MAY 15-17 & 22-24, 2021
Culture lab lic @ Plaxall Gallery
Queens, NY
“...I swear to God I heard your voice out there. Or your presence, or, what, your echo...”
It’s not your typical love story: Doug and Kayleen meet in the nurse’s office in their elementary school; she’s got a painful stomach ache, and he’s all banged up from a running dive off the roof of the school. Over the next thirty years, these scar-crossed lovers meet again and again, brought together by injury, heartbreak, and their own self-destructive tendencies. With great compassion and humor, playwright Rajiv Joseph (Broadway’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) crafts a compelling and unconventional love story about the intimacy between two people when they allow their defenses to drop and their wounds to show.
Our first production back after isolation, Gruesome Playground Injuries was a multi-disciplinary presentation: a piece of intimate, up-close theatre paired with an independent painting exhibition by New York artist Brittany Miller. The production also featured music from New York City-based artists. This combined with a virtual component to create a powerful and redemptive return to Company of Fools’ unique brand of work.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Sat., May 15, 2021 @ 8:00 pm
Sun., May 16 @ 8:00 pm
Mon., May 17 @ 8:00 pm
Sat., May 22 @ 8:00 pm
Sun., May 23 @ 8:00 pm
Mon., May 24 @ 8:00 pm
All performances at Culture Lab LIC @ The Plaxall Gallery,
5-25 46th Avenue, Queens
CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM:
Directed for the Stage by Tyler Riley
Conceptual Direction by Cameron Cueva Clarke
Produced by Company of Fools
Stage Manager: Natalie Jones
Intimacy Director: Brooke M. Haney
Video Production & Streaming: Kevin Tully
Makeup Design: Charlotte Bravin Lee
Visual Art Exhibition by Brittany Miller
FEATURING:
CAMERON CUEVA CLARKE as Doug
LOGAN ALEXIS TROYER as Kayleen