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From Oldglobe.org J. August RichardsJ. August Richards - ’Lobby Hero’ Play - Oldglobe.org ReviewFriday 15 April 2005, by Webmaster Performance Times: Set in the lobby of a Manhattan high-rise, Lobby Hero charts the relationships between two security guards and two police officers - enduring the graveyard shift, and dealing with the problems caused by doing the right things for the wrong reasons. Or is that the wrong thing for the right reasons.... Time Out New York called Lobby Hero "The best drama, the best comedy, the best romance, the best character study, and the best issue play all in one." This hit off-Broadway play offers a vivid slice of contemporary life with this touching story of four ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. Kenneth Lonergan, best known for his Academy Award-nominated film You Can Count on Me, has written several acclaimed plays, including This Is Our Youth and The Waverly Gallery. He also wrote the original screenplays for Analyze This! and Martin Scorcese’s Gangs of New York. Director Kirsten Brandt made her Globe debut last June with the Rolin Jones’ hilarious new play, The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow. She has won countless awards for her work as a director, writer and producer in San Diego, including the 2003 San Diego Critics Circle Award for Creative Achievement. Artistic Director of Sledgehammer since 1999, she recently directed August Strindberg’s Dream Play, as well as the world-premiere production of Nu, which she conceived and directed with Jessa Watson, and La Jolla Playhouse’s production of The Burning Deck, starring Diane Venora. Brandt studied playwriting at the University of Birmingham, England (with David Edgar and Clair McIntyre) and graduated with a B.A. in directing from the University of California, San Diego. She is one of the founders of DURGA, the women’s performance festival of San Diego and serves on the advisory board for the Coronado School of the Arts. She has also been a guest artist at the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab West. Brandt has produced over fifteen theatrical events for Sledgehammer and created its first ever education program, STEP, promoting literacy through drama in San Diego schools. She has also trained with the SITI Company in Los Angeles and completed the National Arts Marketing Project Advanced Audience Development Training & Granting Program. Jeff - Nick Cordileone |
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