Perishable Theatre and The Providence Black Repertory Company
Present
DISPOSABLE MEN
Written and performed by James Scruggs
Thursday Nov. 20 at 8pm
Friday Nov. 21 at 8pm
Saturday Nov. 22 at 3pm AND 8pm
Sunday Nov. 23 at 3pm
Tickets are $20
$15 Students
at Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Downtown Providence
Order Tickets through ARTTIX
By phone at 401-621-6123
Or at www.arttixri.com
DISPOSABLE MEN returns for a 4-day limited engagement!
Providence, RI (October 30, 2008): Perishable Theatre, RI’s Research & Development Theatre and The Providence Black Repertory Company are proud to announce the return of the multi-media performance, Disposable Men, written and performed by New York Artist James Scruggs. Disposable Men, created for the stage at New York’s HERE Arts Center and directed by HERE Artistic Director Kristin Marting, uses innovative, popular media to illumine the sometimes hilarious and often tragic manner in which the culture views African-American men as expendable. Don’t miss DISPOSABLE MEN written and performed by James Scruggs, directed by Kristin Marting.
In a multi-media environment, Disposable Men pairs old-fashioned storytelling with innovative technology. Chased by flesh-eating zombies, hunted by towns-people with pitchforks and torches, axed by Jack Nicholson on a bitterly cold winter day. Isolated movie moments? Not to James Scruggs. In Disposable Men, Scruggs juxtaposes nail-biting cinematic moments to the way in which real life African-American men are killed. “The goal of Disposable Men is not to point fingers, or illicit guilt from the audience,” James Scruggs said. “[The Point] is to flip the script and illustrate in very simple ways what it feels like to be a disposable man and what it feels like to dispose of a man.”
Created in 2000 at HERE Arts Center in New York City, Disposable Men is returning to Providence after its successful March 2007 run. The performance has also toured to 7 Stages in Atlanta, Georgia, Wheaton College, and New World Theatre in Amherst, MA. Disposable Men includes compositions by Philip Pares, costumes by Patrice Busnel and lighting by Chris Brown.
This project is made possible in part by a grant from the Ford Foundation and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Ensemble Theatre Collaborations Grant Program.
What the press has said about Disposable Men:
“Scruggs has crafted a model of articulate rage and prickly comedy”--Alexis Soloski, Village Voice,
June 28th, 2005
“”... Disposable Men is not easy or comforting theater in the least.”--Warren Hoffman, talkinbroadway.com, February 26, 2005
"Astutely combining live performance with a panoptic array of video projections, Scruggs offers a pointed, visually striking account of denigrated negritude."-- Adam Feldman, TIME OUT New York, June 30, 2005
DISPOSABLE MEN written and performed by James Scruggs
Listen to an interview with James Scruggs about the show
Thursday Nov.20 at 8pm, Friday Nov.21 at 8pm, Saturday Nov.22 at 3pm AND 8pm, Sunday Nov.23 at 3pm
Tickets are $20 / $15 Students
Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire Street, Downtown Providence
Order Tickets through ARTTIX, by phone at 401-621-6123, or at www.arttixri.com
ABOUT PERISHABLE THEATRE
Named for the vanishing, fleeting quality of live theatre, Perishable Theatre’s mission is to connect RI audiences with groundbreaking works for the stage that are innovative in both form and content. Our work dares audiences of all ages to challenge assumptions about how we live today. Perishable is dedicated to cultivating the power of performance as community catalyst and to the research & development of new works. For more information, please visit www.perishable.org.
ABOUT THE PROVIDENCE BLACK REPERTORY COMPANY
The Providence Black Repertory Company produces and presents artistic performances that bring people together, provoke thought, inspire hope, and create understanding. The Black Rep is an arts organization that provides a unique experience inspired by the cultural traditions of the African Diaspora in three key areas: Theater, Education, and Public Programs. For more information, please visit www.blackrep.org.