Boston Court announces How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
The Theatre @ Boston Court presents "How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found," a Southern California premiere play by British Playwright Fin Kennedy, directed by Nancy Keystone. The play opens April 30 on the Main Stage at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 North Mentor Avenue.
When a young executive's life spirals out of control, overwhelmed with guilt, deceit and fear, he decides to "disappear," and pays a visit to a master of the craft in the form of a seafront fortune teller. Haunted by visitations from a pathologist who swears he is already lying flat out on her slab, he begins a nightmarish journey to the edge of existence that sees him stripped of everything that made him who he was.
"How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found" was inspired by the book written by Doug Richmond and was previously produced by Portland Center Stage (Portland, OR), Hoy Polloy Theatre (Australia) and Southwark Playhouse (London).
"How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found" features Brad Culver, Carolyn Ratteray, Time Winters, Valerie Spencer and Nick Mills.
Production staff for "How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found" includes Keystone, director and scenic designer, Chris Kuhl, lighting designer, John Zalewski, sound designer, Ann Closs-Farley, costume designer, Adam Fleming, video designer, Robyn Taylor, props designer, Julia Flores, casting director, Nathan Singh, assistant director, Casey McGann, production stage manager and Tracy Winters, dialect coach.
Fin Kennedy's plays include "Protection" (Soho Theatre), "How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found" (John Whiting Award), "Locked In" (Half Moon Young People's Theatre, national tour), "We Are Shadows" (Half Moon Young People's Theatre, national tour), "Caesar Price Our Lord" (BBC Radio play). For the past four years he has been writer-in-residence at Mulberry School for Girls in East London, where he is co-founder of Mulberry Theatre Company. "Mehndi Night", "Stolen Secrets" and "The Unravelling" all premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, while "The Urban Girl's Guide To Camping" premiered at Southwark Playhouse in 2010. Kennedy is currently Associate Artist at Tamasha Theatre Company, and is developing a play for Birmingham Repertory Theatre and a site specific piece for the 2012 Brighton Festival.
Nancy Keystone is a theatre director/playwright/designer and visual artist. She is the 2003 recipient of TCG's prestigious Alan Schneider Director Award, and was named one of the "Faces to Watch" in 2005 by the L.A. Times. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Critical Mass Performance Group, whose latest piece "Apollo", a 3-part epic narrative of America, premiered at Portland Center Stage and CTG's Kirk Douglas Theatre. Among other productions with Critical Mass, she created and directed "The Akhmatova Project." With Theatre @ Boston Court, she directed and designed Suzan-Lori Parks' "The America Play", and her productions have been seen at Portland Center Stage, Mark Taper Forum, Actor's Express, Georgia Shakespeare Festival, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. Other directing forays include opera, festival performance events and film. As a visual artist, Ms. Keystone works in mixed media, combining her visual art with directing to create unique scenic environments for her productions. She is the recipient of grants and fellowships from the NEA, Center for Cultural Innovation's Investing in Artists Grant, Durfee Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Drama League of New York, the California Community Foundation, among others. She is a member of the visiting faculty at UCLA, is a frequent guest lecturer, and an instructor in arts-in-education programs nationwide.
"How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found" previews for six performances beginning April 21, opening April 30 and runs Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through May 29. Preview tickets are priced at $17 and regular performances at $32. Senior, student and group discounts are also available. Tickets can be purchased online at bostoncourt.org or by calling (626) 683-6883. Boston Court Performing Arts Center is located one block north of Colorado at the corner of Mentor Ave. and Boston Ct.