MAURITIUS
By Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Jay Mills
WHEN: Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM beginning
May 6 – 21, with one Sunday matinee performance at 2:00 PM on
Sunday May 15.
WHERE: The Black River Playhouse located at the
corners of Grove Street and Maple Avenue in Chester, NJ.
TICKETS: $18.00 with a Senior (65+)/Student (with School ID) Discount ticket of $16.00 at all performances. Reservations can be made by calling the box office at 908.879.7304.
There are only 7 performances so make your reservations now for this show which the press called “well-made,” “engrossing” and “emotionally fraught.”
Can a play about stamp collecting be called a comedic drama? Yes, especially when the taut script is MAURITIUS by Theresa Rebeck. Mix Ms. Rebeck’s gripping tale is an evening of intrigue, drama and a few laughs. Stamp collecting may be thought of as the quiet pursuit of dedicated older and younger enthusiasts, but when the stamps in question wield the power
to create epic sibling rivalry and can drive grown men to the brink of moral bankruptcy, well, it isn’t as genteel as one might imagine. Stir in some questionable characters on the con and the plot thickens.
Bringing this film-noir like story to life are returning CTG stage veterans, Jill Bormann of Morristown (previously seen in PROOF) as Jackie, Carol Holland of Long Valley (most recently seen in FICTION) as Mary and Steven Nitka of Long Valley (hysterical in CTGs April 16th special event THE 10 COMMANDMENTS) as Phillip. Rounding out the cast and making their debut
performances with CTG are David Romankow of Gillette as Dennis and George LaVigne of Hackettstown as Sterling.
