The Line by Israel Horovitz
Five individuals. One line. What is the line? Is it something real, or is it the attempt to obtain what is unattainable? Is it a road map to success and accomplishment? To fulfilling a dream? Or is it nothing more but a rat race, an expression of human nature, a social conditioning? Caught in the middle of their own drama, the characters are at a disadvantage. Their perspective is lost, while the audience is allowed the birds eye view of the absurdity of the effort, passion, cunning and plotting that goes into their ridiculous struggle to obtain the FIRST PLACE in the line to nowhere.
"Line" is the longest running and most produced off-off Broadway play, and is currently running in New York, Paris, Rome, Athens and Sydney (just to name a few). This will mark the play's premiere in Lexington, Ky and is the directorial debut of Ryan Case. This performance will mark the 40th Anniversary since the first opening at LaMama Experimental Theatre Club in New York.
Quick Facts
Written by Israel Horovitz, November 1967
- In it’s 35th season at Edith O’hara’s 13th Street Theatre in New York
- Currently longest running off-off Broadway show on the boards
- Launched actor Richard Dryfus’s career
- Performed in 30 different languages by thousands of different actors all over the world
- Lexington performance marks 40th anniversary since its first staging and Kentucky premier
Directed by-Ryan Case
Starring- Ed Desiato, Gareth Evans, Lew Bowling, Debbie Sharp, Pete Sears
Produced by- Natasha Williams
Show Dates: November 27-29 and December 4-6. A free soup performance on Sunday November 25th at 6pm (bring your own bowl and we’ll provide the soup)
Show times: Seating between 7:00pm and 7:30pm with curtain at 8:30pm. Reservations strongly recommended. Menu ordering. Show contains language and adult situations.
Tickets: $12/Adult- $10/Students and Seniors (65 or over)
For additional information please visit www.balagula.com , for reservations www.beetnik.com or by calling 859-259-2754.