The Flickby Annie Baker, directed by Wendy Overly presented at the Cable Car Cinema MARCH 5-25, 2018 |
"Poignant...beautifully and painfully emotive."
-The Providence Journal "Fun and unexpected."
-Broadway World "Inspired"
-Edge Providence |
ABOUT THE FLICK
In a run-down movie theater in central Massachusetts, three underpaid employees mop the floors and attend to one of the last 35 millimeter film projectors in the state. Their tiny battles and not-so-tiny heartbreaks play out in the empty aisles, becoming more gripping than the lackluster, second-run movies on screen. Presented in a site-specific production by The Wilbury Group at the Cable Car Cinema in downtown Providence, The Flick is a hilarious and heart-rending cry for authenticity in a fast-changing world.
WINNER! 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Winner! 2013 OBIE Award, Playwriting
Winner! 2013 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
RAVE REVIEWS FOR THE WILBURY PRODUCTION OF THE FLICK
"Staged on location by Wilbury at the Cable Car Cinema, The Flick is Annie Baker’s poignant look at regular people each struggling with their own sense of self, while mining for humor in the mundane work of three ushers in a rundown Worcester movie theater....Lewis and Rabinow — and Anna Basile as Rose — tell so much of their characters’ stories without uttering a word. Lewis, in particular, skillfully radiates Avery’s insecurities, depression and sense of being adrift. His face is beautifully and painfully emotive. At the same time, most of the comedic moments are generated by Rabinow with his impeccable timing. Basile has created a kooky Rose who can be alternately pitied and disliked." - The Providence Journal
"Despite the simple premise, playwright Annie Baker has managed to create three very well-rounded, complicated characters who are also fun to spend an evening with. Wilbury's choice to stage this at the Cable Car Cinema and Cafe is genius, and Wendy Overly's steady directorial hand has clearly helped each of the actors find their character's unique voice in a way that serves the story perfectly." - BroadwayWorld
"Setting the show in an actual movie theater is an inspired move, as well. Performed at The Cable Car, a small movie venue in downtown Providence, the experience is immersive; the smell of stale popcorn and candy brings us back to memories of theaters we may have visited as children or teenagers...Our three protagonists are well chosen: Rabinow is excellent as the overaged usher; his longing to be more is tangible. Basile reminds us of young people trying to find their way in the world, she is quite good as Rose. Lewis is probably the most interesting of the three and inhabits the role like a glove; you can feel his discomfort in his own skin." -Edge Providence
"The Flick justifies theater....it is a tremendously human work, and a humanistic one too, and Overly’s production recognizes and embraces that, which is the ultimate endorsement. The question as to whether The Flick is a historically important work is as of yet open, but it has an empathy for its characters that is colossally moving, and Wilbury gets that right." - Brown Daily Herald
"Annie Baker’s writing already demands honesty from actors performing her work, but having the show take place in a functioning movie theater raises those stakes. It also plays with audiences’ expectations and creates a deeper sense of intimacy. Rather than watching the performance from their usual place in the theater, the audience will be seated against the screen, facing the empty seats and watching the three “employees” in their element." -Providence Monthly
In a run-down movie theater in central Massachusetts, three underpaid employees mop the floors and attend to one of the last 35 millimeter film projectors in the state. Their tiny battles and not-so-tiny heartbreaks play out in the empty aisles, becoming more gripping than the lackluster, second-run movies on screen. Presented in a site-specific production by The Wilbury Group at the Cable Car Cinema in downtown Providence, The Flick is a hilarious and heart-rending cry for authenticity in a fast-changing world.
WINNER! 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Winner! 2013 OBIE Award, Playwriting
Winner! 2013 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
RAVE REVIEWS FOR THE WILBURY PRODUCTION OF THE FLICK
"Staged on location by Wilbury at the Cable Car Cinema, The Flick is Annie Baker’s poignant look at regular people each struggling with their own sense of self, while mining for humor in the mundane work of three ushers in a rundown Worcester movie theater....Lewis and Rabinow — and Anna Basile as Rose — tell so much of their characters’ stories without uttering a word. Lewis, in particular, skillfully radiates Avery’s insecurities, depression and sense of being adrift. His face is beautifully and painfully emotive. At the same time, most of the comedic moments are generated by Rabinow with his impeccable timing. Basile has created a kooky Rose who can be alternately pitied and disliked." - The Providence Journal
"Despite the simple premise, playwright Annie Baker has managed to create three very well-rounded, complicated characters who are also fun to spend an evening with. Wilbury's choice to stage this at the Cable Car Cinema and Cafe is genius, and Wendy Overly's steady directorial hand has clearly helped each of the actors find their character's unique voice in a way that serves the story perfectly." - BroadwayWorld
"Setting the show in an actual movie theater is an inspired move, as well. Performed at The Cable Car, a small movie venue in downtown Providence, the experience is immersive; the smell of stale popcorn and candy brings us back to memories of theaters we may have visited as children or teenagers...Our three protagonists are well chosen: Rabinow is excellent as the overaged usher; his longing to be more is tangible. Basile reminds us of young people trying to find their way in the world, she is quite good as Rose. Lewis is probably the most interesting of the three and inhabits the role like a glove; you can feel his discomfort in his own skin." -Edge Providence
"The Flick justifies theater....it is a tremendously human work, and a humanistic one too, and Overly’s production recognizes and embraces that, which is the ultimate endorsement. The question as to whether The Flick is a historically important work is as of yet open, but it has an empathy for its characters that is colossally moving, and Wilbury gets that right." - Brown Daily Herald
"Annie Baker’s writing already demands honesty from actors performing her work, but having the show take place in a functioning movie theater raises those stakes. It also plays with audiences’ expectations and creates a deeper sense of intimacy. Rather than watching the performance from their usual place in the theater, the audience will be seated against the screen, facing the empty seats and watching the three “employees” in their element." -Providence Monthly
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