The Meek

World Premiere

In a basement apartment in a rotten part of town, Glynn struggles to focus on his writing career. His friend Patrick flocks to the subterranean lair to escape the paralyzing fear he encounters when he ventures outside – a world controlled by roving street criminals and telephone scammers. But when everything they fear encroaches upon the sanctuary, the shut-ins must confront their dark suppositions about a world that is made both scarier and funnier by their avoidance of it.
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WRITTEN BY
Ensemble Member Brett Neveu

DIRECTED BY
Brennan Parks

PERFORMANCE RUN
April 20 – June 3, 2007

SEASON
Season 14

World Premiere!

Ensemble member Brett Neveu, the playwright who brought you last season’s hit production of The Earl, launches his newest comedy at A Red Orchid. In a basement apartment in a rotten part of town, Glynn struggles to focus on his writing career. His friend Patrick flocks to the subterranean lair to escape the paralyzing fear he encounters when he ventures outside – a world controlled by roving street criminals and telephone scammers. But when everything they fear encroaches upon the sanctuary, the shut-ins must confront their dark suppositions about a world that is made both scarier and funnier by their avoidance of it. The Meek combines Neveu’s distinctively elusive dialogue and eccentric characters in a hilarious story about self-imprisoned urbanites seeking the will to escape. Newcomer Brennan Parks leads an all-ensemble cast in this landmark world premiere.

CAST
Glynn | Ensemble Member Lawrence Grimm
Patrick | Keith Kupferer
Voni | Ensemble Member Mierka Girten
Andrew | Ensemble Member Doug Vickers
Kenneth | Nicholas Cimino

CREATIVE TEAM
Scenic Design | Courtney O’Neill
Costume Design | Karen Kawa
Lighting Design | Laura Hamm
Sound Design | Ensemble Member Joseph Fosco
Properties Design | Becky Marshall
Fight Choreographer | Ensemble Member Kirsten Fitzgerald
Stage Manager | S. G. Heller
Assistant Director | Melissa Cook
Set Construction | Michael Gehmlich, Justin DiGiacomo