The American Play – 5 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (2012 Planet Connections Festivity)
by The Happiest Medium on May 7, 2012
The American Play
Benefiting: Sanctuary for Families
Produced by The Dirty Blondes
Written by Ashley J. Jacobson
“A sinister tale of a burgeoning friendship in an increasingly sociopathic society hell-bent on making monsters of its men and objects of its women. What would Partick Bateman do?”
Show Times:
- Mon 6/4/12 – 6:00pm
- Thur 6/7/12 – 10:30pm
- Thur 6/14/12 – 4:00pm
- Wed 6/20/12 – 8:30pm
- Fri 6/22/12 – 6:00pm
- Sat 6/23/12 – 6:30pm
Answers by Alexandra Siladi (Director),
Ashley Jacobson (Playwright),
Elizabeth Sarkady (Manager)
Karen Tortora-Lee’s Question
How did you come up with the title for your show?
Alexandra Siladi: Our show was inspired by American Psycho – playwright Ashley Jacobson decided on this specific title because we also realized this story was a capsule of modern American life. It is about white men, a demographic who not only who founded the country we live in, but continue to decide on the laws & regulations that govern its citizens. We see this play as a comment on American society and how in 20 years since American Psycho was written, not only has the story of Patrick Bateman been embraced by a large majority of those who know it, but it has become an iconic vision of the American male’s greatest concerns: image, sex, power, and money.
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