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Engine37 presented the world premiere of The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots by Nat Cassidy and the NY premiere of Hope's Arbor by Rich Espey, June 17-21, 2008 at Manhattan Theatre Source. A co-production with The Gallery Players. The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots was nominated for three New York Innovative Theater Awards: Best Production of a Play, Best Play, and Best Leading Actor (David Ian Lee). Playwright Nat Cassidy took home the award for Best Play. Producer: Neal J. Freeman & Anna Olivia Moore for The Gallery Players/Engine37 The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots by Nat Cassidy (World Premiere) Hope’s Arbor by Rich Espey (New York Premiere) *** The Reckoning of Kit & Little Boots by Nat Cassidy is a fiery, impassioned, hallucinatory, comedic, and ultimately poignant exploration of the art of writing, what it is that calls an author to a particular subject, and the dangers that lie in the obsessions of a creative mind. As Christopher Marlowe lies bleeding to death from a fatal knife-wound to the face, his life flashes before his eyes (or, rather, eye). His host for this journey is his own personal Mephistopheles, a character about whom he never got the chance to write: the infamous Roman emperor, Caligula.
Featuring: *member, Actors’ Equity Association
*** Hope’s Arbor by Rich Espey is a fast-paced comedy that tells the story of Hope Horrishall’s attempted escape from the rigors of prestigious Thwaite Academy, the oldest continuously operating girls’ boarding school southwest of the Connecticut River. Rejecting the life that has been meticulously planned out for her by her parents and school, Hope’s journey through on-line and real-life relationships leads her to a surprising discovery about what, and whom, she really wants. Hope’s Arbor was a 2007 finalist at the Lark Play Development Center’s Playwrights Week 2007 and received the Carol Weinberg Award for best play at the 2006 Baltimore Playwrights Festival.
Featuring: *member, Actors’ Equity Association
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