kid picks on him . . . his babysitter sees snakes in the furniture . . . his only friend at school is a gal even nerdier than he is . . . and his only friend at home is a sarcastic sock puppet who only appears long enough to snatch whatever self esteem Donnie managed to drag back home before disappearing back into the wall. Oh, and the monster under the bed wants to eat him. Yup, things don’t look good for Donnie.
Donnie And The Monsters (written by Robert J. Gibbs and directed by Heidi G.Grumelot) may play like a kid’s story but it’s anything but. For while – in Donnie’s world – there are monsters at every turn, often times it’s the ones of flesh and blood who can be the scariest: not a talking sock, or a wandering pirate, or a woebegone toilet or a green eyed monster – but rather a mean kid, or a forceful teacher, or a distracted mom. Donnie’s biggest enemies don’t exist in his imagination, but right along side him. The story of how Donnie copes and conquers his monsters is presented in an allegory. Using humor to breach some of life’s harder lessons, there’s no doubt that at the heart of this story is a coming of age tale – not just for Donnie but for some of his monsters as well.
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