Trap Door Theatre is hosting sendoff performances of The Pragmatists before the tour begins!
Trap Door Theatre is thrilled to continue its tradition of touring its productions across the globe with The Pragmatists. In honor of playwright Stanislaw Witkiewicz, Trap Door has been invited to celebrate his 140th birthday by performing The Pragmatists across three cities in Poland: in Krakow, Zakopane, and Warsaw. The Pragmatists will tour its productions from February 15 – March 1, 2025. Before this tour, join us at Trap Door for 2 performances of The Pragmatists, and say bon voyage to the artists of the show!
The cast includes Venice Averyheart, Caleb Lee Jenkins, David Lovejoy, Manuela Rentea Hannah Silverman, Keith Surney, and Kevin Webb.
In a setting that is at the same time a torture chamber, a chamber of the heart, and a chamber for a virtuoso recital, two former friends struggle for domination in an existential conflict. They share the same dilemmas, the same collapsing world, the same despair; they are “pragmatists” because instead of facing the ultimate mystery of existence, they attempt to find pain-killing evasions, which dooms them to live the past over again while experiencing the future in advance.
“Zeljko Djukic’s direction easily deals with the madness and delivers a play that is visually stunning and imaginatively choreographed.” - Nancy Bishop, Third Coast Review
The touring production team includes Natasha Djukic (Scenic Design), Carolina Durian (Lighting Design), Danny Rockett (Music Composition/Sound Design), Kasia Olechno (Stage Manager), David Lovejoy (Master Carpenter), Nicole Wiesner (Tour Manager), and Beata Pilch (Artistic Director/Producer).