The Events
Sept 13 – Oct 7, 2018
by David Greig
Directed by Colin Hovde
Featuring Regina Aquino and Josh Adams
In the wake of a mass shooting, lone survivor Claire yearns to find the compassion, understanding, and peace she needs to overcome her trauma—but thoughts and visions of the shooter haunt her every step. A timely exploration of violence, obsession, and our desire to fathom the unfathomable, The Events excavates the humanity found even in circumstances of extraordinary evil, examining the actors on both sides of an unimaginable tragedy.
Claire. Something I haven’t told anyone. Mainly because I haven’t been able to put it into words. Or at least, I can put it into words but the words I would have to put it into are words that people might think sound weird, or mad.
The Boy. If I’m going to make a mark on the world I have to do it now.
The only means I have are art or violence.And I was never any good at drawing.
Press
“The result is a spellbinding theatrical experience that stays in the heart and mind like a saving revelation.” “…as the play takes place on stage it happens in each audience member’s own heart and mind. And it is there, as Claire shows us, where the healing release many seek can be found.”
DC Metro Theater Arts: THE EVENTS (magic time)
“The Events is an ambitious production that tackles questions of faith, good and evil, the roots of toxic masculinity, and all the ways in which suffering continues beyond the act of violence itself. Theater Alliance puts on a visually impressive production that will ravage audiences in the moment but leave them contemplative, sober, maybe even hopeful once the curtain drops.”
DC Metro Theater Arts: THE EVENTS (review)
“This attention to detail is the mark of a fine director. This is Hovde’s last year as Theater Alliance’s Artistic Director, and he has given us something with which to remember him.”
DC Theatre Scene: THE EVENTS (review)
“Regina Aquino gives a ruthlessly transparent performance as the questing, suffering survivor.”
The Washington Post: THE EVENTS (review)
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Cast and production
Cast
Claire | Regina Aquino
The Boy | Josh Adams
Choir/Ensemble | Moses Bossenbroek
Choir/Ensemble | Tess Higgins
Choir/Ensemble | Drew Frederick Holcombe
Choir/Ensemble | Rachel Hynes
Choir/Ensemble | Karen Lange
Choir/Ensemble | Lee Liebeskind
Choir/Ensemble | Jane Petkofsky
Choir/Ensemble | Sisi Reid
Choir/Ensemble | Alex Turner
Production Team
Director | Colin Hovde
Associate Director/Movement | Robyn Rikoon
Music Director | Marty Austin Lamar
Assistant Director | Allyson Boate
Movement | Rachel Hynes
Lighting Designer | William K. D’Eugenio
Scenic Designer | Giorgos Tsappas
Sound Designer | Thomas Sowers
Costume Designer | Heather Lockard
Props Designer | Sarah Conte
Technical Director | Chris Foote
Master Electrician | Elliott Shugoll
Scenic Artist | Amy Kellett
Stage Manager | Lauren Pekel
Assistant Stage Manager | Taylor Kidd
Creative Captioning | Katrina Clark
Run Time
80 Minutes with no intermission
Ticket Prices
Adult – $40
Senior, Student, Military – $35
Thur, Sept 13th – 8:00PM
Fri, Sept 14th – 8:00PM
Sat, Sept 15th – 8:00PM (Opening Performance)
Sun, Sept 16th – 2:00PM (Opening Performance)
Thur, Sept 20th – 8:00PM
Fri, Sept 21st – 8:00PM *
Sat, Sept 22nd – 8:00PM
Sun, Sept 23rd – 2:00PM
Wed, Sept 26th – 11:00AM
Thur, Sept 27th – 8:00PM
Fri, Sept 28th – 8:00PM
Sat, Sept 29th – 8:00PM
Sun, Sept 30th – 2:00PM *
Wed, Oct 3rd – 11:00AM
Thur, Oct 4th – 8:00PM
Fri, Oct 5th – 8:00PM
Sat, Oct 6th – 8:00PM *
Sun, Oct 7th – 2:00PM (Closing)
* Closed captioning available for this performance. Captioning devices can be requested at the box office when picking up tickets.
Radical Neighboring Initiative
Name Your Own Price tickets are available for each performance to make sure that the price of a ticket does not stop anyone from seeing live theater. To claim a ticket under the program just show up at the Box Office one hour before the show and there will be a minimum of 10 Name Your Own Price tickets available.