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Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake)
by Sheila Callaghan
February 25 - March 20, 2010
Blurring the lines between Mother and those needing mothering, Crumble tells the story of eleven-year old Janice, whose father has recently died, and her devastated mom, who trusts in superior baking skills as the key to healing. While her mother fires up the oven and dreams of Harrison Ford, Janice dreams of Justin Timberlake and compiles a very strange, very explosive Christmas-wish list. Toss a crumbling, mercurial apartment into the mix, and the road to redemption is a twisted one, indeed.
Directed by long-time Firehouse associate Bill Patton, Crumble features Christina Billew, Frank Creasy, Matt Hackman, Lisa Kotula, and Jen Meharg.
Sheila Callaghan’s plays have been produced and developed with Soho Rep, Playwright’s Horizons, South Coast Repertory, Clubbed Thumb, The LARK, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, New Georges, and Moving Arts, among others. She is the recipient of the Princess Grace Award for emerging artists, a Jerome Fellowship from the Playwright’s Center in Minneapolis, a MacDowell Residency, a 2005 Cherry Lane Mentorship Fellowship, the Susan Smith Blackburn Award, and the prestigious Whiting Award. Her full-length plays include Scab; Crawl Fade to White; Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake); We Are Not These Hands; and Dead City.
This dynamic play runs Feb. 25-March 20, with shows at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays. In addition, two “pay-what-you-will" performances are scheduled for 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, and Sunday, March 14.
Following are special events scheduled so far around this performance:
- Opening night on Thursday, Feb. 25, will be catered by Carytown Cupcakes.
- Talk-backs are scheduled for immediately following performances on Friday, Feb. 26, and Sunday, March 14 Participants will include representatives of Prevent Child Abuse Virginia.
- Paintings by artist Terrie Powers will be displayed in the theatre throughout the production.
Check out Crumble‘s pre-production stills by photographer Jay Paul on Flickr!
“Soon-to-be classic… Whatever you do, don’t miss it… Amazing...” - Entertainment Today
Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake is a featured production in the Acts of Faith Festival, the joyful winter’s celebration of spiritual synergies that exist among Greater Richmond’s professional theatres and faith communities. Please share this wonderful program with your synagogue, church or mosque. For more information about Acts of Faith, please visit www.theactsoffaith.org.
Crumble also is a proud part of Minds Wide Open 2010: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts.
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Tickets for Individual Shows:
- Adult: $25
- Senior (65 and older): $22
- Student (with ID): $10
- RAPT (with ID): $10