(TEANECK, NJ) -- In association with The Estate of Edward Albee, Black Box presents a dynamic staged reading of Seascape (1974, Pulitzer Prize) on Wednesday, July 24th, 2024 at Debonair Music Hall. Admission is free, but seating is limited; please reserve seats in advance. On an isolated stretch of beach, a late-middle-aged couple facing the dubious redoubt of retirement muses about their shared life and the narrowing road ahead. She sketches; he naps; they gently parry and riposte.
Another day winding down, seemingly like any other, they are suddenly joined by two sea creatures: a pair of human-sized lizards risen from the depths. Originally conceived in three-acts, Albee shortened his Pulitzer-winning play by cutting the fantastical middle section that takes the quartet to the ocean's floor.
According to Albee himself: “SEASCAPE wonders whether we are an evolving species or perhaps a devolving one.” With this rarely seen or heard version, Black Box is offering a chance for audiences to experience Albee's singular vision in its entirety. This special performance will feature BB mainstays Deb Maclean, Arthur Pugh, Ilana Schimmel and J Niles. Following the show, join us in conversation with the cast, director Matt Okin, and Jakob Holder, Executive Director of The Edward F. Albee Foundation and Mr. Albee's longest serving assistant.
Please reserve your FREE seats online. Debonair Music Hall is located at 1409 Queen Anne Road b/w State Street and Walraven Drive in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Edward Albee was born on March 12, 1928, and began writing plays 30 years later. His plays include The Zoo Story (1958), The Death of Bessie Smith (1959), The Sandbox (1959), The American Dream (1960), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe? (1961-62, Tony Award), Tiny Alice (1964), A Delicate Balance (1966, Pulitzer Prize; 1996, Tony Award), All Over (1971), Seascape (1974, Pulitzer Prize), Listening (1975), Counting the Ways (1975), The Lady From Dubuque (1977-78), The Man Who Had Three Arms (1981), Finding the Sun (1982), Marriage Play (1986-87), Three Tall Women (1991, Pulitzer Prize), Fragments (1993), The Play About the Baby (1997), The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (2000, 2002 Tony Award), Occupant (2001), At Home at The Zoo: (Act 1, Homelife. Act 2, The Zoo Story) (2004), and Me, Myself & I (2008). Mr. Albee was awarded the Gold Medal in Drama from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1980. In 1996 he received the Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts. In 2005, he was awarded a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Upcoming and recent events from Black Box in residence at Debonair Music Hall include Reeves Gabrels, Jonathan Kane, and Jair-Rohm Parker Wells' Doom Dogs; comedians Elon Gold, Mark Riccadonna, Don Jamieson, Jim Florentine, Christy Miller, and Mike Bocchetti; An Evening with Filmmaker Paul Schrader; The Willie Nile Band, James Maddock & His Band, The Aryeh Kunstler Band, and Keith Moon: The Real Me. Recent new or under-produced play incubations have included world-class writers like Eric Bogosian, Neil LaBute, Craig Lucas, Ken Levine, Daniel Handler, and John Patrick Shanley, as well as the Estates of I.B. Singer and Sam Shepard.
Debonair Music Hall is a live music venue that brings the best national touring acts and local bands to Teaneck, NJ. Enjoy delicious food and drinks while you experience the electrifying energy of live music. Black Box PAC, along with the event producer and colaborative educational theater company Black Box Studios, is now 'in residence" at Debonair Music Hall.
