"At the end of the day the debts owed, will always be paid."
By The Savage Gentleman
I’ve walked between these worlds,
In the middle of the living and
The dead.
Wandering like the horsemen searching
For my head,
For I must cross the river whole
And pay the boatman’s toll
Here’s two pennies for my damaged soul
I ask you now to find some peace
And let me slumber in
This forever sleep
The Savage Gentleman is the pseudonym of Nick Rossin, a former US Army infantryman with multiple combat deployments. Follow him here.
This week on the Savage Wonder Podcast…
As the Producing Director at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Jon Jory directed over 125 plays and produced over 1,000 during his 32-year tenure. He conceived the internationally lauded Humana Festival of New American Plays, the SHORTS Festival, and the Brown-Forman Classics-in-Context Festival. He was also the Artistic Founding Director of Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, and he has been inducted in New York's Theatre Hall of Fame.
Mr. Jory has directed professionally in nine nations, and in the United States has directed productions at many regional theatres including Washington's Arena Stage, San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre, Hartford Stage, the McCarter in Princeton, Guthrie Theatre, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has received the National Theatre Conference Award and ATA Distinguished Career Award. For his commitment to new plays, he has received the Margo Jones Award twice, the Shubert Foundation's James N. Vaughan Memorial Award for Exceptional Achievement and Contribution to the Development of Professional Theatre, Carnegie Mellon's Commitment to Playwriting Award, and the Special Tony Award for Achievement in Regional Theatre. He currently teaches acting and directing at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design.
Folks - this is the show you’ve been waiting all season to see.
Starting this Saturday night, we launch The 39 Steps, a parody of the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock. This play includes all the suspense of a civilian becoming mistakenly caught up in a spy ring, but with the hilarity of 4 actors taking on all 150 parts —sometimes even simultaneously — all while inserting references and puns to several famous Hitchcock films. Winner of the 2008 Tony for Best Play, the Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience, and the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy.
It’s a great show, but we’re making it even more special. How do you pull off train scenes, car chases, fights, and jumping off a bridge when you’re doing a staged reading in a parlor? SOUND EFFECTS. That’s right, we’re introducing all LIVE sound effects - it’s the kind of variety act experience you just can’t get anywhere else. You don’t want to miss this.
As always, you’re welcome to show up and hope for a cancellation. But if you really want to see the show, why not book now and save yourself the uncertainty?