Welcome to The Amoralists
The AMORALISTS is a theatre company that produces work of no moral judgment. Dedicated to an honest expression of the American condition, our actor driven ensemble explores complex characters of moral ambiguity. We seek to initiate a dialogue between artists and audience, putting theatre at the heart of our community. Rollicking, rebellious, and raw, our work will go home with you...Boom!
The Amoralists Present...
GHOSTS IN THE COTTONWOODS
Written and Directed by Adam Rapp
November 11-December 6th, 2010
at Theatre 80 Saint Marks
(http://www.theatre80.net/boxoffice/)
On the night of a terrible storm, a single mother and her younger son await the arrival of the older son, who has broken out of prison. Two others arrive before him: a stranger with a wounded leg and a girl with a suitcase. Nothing will ever be the same.
Featuring:
William Apps, James Kautz, Nick Lawson, Sarah Lemp, Mandy Nicole Moore, Matthew Pilieci
Writer and Director: Adam Rapp
Set Design: Alfred Schatz
Lighting Designer: Keith Parham
Sound Engineer: Eric Shimelonis
Costume Designer: Jessica Pabst
Production Stage Manager: Judy Merrick
The Amoralists Curtain Call
Buy tickets at
http://www.ps122.org/performances/amoralists_2010.html
Critical acclaim for The Amoralists’ Happy In The Poorhouse
“What
I
particularly loved about the show was that Ahonen takes these four
people and their dreams seriously. …The Pied Pipers is fast, funny,
raucous and in-your-face. …It’s cast is 110% committed. I'll certainly
follow the Amoralists' work from now on.”
–Elisabeth
Vincetelli, The New York Post
“The
satiric thrust of the work is so on target. …Pity the lovers of this
sort of rollercoaster-ride, in-your-face, freewheeling theatrical
experience who are out of town for the summer. …Ahonen starts with what
seems to be a hippie-era slice of life, but artfully steers his play
into something far more. …The funniest onstage nudity in recent memory.”
“Deservedly
extended and what long, shaggy, exhilarating ride it is. Rendered with
brassy verve… vigorous cast members.”
"I
left wondering what, exactly, Ahonen was trying to say: is he
idealizing these people and their lifestyle? Is he trying to show that
it can’t work? Or is he making a point about what society does to
idealism, and what happens when idealism has to square with the real
world around it? The realism of the play he and his talented cast have
created makes it such that the answer is, actually, I’d think, all
three.”
“The
young company’s deep commitment and contagious exuberance brings to mind
the vitality that distinguished the early Off-Off Broadway work of
artists like Sam Shepard only a generation ago.”
–The
New Yorker
"The happiest surprise of the season.
Ahonen has written full, complex characters, and the committed cast
approaches them with sincerity and heart. This is exciting work, fresh
and refreshing: The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side makes you want to
follow the Amoralists wherever they go next."
–Adam
Feldman, Time Out New York
“What I
particularly loved about the show was that Ahonen takes these four
people and their dreams seriously. …The Pied Pipers is fast, funny,
raucous and in-your-face. …It’s cast is 110% committed. I'll certainly
follow the Amoralists' work from now on.”
Elisabeth Vincetelli, The
New York Post
“Love Stories don’t come any purer than
this.”
–Doug
Strassler, OffOffOnline.com
“The most exciting
theatre I’ve seen in quite a while. The sheer scope of this
piece—touching on religion, environmentalism, economics, anarchy,
vegetarianism, sexuality, and much more—makes it endlessly admirable.
…The six actors give bold, thoughtful performances.”
–Martin
Denton, Nytheatre.com
“Sends us reeling into the
street feeling provoked, enlivened, even a little bit enlightened.”
–Jon
Sobel, Blog Critics
“The thing that strikes me,
several days after having seen The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side,
is that I do still care about the characters that Derek Ahonen has
created and that The Amoralists have brought to life.”
–StageBuzz.com
“Derek
Ahonen’s complex characters make The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side
the meaningful play that it is.”
–Show
Business Weekly
“The sort of theater that needs to be
done: it's vital, alive, and full of unsquandered possibilities.”
–Aaron
Riccio, That Sounds Cool Blogspot
“A thoroughly
original and frequently hilarious new play.”
