Slaughterhouse-Five or: The Children's Crusade at 59E59's Theater C
Godlight Theatre Company presents Slaughterhouse-Five or: The Children's Crusade, by Kurt Vonnegut, adapted by Eric Simonson, opening at 59E59's Theater C on 22 Jan 2008, following previews from 11 Jan and running through to 17 Feb 2008.
Slaughterhouse-Five or: The Children's Crusade: The play introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes unstuck in time after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow Pilgrim simultaneously through all phases of his life, concentrating on his shattering experience as an American prisoner of war who witnesses the firebombing of Dresden.
Directed by Joe Tantalo, Slaughterhouse-Five or: The Children's Crusade features David Bartlett, Ashton Crosby, Darren Curley, Gregory Konow, Deanna McGovern, Dustin Olson, Nick Paglino, Aaron Paternoster, Michael Shimkin and Michael Tranzilli.
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