by Lee Blessing
Directed by Shirley Serotsky
April 2006
The two rooms of the title are a windowless cubicle in Beirut where an American hostage is being held by Arab terrorists and a room in his home in the United States, which his wife has stripped of furniture so that, at least symbolically, she can share his ordeal. In fact the same room serves for both and is also the locale for imaginary conversations between the hostage and his wife, plus the setting for the real talks she has with a reporter and a State Department official.
Cast
Lainie Kathleen Coons
Ellen Kerri Rambow
Michael David Johnson
Walker Jason Stiles
Production Team
Director Shirley Serotsky
Stage Manager Jessie Gallogly
Production Manager Taryn Colberg
Technical Director Carlos Bustamante
Scenic Designer Nicholas Vaughn
Lighting Designer Dan Covey
Assistant Lighting Designer Andrew Griffin
Costume Designer Deb Sivigny
Composer Jesse Terrill
Master Electrician Laura Witkowski
Press
What They Say
“Jason Stiles cranks up the show’s momentum as a reporter who becomes Lainie’s ally. And Rambow’s supercilious State Department envoy, Ellen — dressed in a no-nonsense gray suit and orange scarf — drives home the idea of government callousness.”
“Two Rooms is not a story about war, it is a story about love,” director Shirley Serotsky says. “Love of people. Love of religion. Love of nation. Love of land. Love of ideology.” She has it right; in this play, people go to war for the things they love.”
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