a co-production of Elite Theatre Company
Elaine arrives late for work, undermining an important presentation, and gets fired in the process, regardless of her reasoning: she found a head in the street (a human head). But she may also have lied one too many times in the past for the truth to be able set her free. And after all, what is free? And what is the truth? Severance Play is a black comedy about office politics, romance, sales, lies, sex and maybe a little murder.
GINNY … Maddie Boyd
JONATHAN … Brian Kolb
ELAINE … Kimberly Demmary
written by Michael Perlmutter
directed by Brian Robert Harris
ARTISTS
GINNY
JONATHAN
ELAINE
playwright / producer
director
WORD:
“a roller coaster ride whose dynamic level starts at fortissimo and pretty much stays that way throughout the play”
“always insightful, intelligent and instilled with layers of nuance”
“hilarious”
“The writing is tight. Every word adds importance to the whole. The storyline starts with an explosive revelation and reveals layer after layer of additional background throughout for each of the characters. At times all the actors are speaking at once and it still completely makes sense. (If it were a musical, they would all be singing in counterpoint)”
“captivates you for 90 minutes and doesn’t let go”
“as brutally clever as it is relentless. There’s a beat to the dialogue as well. Every line matters. And the way it is written is like a piece of music with ebbs, flows, crescendos”
“Stunningly directed by Brian Robert Harris”
“your eyes never stop moving and you might forget to breathe”
“a true ensemble piece”
“It reveals itself slowly, it becomes intense and quiet at different times. It just has everything. There are certain parts that I kept saying to myself “how did they do that…!””
“so beautifully written so beautifully acted so beautifully directed.”
“less watching a play unfold and more like secretly eavesdropping on a powerful, stunning, and sizzling conversation in someone’s office”
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