Mainstage Production
SPEECH & DEBATE
by Stephen Karam
directed by Aimée Hayes
September 3 – 28 . 2008
previews September 3 . 4 . 5
opening September 6
Regional Premiere
SRT starts the mainstage season with a bang September 3rd, when the “flat-out funny” (Associated Press) Off-Broadway smash SPEECH AND DEBATE by young playwright Stephen Karam hits the stage.
SPEECH AND DEBATE brings together Diwata, Howie and Solomon, three misfits who join forces to combat local corruption, sex scandals and bad casting in the high school play. They sign up for the newly formed Speech & Debate club to take their grievances public. Their exposé culminates in a time-traveling George Michael-inspired musical version of Miller’s The Crucible. Alternately zany, hilarious, and heartbreaking, Speech and Debate is unforgettable.
Playwright Stephen Karam has been making a name for himself with new work at major theatres such as The Roundabout in NYC, The Kennedy Center and Arena Stage. Aimée Hayes has directed more than thirty productions in New York, regionally and in NOLA, including Clean House at Southern Rep. Local audiences may remember The Red Light District Variety Show, which Hayes directed at Le Chat Noir. She’s sure to bring her special blend of visual magic and comic virtuosity to this play’s Southern premiere.
“…bristling with vitality, wicked humor, terrific dialogue and a direct pipeline into the zeitgeist…” — Variety
“…Hysterical notes of absurdity…” — Backstage
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| 1 | 2 | 3 8pm |
4 8pm |
5 8pm |
6 8pm |
7 3pm |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 8pm |
12 8pm |
13 8pm |
14 3pm |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 8pm |
19 8pm |
20 8pm |
21 3pm |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 8pm |
26 8pm |
27 8pm |
28 3pm |
