Pygmalion
Theatre Company presents a new comedy "A Night with the Family" by Matthew Ivan
Bennett
Salt Lake City, Utah - April 8, 2013:
Pygmalion Productions presents "A Night with the Family" by Matthew Ivan
Bennett, April 25 - May 11, 2013 at the Rose Wagner Theatre.
Holiday time is family time, but is that good
or bad? Set in Salt Lake City, Matthew Ivan Bennett´s new comedy "A Night with
the Family" pays homage to the self-obsessions of modern life. Coddled newlywed
Donny is in the midst of yet another relationship crisis, Dad´s seeking answers
in New Age approaches, cougar Mom wants her new boyfriend to be part of the
family, and Sis finds that converting to Mormonism hasn´t made her marriage any
better. Through the hysterics, one might wonder, are we laughing at the
extremity of this family´s dysfunction, or at its familiarity?
Playwright Bennett recalls, "A pivotal
experience for me as a teenager was seeing James Sherman´s BEAU JEST at Hale
Center Theatre...It´s a family comedy about a Jewish woman who hires an actor to
play her Jewish fiancée. It was the first time, I think, that I sat in the
audience and actually thought about the emotional justification behind some
ridiculous situation: a woman wants to be accepted by her family. Realizing
this, I saw that comedy is ultimately just a point of view. It isn´t about laughing
or crying-characters in comedies cry all the time. Comedy is about having a
perspective on life that lets you relax instead of tense up."
"A Night with the Family" is directed by Lane
Richins and Laurie Mecham, with Jay Perry, Teresa Sanderson, Andrew Maizner,
Elise Groves, and Jesse Peery. The show runs April 25 through May 11.
All shows at the Rose Wagner Center for the
Arts - 158 W. Broadway. Tickets are available through ArtTix 801-355-ARTS www.arttix.org. Pygmalion
Theatre Company produces plays that reflect concerns, issues and experiences
shared by women, with three shows each season: Fall, Winter and Spring.
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