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The Overwhelming
Written by J. T. Rogers
Directed by Shawn LaCount
October 30 – November 21, 2009
The Plaza Theatre @ The Boston Center for the Arts
Company One presents the Boston premiere of THE OVERWHELMING, an exotic thriller from award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers (Madagascar, White People). Seizing the opportunity to do research for his new book, Jack Exley uproots his family and moves to Rwanda in early 1994. As Jack, his wife and his teenage son encounter foreign culture and eye opening politics, they each find their own brand of trouble. Realizing that in this place no one is exactly what they seem, his family begins to unearth unexpected truths about this tiny, troubled nation... and about themselves.
Stop the presses! There’s finally a play in town that makes thinking a pleasure again.
- Variety
Cast
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Chima Chikazunga
Rwandan Man/Policeman/UN Major
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Fedna Jacquet
Emiritha
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Gabe Goodman
Geoffrey Exley
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John ADEkoje
Samuel Mizinga
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Lyndsay Allyn Cox
Linda White-Keeler
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Mason Sand
Jean-Claude Buisson/Jan Verbeek
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Obehi Janice
Elise Kayitesi/Rwandan Doctor
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Peter Brown
Charles Woolsey/Red Cross Doctor
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Tory Bullock
Gerard
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Doug Bowen Flynn
Jack Exley
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Cedric Lilly
Joseph Gasana
PLAYWRIGHT & PRODUCTION STAFF
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J.T. Rogers
Playwright -
Shawn LaCount
Director -
Jillian Levine
Stage Manager -
Sean Cote
Set Designer -
Arshan Gailus
Sound Designer -
Kathleen Doyle
Costume Designer -
Kenneth Helvig
Lighting Designer -
Sarah Cohan
Production Manager -
Mark Abby VanDerzee
Technical Director -
Olivia MacFadden-Elliott
Assistant Stage Manager -
Christine DeLima
Assistant Stage Manager -
Anne Morgan
Dramaturg -
Christine Hamel
Dialect Coach -
Danny Bryck
Assistant Dialect Coach -
Max Mondi
Assistant to the Artistic Director -
Rachel Cardillo
House Manager -
Lauren Glover
Master Electrician
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Chima Chikazunga
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Fedna Jacquet
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Gabe Goodman
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John ADEkoje
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Lyndsay Allyn Cox
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Mason Sand
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Obehi Janice
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Peter Brown
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Tory Bullock
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Doug Bowen Flynn
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Cedric Lilly
J.T. Rogers, playwright of THE OVERWHELMING, will be joining us for our post-show talkback on Friday, November 13th! He’ll also be signing copies of his script that will be for sale in the lobby. If you can’t join us on the 13th, pre-order your signed copy today by emailing info@companyone.org.
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