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Madagascar (2010)

Two women, one man.
A hotel room in Rome.
A disappearance.
Nothing is what it seems.
Dig deeper and solve the mystery of MADAGASCAR.

The Road Theatre Company proudly presents the WEST COAST PREMIERE of

MADAGASCAR

 

Written by: Directed by:
JT Rogers Brendon Fox

 

CAST
Sam Anderson*, Deana Barone*, Taylor Gilbert*

 

Executive Producers Producer
Taylor Gilbert John Gowans
Sam Anderson  
 
Assistant Director Stage Manager
Ella Martin Maurie Gonzalez
 
Scenic Design Lighting Design
Helen Harwell Christian Epps
 
Sound Design Costume Design
David B. Marling Holly Poe Durbin
 
Video Design Dialect Coach
Marc Rosenthal Linda de Vries

 

 

* denotes member of Actors' Equity Association

This project is supported in part, by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs and also supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

 

Watch the trailer for MADAGASCAR & WHITE PEOPLE

 

Press Photos
photo credits: Chris Goss
Read what the critics are saying:
BACKSTAGE
"Gideon Paul Doyle has disappeared. As his story unfolds we meet his mother, Lillian (Taylor Gilbert); his sister, June (Deana Barone); and a family acquaintance, Nathan (Sam Anderson). Through their interconnected yet standalone monologues, Rogers effectively threads his three characters together even though each occupies a different time period in this tale. Gilbert plays the erudite wife of a now-dead genius economist. Her taking "great comfort in routine" and having an endless bank account make possible world travel full of boundless cultural experiences for her children. Barone plays the daughter left to struggle with endless "whys" when Paul, their mother's admitted favorite, leaves. Anderson, in a particularly engaging performance, plays a former colleague of Lillian's husband to whom she turns for carnal pleasure throughout the years. Under Fox's direction, this trio presents a choreographed tapestry full of plot twists and revelations. "

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STAGESCENELA.COM
"JT Rogers’ Madagascar looks at the effect of this disappearance on three of the people closest to him. Densely written, told almost entirely through monologs, Madagascar is a smart play that requires smarts from its audience. Fortunately, its superb staging by The Road Theatre Company makes Madagascar an accessible, compelling theatrical adventure. Brendon Fox’s direction and performances by Road Co-Artistic Directors Sam Anderson and Taylor Gilbert and Road member Deana Barone are awesome indeed. Anderson...does bravura work as a man tortured by guilt...The ever luminous Gilbert is simply and subtly stupendous in her work here...Barone’s work is thrilling and heartbreaking in equal measure."

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TOLUCAN TIMES
"This disturbingly dark, and dauntingly complex play had the audience united in a hypnotic trance, from start to finish...The trio of performances are breathtakingly brilliant, and the focused direction of Brendon Fox is mesmerizing."

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