GOLDSBORO
Synopsis: An ambitious reporter and scientist are about to find out there are still places in this country that have yet to be put on any map. And there are still people perhaps best left in the dark ... An impossibly dark comedy, with a heartfelt wink at the works of William Inge, featuring the most warped family imaginable, Goldsboro is unlike anything you've ever seen, and yet frighteningly familiar.
Run-time: 2hr, with 1 intermission
Breakdown: 5M, 3W (though there are several hermaphrodites)
Run-time: 2hr, with 1 intermission
Breakdown: 5M, 3W (though there are several hermaphrodites)
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Development history:
Goldsboro was first presented as a staged reading as part of Fundamental Theater Projects Mass Rhetorics festival at the Workshop Theater on March 30, 2011, with the following cast:
JONATHAN: David Ian Lee
DANIEL: Jeff Wills
PA: Sam Tsoutsouvas
SARKIC: Ben Newman
SYZYGY: Karen Sternberg
SOPHIE: Nicola Murphy
PUDDLE: Michael Selkirk (voice), James Comtois (body)
THE WANDERER: Tandy Cronyn
THE PATROLMAN: John D. Gardener
Goldsboro was subsequently workshopped as an "extreme staged reading" as part of Flux Theatre Ensemble's Food:Soul series at Judson Memorial Church on January 30, 2013, directed by August Schulenburg, with the following cast:
JONATHAN: Neimah Djourabchi/August Schulenburg
DANIEL: Isaiah Tanenbaum
PA: Ken Glickfield
SARKIC: Will Lowry
SYZYGY: Shaun B. Wilson
SOPHIE: Rachael Hip Flores
PUDDLE: Ryan Andes (voice), Pete Boisvert (body)
THE WANDERER: Tandy Cronyn
THE PATROLMAN: Brian Silliman
Press:
"This is essentially The Hills Have Eyes on stage, complete with witty dialogue, dark humor and cannibalism. The main difference is, of course, the characters and their back-stories, which give each of them a three dimensional uniqueness. It makes them both compelling and even human in their own way. The fact we actually get to spend some one-on-one time with each family member to get to know them, adds a layer of impact to the overall story and what transpires. But what really makes this piece standout is the writing. ... If you’ve ever seen Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects, you’ll understand that feeling of “I NEED A SHOWER NOW!” But Cassidy is able to accomplish this through his words, whereas Zombie did it through visuals. ... Goldsboro is one play we can’t wait to see fully produced."
- C. K. Riley, The Golden Bullet
Goldsboro was first presented as a staged reading as part of Fundamental Theater Projects Mass Rhetorics festival at the Workshop Theater on March 30, 2011, with the following cast:
JONATHAN: David Ian Lee
DANIEL: Jeff Wills
PA: Sam Tsoutsouvas
SARKIC: Ben Newman
SYZYGY: Karen Sternberg
SOPHIE: Nicola Murphy
PUDDLE: Michael Selkirk (voice), James Comtois (body)
THE WANDERER: Tandy Cronyn
THE PATROLMAN: John D. Gardener
Goldsboro was subsequently workshopped as an "extreme staged reading" as part of Flux Theatre Ensemble's Food:Soul series at Judson Memorial Church on January 30, 2013, directed by August Schulenburg, with the following cast:
JONATHAN: Neimah Djourabchi/August Schulenburg
DANIEL: Isaiah Tanenbaum
PA: Ken Glickfield
SARKIC: Will Lowry
SYZYGY: Shaun B. Wilson
SOPHIE: Rachael Hip Flores
PUDDLE: Ryan Andes (voice), Pete Boisvert (body)
THE WANDERER: Tandy Cronyn
THE PATROLMAN: Brian Silliman
Press:
"This is essentially The Hills Have Eyes on stage, complete with witty dialogue, dark humor and cannibalism. The main difference is, of course, the characters and their back-stories, which give each of them a three dimensional uniqueness. It makes them both compelling and even human in their own way. The fact we actually get to spend some one-on-one time with each family member to get to know them, adds a layer of impact to the overall story and what transpires. But what really makes this piece standout is the writing. ... If you’ve ever seen Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects, you’ll understand that feeling of “I NEED A SHOWER NOW!” But Cassidy is able to accomplish this through his words, whereas Zombie did it through visuals. ... Goldsboro is one play we can’t wait to see fully produced."
- C. K. Riley, The Golden Bullet