Malcolm
January 16 - March 6, 2004
Adapted by Edward Albee
From the book by James Purdy
Directed by Ian Allen
Source Theater
1835 14th St., NW
Every boy needs a home. And teen beauty Malcolm is having trouble finding his. His father (if he ever really had one) is M.I.A., and everyone he meets seems to be offering love: an astrologer who sends him into the homes of strangers; an ancient man who disagrees with his wife as to whether he is 192 or 97 years old; a youngish pop star named Melba; and a drunken billionairess with a penchant for, um, lets say, chicken. "Smartly-acted! Voyeuristic! Very funny!" -City Paper
"Comically stunning and intellectually brilliant!" -Metro Weekly
"Biting! First-rate! Enormous humor and occasional pathos!" -Journal Papers
"Filthy! Fantastical! Ridiculous! Definitely one of Cherry Red's best!" -Wash Blade
"Comically stunning and intellectually brilliant!" -Metro Weekly
"Biting! First-rate! Enormous humor and occasional pathos!" -Journal Papers
"Filthy! Fantastical! Ridiculous! Definitely one of Cherry Red's best!" -Wash Blade
January 16 - March 6, 2004
Adapted by Edward Albee
From the book by James Purdy
Directed by Ian Allen
Source Theater
1835 14th St., NW
But what will they want in return?
In 1965, novelist James Purdy (63: Dream Palace, In a Shallow Grave) and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee (The Goat, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) conspired to create this peek into the nature of corruption, sin, and desire.
Cherry Red's artistic director, Ian Allen (Thumbsucker, Angel Shit, "Kenneth, What Is the Frequency?"[co-writer]), directed an epic cast of fourteen in this filthy and funny answer to the question: How does one love a child?
Cast: Catherine Aselford, Tanya Baskin, Carlos Bustamante, Vince Carag, Melissa Leigh Douglass, Marcus Lawrence, Kenny Littlejohn, Brent Lowder, Glee Murray, Tom Neubauer, Richard Renfield, Jack Seeley, Richard Wilt, and 15-year-old Brandon Wilson as Malcolm.
