rogerandtom

by JULIEN SCHWAB

Directed by STEPHEN LIBBY

Simple Machine presents the New England premiere of rogerandtom, a play about a play within a play.

Penny is expecting an average night of family drama and excruciating theatre at her brother Tom’s new play. But when the fourth wall isn’t as solid as it seems, she starts to question everything she thought she knew. What’s real? What is theatre? And who are all these people watching?

rogerandtom‘s puzzle-box conceit and wicked comedy have earned comparisons to Stoppard and Pirandello. Developed with Personal Space Theatrics, it has run in New York, Los Angeles, and had a critically-acclaimed production in the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

“Schwab’s script takes hold at the first twist and shreds itself until every line is exposed … Although  it pokes and probes dramatic structure, technique, and instruments, rogerandtom manages to do so without stripping theatre of its mystery…which is why we’re there.”Becca Kidwell, New England Theatre Geek

SOLD OUT

Davis Square Theatre
255 Elm Street, Somerville, MA

RUN TIME:
Approximately 90 minutes.

There will be no late seating.