Deadly Virtues
Conceived, written and directed by
Brian Jucha.
Premiered January 1993 at the Actors
Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival of New American Plays, Louisville,
Kentucky.
"Can heaven be just when it
abandons Virtue to such great torment?"-Marquis de Sade, Aline and
Valcour
Deadly Virtues is a high
energy exploration of virtue and sin which calls into question what would
seem the obvious delineation between the two. Text from the worlds of modern-day
sinners informs the medieval concepts of good and evil, and Jucha's sculptural
choreography manifests these ideas.
Set Design:
Paul Owen
Lighting design: Marcus Dilliard
Costumes: Laura Patterson
Sound design: Darron L. West
Stage Manager: Lori M. Doyle
Dramaturg: Sandee K. McGlaun
Ensemble: Regina Byrd-Smith, Tamar Kotoske, Barney O'Hanlon, Steven Skybell,
Andy Weems
Excerpts published by Smith and
Kraus in the Anthology of New American Plays from the Actors Theatre
of Louisville's 17th Annual Humana Festival. |
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"Deadly Virtues places
Mr. Jucha in the forefront of contemporary experimental theater artists."
- Theater Week
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Photos: Richard Trigg, Actors Theatre of Louisville
- (top) Andy Weems, (bottom) Steven Skybell and Tamar Kotoske |