You People at The Interart

The Shalimar presents You People (Short Plays about Those People) at The Interart from 30 Nov - 16 Dec 2007.

You People (Short Plays about Those People): Six playwrights examine what it means to be 'the other' in America today. The result is an evening that explores the life of outsiders through five short plays and interlocking full scale musical numbers

The plays are:

• Blanco
  Playwright: Hilly Hicks Jr.,
  Director: Sam Buggeln
  Synopsis: A fantasy about a Latin American woman's American dream.
• Deseret Desire
  Playwright: Josh Liveright
  Director: Camilo Fontecilla
  Synopsis: A revealing motel room comedy about mismatched lovers.
• Miss Morely's Revenge
  Playwright: Sharyn Rothstein
  Director: R.J. Tolan
  Synopsis: A twisted take on a corpulent corporate secretary.
• Splinter
  Playwright: Nastaran Ahmadi
  Director: Jessi D. Hill
  Synopsis: About international would-be lovers.
• Tostitos
  Playwright: Michael John Garc�s
  Director: May Adrales
  Synopsis: A searing look at middle America teenagers.
• Songs
  Written by: Tommy Smith and Davide Berardi
  Director: Shoshona Currier and Joey Williamson

The plays are performed by Matt Bridges, Chip Brookes, Blaire Brooks, Devin Dunne Cannon, Barrett Doss, Dawn Evans, Nina Freeman, Edwin Lee Gibson, Jenny Gomez, Kelli Lynn Harrison, Heather Lamb, Lizzie Moore, Andres Munar, Laurie Naughton, Justin Okin, Allison Jill Posner, Charles Semine and Jen Taher.

The creative team features Ariella Beth Bowden (costumes), Lucas Benjaminh Krech (lighting) and Ien DeNio (sound).