Far Away
by Caryl Churchill
Direction:
David J. Miller
Cast: Nicole Brathwaite, Natanjah Driscoll, Renee Miller, Paul Rorie, Naeemah A. White Peppers
Scenic Design: David J. Miller, Reinhold Mahler
Lighting Design: Jeff Adelberg
Sound Design: Walter Eduardo
Costume Design: Loann West
Stage Manger: Angela Thibault Production Manager: Brian Finkelstein
Publicity Photography:
Joel W. Benjamin
Production Photography:
Richard Hall/Silverline Images
Plaza Theatre at
Boston Center for the Arts 539 Tremont St in Boston’s South End.
Elliot Norton Award Nominations:
Outstanding Fringe Theater Production:
My Wonderful Day
IRNE Small Company Category Nominations:
Best Lighting:
Jeff Adelberg, ENRON
Best Sound Design:
Walter Eduardo, ENRON
Best Ensemble:
Private Fears in Public Places
Best Supporting Actor (Drama): Robert Bonotto, Private Fears..
Best Actor (Drama):
Victor Shopov, ENRON
Best Director (Drama):
David Miller, Private Fears in Public Places
Far Away defies easy description. In a handful of scenes, playwright Caryl Churchill creates a world where war, with its atrocity and absurdity, is tightly woven into the fabric of everyday life. A typical theatergoer's response to the play is "What the hell did I just see?" But then it sinks in: the world of Far Away, while clearly not our own, is a little too close for comfort.
English playwright Caryl Churchill is the recipient of numerous awards, including three Obies and a Lawrence Olivier/BBC Award. Among her other plays are Top Girls and Cloud Nine. In Far Away, Ms. Churchill employs her trademark mix of theatrical shocks, black humor, and raw narrative power.
