[NEohioPAL] THE PILLOWMAN opens Fri, Sept 26 at convergence-continuum

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THE PILLOWMAN, a dark dramatic comedy by Martin McDonagh,
OPENS FRI, SEPT 26 AT CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM

convergence-continuum continues its 2014 Season with Martin McDonagh’s
gruesomely funny psychological thriller THE PILLOWMAN.  The setting of
this dark dramatic comedy is an unnamed totalitarian state where Katurian,
a writer of short stories which often depict violence against children,
has been arrested by two detectives, Ariel and Tupolski, because some of
his stories resemble recent child murders. When he hears that his brother
Michal has confessed to the murders and implicated Katurian, he resigns
himself to his execution but attempts to save his stories from
destruction. The play includes both narrations and reenactments of several
of Katurian's stories, most notably the autobiographical "The Writer and
the Writer's Brother", which tells how Katurian developed his disturbed
imagination by hearing the sounds of Michal being tortured by their
parents.

“
what The Pillowman is about, above all, is storytelling and the
thrilling narrative potential of theater itself.“  (Ben Brantley, New York
Times)

The Pillowman is directed by convergence-continuum’s Geoffrey Hoffman and
features company actors Robert Hawkes, Tom Kondilas and Stuart Hoffman,
and newcomers to the Liminis stage Daniel McElhaney, Nicole McLaughlin and
Melissa Freilich.

The Pillowman opens Fri, Sept 26 and runs Thu-Sat at 8 pm through Oct 18
at the Liminis theater, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland 44113. Tickets are $15
general admission, $12 seniors (65+), $10 students.  Reservations and info
are available at http://www.convergence-continuum.org and 216-687-0074.



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