Popcorn
A Comedy by Ben Elton
Direction:
David J. Miller
Cast: Richard Arum
Chris Chanyasulkit
Stephen Epstein
Susan Gross
Jennifer Huth
Cary Andrea Lindsey
George Saulnier III
Jesse Soursourian
Naeemah A. White-
Peppers
Scenic Design: David J. Miller, Reinhold Mahler
Lighting Design: Jeff Adelberg
Sound Design: Walter Eduardo
Costume Design: Tracy Campbell
Stage Manger: Deirdre Benson Production Manager: Brian Finkelstein
Publicity Photography:
Joel W. Benjamin
Presented May 14 through June 5, 2004 at the 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
"It thrills on stage precisely because it adopts the sick humor, sickening violence and downright sexiness of the Stone-Tarantino school of film-making that Elton is satirizing... Its combination of sex, violence, comedy and morality is ultimately as engaging as it is jumbled."
— London's Evening Standard
Bruce Delamitri is a popular director who makes violent, intellectually pretentious movies. Bruce has a lot on his plate, including criticism from the media for the murder spree inspired by his most recent film, Ordinary Americans. But upon returning from the Oscar ceremony, Bruce finds that the "Mall Murderers" Wayne and Scout have taken over their idol's house, with a scheme to use Bruce to escape justice.
British comedian Ben Elton wrote his novel Popcorn after director Oliver Stone was accused of inspiring a French couple's killing spree with his movie Natural Born Killers. The struggle betwen artistic freedom and social responsibility is the heart of Popcorn, a wickedly funny and biting satire of contemporary culture. .
