US DRAG
By Gina Gionfriddo
Directed by Michael A. Driscoll
WHEN: May 18, 19, June 1, 2, 8, 9, at 8 PM; June 3, 6 PM
WHERE: Union County Performing Arts Center Loft, 1601 Irving Street, Rahway
TICKETS: $22; Senior and Students $17
Tickets at UCPAC Box Office 732.499.8226 or www.UCPAC.org
This hilarious and witty jet-black comedy follows Angela and Allison, two young women in Manhattan seeking love & happiness, but they’ll settle for rent money. They decide that chasing down reward money for a serial killer prowling the streets of NYC is the best way to avoid gainful employment. In U.S. Drag, playwright Gionfriddo exposes the culture of victimization and the media celebrity that surrounds it.
"An absinthe-fueled Alice in Wonderland!" Delicious irreverence—LA Times
"GO!" "Scintillating comedy! Gionfriddo's snappy dialogue is both urban and urbane, reflecting cultural values that have clearly gone off the tracks. Among the play's delightful conceits is its open question of whether the fears we shape our lives around are actually real, or our own speculative inventions." —Steven Leigh Morris, LA Weekly
"Thought-provoking..." "Quite funny, the play is giddier than its dark edges and cynical points might lead one to expect" —Les Spindle, Back Stage West
"Fascinating..." A glorious tangle, it will take long conversations over a few glasses of wine to unwind, but worth the conversation. —Pasdina Star News.
Artistic Director Mike Driscoll of Edison directs a talented cast including Kelly Maizenaski and Rachel Brown of Middlesex, Dave Gazzo of Jersey City, Dennis DaPrile of Woodbridge, Rudy Palm of S. Amboy, Victor Martinez of Rahway, Marni Suscreba of Clifton, Eve Cannon of Bloomfield.
Lighting Design by Kevin Gunther of Helmetta and Stage Managed by Candida Montalvo of Edison.
