Two evenings of one-plays featuring Red Monkey Theater Group production of James McClure’s “Lone Star” and Axial Theatre presents “The Magician” by Linda Giuliano.
“Lone Star” is McClure’s boozy, loquacious comedy about two brothers and their luckless friend groping clumsily towards adulthood behind an east Texas bar in the wake of the Vietnam War. Set adrift in 1979 America, the three men latch on to anything they can to help make sense of their new reality. Employing a volatile mixture of guile, love, violence, and wit, they redefine their friendship and future amongst the beer crates, milk cartons and moonlight.
“The Magician,” written by Axial company member Linda Giuliano , deals with a reclusive New Yorker in an encounter with an audacious subway performer who ultimately teaches her about the importance of joy. Giuliano’s authentically lyric voice is always a favorite with Axial audiences.