–FlavorPill/Metro
New York
“Pied Pipers brings a Chekhovian sensibility
to these New Yorkers. It’s the strong actions, characterizations, and
conflicts—a classic trifecta, really—that make the piece stand out among
the theatre of recent memory.”
–Obscene
Jester
“The Amoralists aren't just a company worth
following (and I definitely will). They've created a play that deserves
revivals in dozens of small theaters in hip neighborhoods across the
country.”
–The
Fifth Wall
“There is a Cassavetes feel to the long,
meandering documentary-style scenes in which laughter and explosions of
rage seem to come out of nowhere but are always true to the characters
we are observing. The acting could not be much more vividly realistic.”
–The
Connecticut Post
Critical acclaim for The Amoralists’ Happy In The Poorhouse
"Every few years, a scrappy, artistically ambitious company bursts
onto the scene with a skewed but surprisingly coherent new aesthetic
that displays a kind of chemistry hardly ever seen uptown. The
Amoralists cements its reputation as the most promising, crowd-pleasing
ensemble to emerge downtown since the Civilians."
-The New York Times
"To all those worried that the Amoralists—the company behind last year’s sprawling, hippies-in-peril hit The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side—might be a flash in the pan: You may stop yer fussing.
There’s enough in Poorhouse to make any evening rich."
-TIME OUT NEW YORK
-The New York Times
"To all those worried that the Amoralists—the company behind last year’s sprawling, hippies-in-peril hit The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side—might be a flash in the pan: You may stop yer fussing.
There’s enough in Poorhouse to make any evening rich."
-TIME OUT NEW YORK
"This gleefully crass comedy by the Amoralists is like a shotgun blast, with a charming cast, a favorable rate of funny jokes, and an undercurrent of genuine warmth."
-THE NEW YORKER
"There's no denying Ahonen's forging a unique voice. HAPPY IN THE POORHOUSE IS A FUN RIDE."
-NY POST
"My gut is that part of the future of American theatre rests with these guys, which is why I keep coming back to see what they're cooking up."
-NY THEATRE . COM
"The Amoralists specialize in "going there" – that is, where other troupes usually dare not tread."
-BLOG CRITICS
"If John Cassavetes had been hired to do a movie remake of 'The Honeymooners,' the results might have been something like the very funny (and very poignant) new play 'Happy in the Poorhouse'"
-The Connecticut Post
"I keep thinking about the show, and the deeper implications even days after the performance."
-MundoQ
"What do you get when you mix camp, genuine emotion, and poetry? If you're lucky, you get Happy in the Poorhouse, the Amoralists' new play, beautifully written and directed by Derek Ahonen. CatchHappy in the Poorhouse now (only $40 for adults and $20 for students), and you'll be able to say that you knew Derek Ahonen and the Amoralists when."
-Show Showdown
"Happy In The Poorhouse is both funny and refreshingly adult."
-Flavorpill
-BLOG CRITICS
"If John Cassavetes had been hired to do a movie remake of 'The Honeymooners,' the results might have been something like the very funny (and very poignant) new play 'Happy in the Poorhouse'"
-The Connecticut Post
"I keep thinking about the show, and the deeper implications even days after the performance."
-MundoQ
"What do you get when you mix camp, genuine emotion, and poetry? If you're lucky, you get Happy in the Poorhouse, the Amoralists' new play, beautifully written and directed by Derek Ahonen. CatchHappy in the Poorhouse now (only $40 for adults and $20 for students), and you'll be able to say that you knew Derek Ahonen and the Amoralists when."
-Show Showdown
"Happy In The Poorhouse is both funny and refreshingly adult."
-Flavorpill
The Amoralists are honored to have had The Pied Pipers Of The Lower East Side make these 2009 Top Ten Lists:
The New York Post
Time Out New York
JamesSpeak Blogspot
Just Shows To Go You
The Amoralists are now fiscally sponsored by: The Field.
All donations to The Amoralists via The Field are tax deductible!
"The Pied Pipers is fast, funny, raucous, and in your face. All are outstanding. Considerably smart and complex. I'll certainly follow The Amoralists work from now on."
- The NEW YORK POST
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William Apps Wins Best Featured Actor for Amerissiah
The Amoralists would like to congratulate William Apps for winning the The New York Innovative Theatre Award for Best Featured Actor Award in Amerissiah!
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