The Bereaved

by THOMAS BRADSHAW

Directed by Marissa Wolf
Produced by Crowded Fire Theater
Role: Katy

Cast: Lawrence Radecker, Michele Leavy, Josh Schell, Denmo Ibrahim, Geoffrey Nolan, Olivia Rosaldo, Reggie D.White, Jeremy Falla
Production: Maya Linke, Darl Andrew Packard, Maggie Whitaker, Brendan Aanes, Ali Dineen, Sonia Fernandez, Marilee Talkington, Addie Gorlin, Stephanie Alyson Henderson, Geoffrey Nolan, Stephanie Alyson Henderson, Frances Reyes Bolinger

“Carol is a lawyer who believes that she has a fatal heart condition. With unpaid college loans and no life insurance, she fears for the welfare of her fifteen year-old son and her underemployed husband. In a world of drug dealing, teen pregnancy, racism and mindless violence, how can a dying woman insure the future well being of her fragile family?” (Theater Mania)

Reviews

“The beauty of Thomas Bradshaw’s “The Bereaved” lies both in how blithely he upends racial and social stereotypes and in the fun we have watching him do it.” Rob Hurwitt, SF Chronicle

“Bradshaw is like Molière writing for HBO. Or Skinemax, er, Cinemax. He mashes up the foreboding darkness and twisty surprises of a Pinter or an Albee with the shiny, happy pace of a 30-minute sitcom. The results are wildly amusing and, yes, even a little shocking.” Chad Jones, Theater Dogs

“Artistic director Marissa Wolf gives the play a sharp, brisk staging that brings out the hysterical humor and nonstop suckerpunches beautifully. Maya Linke’s fantastic set is a work of art in itself.” Sam Hurwitt, The Idiolect