Politics of passion & No End of Blame will play in repertoire at Atlantic's Stage Two

The Potomac Theatre Project are to present Politics of Passion - Three one act plays of Anthony Minghella, and No End of Blame, by Howard Barker, in repertory at Atlantic Stage Two from 20 Jun - 14 Jul 2007.

Politics of Passion - Three one act plays of Anthony Minghella, will open on 26 Jun, following previews from 20 Jun and run through to 14 Jul 2007. The three one act plays are:

• Cigarettes and Chocolate: When Gemma suddenly stops talking, her circle of friends is confounded by her silence. What could possibly be her motivation for this radical act of social isolation?
• Hang Up: Two phones, one conversation. A couple negotiates the complexities, longings and mistrust in a relationship at a distance. Sometimes love is a disconnect�
  Truly, Madly, Deeply: (selected scene from the film) - In the time it takes to hop down a city block, could you reveal who you truly are to the person walking next to you?

Directed by Cheryl Faraone and featuring David Barlow, Jesse Hooker, Cassidy Freeman, James Matthew Ryan, MacLeod Andrews, Colby DiSarro, Michael Doyle, Tara Giordano, Laura Harris, Willie Orbison, Julia Proctor and Lauren Turner Kiel.

No End of Blame will open on 27 Jun, following previews from 23 Jun and play though to 13 Jul 2007:

Starting with a harrowing depiction of war with an attempted rape and a near execution in the Carpathian Mountains during WWI, the protagonist is the brilliant Hungarian political cartoonist Bela Veracek (loosely based on German cartoonist Victor Weisz). Running from Hungary at the end of the First World War to the newly emergent Soviet Union and then to a pre-WWII Britain, he�s constantly at odds with the governments he lampoons and the newspapers that admire his talent but expect conformity and absolute submission.

Directed by Richard Romagnoli and featuring Alex Draper as Bela Veracek, Christopher Duva as Grigor Gabor, MacLeod Andrews, Bill Army, Megan Byrne, Alex Cranmer, Caitlin Dennis, Lucas Kavner, Jeanne LaSala, Julia Proctor, Peter Schmitz, Alec Strum and Sally Swallow.

The creative team features set design by Aaron Gensler, with costumes by Frances Bohar (Politics) and Catherine Vigne (Blame), lightig by Hallie Zieselman and sound by Matt Nielsen and Lucas Kavner.