[Capdist-announce] Play Reading: Web by McDermott and Tyger, December 15th, sponsored by Spotlight Players Community Theater

[Michael McDermott]

Spotlight Players Community Theater announces a play reading of Web, an original work by Brendan McDermott and Peter Tyger.  The reading will take place December 15th at 7 pm at Quigley's, in East Greenbush.

Web is a dark adaptation  of Charlotte's Web that has been described by reviewers as the type of spin on an old classic as Wicked is to the Wizard of Oz.  It takes the events of E.B. White's classic book Charlotte's Web and puts them in a real life setting, while honoring the foundations and lessons that the book teaches to children-- friendship, sacrifice and, understanding and coping with death.  It re-introduces these themes to an adult audience.  The real life story is based loosely on the Susan Smith trial of 1995.  Susan Smith was convicted or murdering her two you children, and the play draws on this story, as well as other real world cases of mothers accused of infanticide. It ponders how in so many of these cases people are drawn to believe the worst in people and how there is little empathy when a mother is the accused. It focuses on how in many of these cases people are disinclined to be compassionate or understanding, when all
 logic points to a verdict of guilt.

This play was written by Brendan McDermott in April of 2005 , who proposed to direct Charlote's Web to a student run production company at Syracuse University. Instead, the President of the company amended the selection and encouraged McDermott to do an original dark adaptation of Charlotte's Web. The show took an interesting path as it was first cast , then contracted a with a tech crew-- and then written.  Deceased local Playwright Peter Tyger joined the creative process, and this reading represents the first local production of his last creative work.  The play was written in the summer of 2005, and had a student run production November 2005 at Syracuse University.  It will be produced at the Crystal Theater in Missoula Montana as part of their 2009 season.

Brendan McDermott is a graduate of Columbia High School in East Greenbush and a recent graduate of Syracuse University.  He is currently touring with The Missoula Childen's Theater. Peter Tyger was an award winning local playwright, composer and actor, who created American Dream, Nellie Blye and Clinton's Ditch, all produced locally.  This reading serves as memorial to his considerable talents.

Quigley's will be serving food and libation prior to the performance and patrons are invited to bring drinks into the performance.  Quigley's is located at  593 Columbia Tpke, East Greenbush, NY. Tel: 518-477-2495.

FROM THE NORTH:87 south to Exit 1E.  Take 90 East to Exit 9.  Merge right on to Troy Rd.(US 4S) towards East Greenbush. (2.1 mi). Turn right onto ColumbiaTpk. (US9/20). Quigley’s will be 0.1 mi. on the (R).
 
FROM THE SOUTH:87 North to exit 23.  787 to 90 East to Exit 9.  Merge right on to Troy Rd.(US 4S) towards East Greenbush. (2.1 mi). Turn right onto ColumbiaTpk. (US9/20). Quigley’s will be 0.1 mi. on the (R).
 
FROM THE EAST:Mass pike to Exit B1.  Take 90 West to Exit 9.  Turn Left off the ramp onto Troy Rd.(US4S)  towards East Greenbush. (2.1 mi.). Turn right onto ColumbiaTpk. (US9/20). Quigley’s will be 0.1 mi. on the (R).
 
FROM THE WEST:Thruway to Exit 24.  Take 90 East to Exit 9. Merge (R) onto Troy Road. (US4S) towards East Greenbush. (2.1mi.). Turn right onto ColumbiaTpk (US9/20). Quigley’s will be 0.1 mi. on the (R).
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