Elizabeth Alice Murray's one-woman show, Woman in the Dark has been chosen to be part of the 2010 inaugural edition of the United Solo Theatre Festival. Directed by Erika Iverson, Woman in the Dark is the true story of a young woman trapped for hours in an elevator above Grand Central Station during the Blackout of 2003.
The November 9, 2010 festival performance will be staged in a fifty-five seat black box theatre at highly acclaimed Theatre ROW in the heart of New York City's theater district. Woman in the Dark is among forty-five selected shows competing for a collection of various awards including: the best in acting award, best performance, best script, and audience awards.
Tickets are $18 and can be purchased at the Theater ROW box office (410 West 42nd St between 9th and 10th Avenues) or online at Telecharge.
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About Woman in the Dark
Dangling between hilarity and terror, a young woman is trapped in an elevator above Grand Central Station during the Blackout of 2003. Elizabeth Alice Murray takes on multiple characters as she recounts her journey from panic and anxiety to resentment and optimistic mania as she befriends and alienates her elevator fellows and reflects upon the larger questions and possibilities of "being in the dark."
About the Artists
Elizabeth Alice Murray has written and produced several short films, including TIMING which was recently awarded Best Comedic Short at the Strasbourg International Film Festival. As a performer, she has worked with the National Theater of the Deaf, The Provincetown Theater and Theatre Unplugged among others.
Erika Iverson is an actor, director and a founding member of Magis Theatre Company. She was last seen in a production of Shakuntala at the Ellen Stewart Theatre at La Mama E.T.C.
About the Festival
UNITED SOLO THEATRE FESTIVALTM is an annual international festival for solo performances held in New York City. Through a diverse range of one-person shows, we explore and celebrate the uniqueness of the individual. From openly solicited submissions, we stage the most intriguing productions at the highly acclaimed Theatre ROW in the heart of the New York City theatre district on 42nd Street.
