July 23 at 7:30pm, July 24 at 9:30pm, July 25 5:30pm AND 7:30pm, July 26 at 7:30pm. * buy tickets at ps122.org *
Coffee Cup (a theater co.) presents
We Are Being Held
A man named Peter finds himself without a memory on a lone subway car. Awakened, Peter's past is conjured by two seemingly innocuous passengers who begin to unravel with him. We Are Being Held takes place on a subway, yet there is rarely mention of that. It is firmly rooted in the numerous, minute and momentary connections that pass between us en route, but it is not confined within the walls of a train. We join peter on this ride. We are all passengers. We are being held.
Written by:: Delaney Britt Brewer
Directed by: Brad Krumholz
Performed by: Ishah Janssen-Faith
Rob O’Hare
Ike Ufomadu
Set Design: Eliza Brown
Lighting: Peter Hoerburger
Composer: Mitchell Yoshida
Graphic Design: Lisa Maione
Technical Director: Brian Carfi
PAST PRESS FOR COFFEE CUP:
of TURNING TABLES: (October 2006)
“They've given us a smart, funny, and insightful slice of life. …The acting is sharp, the writing is clever and vivid, the staging … and production values are terrific." –Martin Denton, nytheatre.com
The Connecticut Post called Turning Tables "hilarious and poignant"
of STANDING CLEAR: (June 2008)
“smart writing and delightfully clever staging. … this cast can do it all: physical comedy, pathos, subtlety, and giving us the eye…” –BlogCritics
“Standing Clear managed to find the humor hidden deep within the recesses of the NYC straphanger.” Retrovision Media
About the company
Coffee Cup is a collective that creates original, actor-driven theatre. We aim to shine a humane and humorous light on the small, everyday relationships and interactions which define so much of our lives, and yet are so often taken for granted. We formed in 2004 to create our first show TURNING TABLES, which debuted at Collective:Unconscious in the fall of 2006. Buoyed by a successful run, we ventured on to create our second original show, STANDING CLEAR, which ran for 4 weeks in the Spring of 2008. For each show, we start afresh with a new team and a new seed idea.
http://www.coffeecuptheatre.org
