FIRE

 

written by Debra Whitfield

directed by Benjamin Viertel

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with Lauriel Friedman, Jake Horowitz, Laura King-Otazo, Kevin Lowry, Paulette Oliva, Jay Russell, Malka Wallick, and Stuart Zagnit. 

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set design Bryce Cutler

costume design by Emily Chalmers

lighting design by Deborah Constantine

sound design by Ed Matthews and Carlene Stober

stage management by Emily Zepeda and Skye Cone

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photography by Russ Rowland and Bryce Cutler

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Chatillion Stage Company

Theater 54 at Shetler Studios

2017

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PRESS

"This fictional account is highly compelling as directed by Benjamin Viertel. Woven into this storyline is the dance of death shown by several different dance steps of the time."

-Suzanna Bowling [Times Square Chronicles]

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"Superbly directed...The cast members’ exquisite talents along with the director’s acute skill in shepherding them toward the inevitability of horror, keep us enthralled, throughout, even though we know the outcome to be mortality and destruction...The artful design team’s symbolic and evocative conflagration, coupled with the director’s staging and the acting ensemble’s believable responses are heart-breaking and suggestive of what happened...Every element of this production shines unified coherence. And combined with the acting and direction, this memorable production will touch the hearts of those who see it, one that native New Yorkers should never forget."

- Carole Di Tosti [Theater Pizzazz]