 January 7 - February 5, 2005
Director: Audrey Cefaly
Producer: Audrey Cefaly
Silver Spring Stage presents the bittersweet and romantic drama The Pavilion by Craig Wright, directed and produced by Audrey Cefaly. The Pavilion will run weekends January 7 to February 5, 2005.
Most writers draw from their lives to enrich their plays. Craig Wright, the acclaimed writer on HBO's "Six Feet Under" and the author of plays "Recent Tragic Events," "Melissa Arctic" and "Grace" has packed much into his. He has worked as a minister, fishmonger, advertising copywriter, hotel developer and is currently a member of the alt-rock band Kangaroo. Fortunately, he has stuck with writing. The Pavilion was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and the American Theatre Critics' Association Best New Play Award. He said: "The way I write is I kind of try to wait for something real and concrete to show up unannounced in the process. Once you set that beacon up at the end of the tunnel that you're walking through, some things fall into relief and are suddenly lit up very well, and other things vanish." Most people wish they could turn back time and change something from their past. For Peter in The Pavilion, his choices have come into full view and he wishes to repair a lost love. For Kari, the object of his affection, her youthful aspirations vanished in one devastating experience. Wright, in turns poetic, comic, romantic and philosophical, offers these people showing up unannounced, moving and real for audiences to enjoy.
 In a small Minnesota town by a lake where the title structure is about to be razed, Peter shows up at his 20-year high school reunion in hopes of making a fresh start with Kari, despite their bitter breakup years ago. But Kari will have none of it. As the night unfolds, her painful memories resurface, and she struggles to make sense of how they keep her trapped in a suffocating life of unfulfilled dreams. Peter and Kari are lead through their interactions by a host of characters, all played by a virtuosic Narrator, to face the consequences of choices made long ago.
 The Houston Chronicle wrote: "Wright has taken a simple premise and invested it with poetry, feeling and a distinctive voice…[He] manages a seamless blend of humor and pathos, philosophy and emotion…The script's greatest strength lies in the genuineness of its feelings." "The Pavilion offers a cheery existentialism-asking big questions in an easygoing, casual way…It boasts language that's rich but not dense…It also honors your intellectual and emotional intelligence, eschewing easy answers. Bravo…" reviewed the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
 With The Pavilion, Audrey Cefaly, helming the production as director and producer, directs her first full-length play. She previously directed one-act plays and has written several one-acts including the award winning "Fin and Euba" and "New Hope." The talented cast features Erika Imhoof as Kari, Brendan Murray as Peter, Ted Schneider as the Narrator, and Matt Wilschke as the Musician. The production team includes Darius Suziedelis (Assistant Director), Jeff Flaherty (Stage Manager), Jack Sbarbori (Set Design), Lily Bradford (Lighting Design), Nick Sampson (Sound Technician) and Tanner Smith (Lighting Technician).
 The Pavilion is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
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