Valparaiso (play)

Valparaiso (play)

"Valparaiso" is Don DeLillo's second play, in which a man suddenly becomes famous following a mistake in the itinerary of an ordinary business trip which takes him to Valparaíso, Chile, instead of Valparaiso, Indiana.

The play, which incorporates live performance with video projection, looks at how the media has affected modern mankind. The central character, Michael Majeski, tries desperately to establish his own identity by throwing himself under the spotlight of celebrity. The piece is composed entirely of interviews, for a range of different media, and culminates in the protagonist committing assisted suicide with a microphone lead on a TV talk show.

"Valparaiso" received its premiere at the American Repertory Theatre in 1999 under the direction of David Wheeler. Since then it has seen numerous revivals, including a production by Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre and a French-language version in Paris. In 2005, Don DeLillo granted the UK premiere rights of the play to 24-year-old film school graduate Jack McNamara, whose production premiered at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London on April 25, 2006. The London production was produced by Weaver Hughes Ensemble. US productions in 2007: The Garage Theatre, Long Beach, California; directed by Jeff Kriese and running from October 05, 2007 to November 03, 2007.The Hideout Theatre, Austin, Texas; a Search Party Production, directed by Jeremy O. Torres and running from November 01, 2007 to November 04, 2007. US productions in 2008 includeHB Studio, an HB Ensemble production, New York, New York; directed by Rasa Allan Kazlas and running from 11 June 2008 to 28 June 2008.

External links

Reviews

* [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?pagewanted=print&res=9802EEDC1338F936A15754C0A9649C8B63 The New York Times]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/05/02/btval02.xml The Daily Telegraph]
* [http://news.ft.com/cms/s/e592c33c-db8e-11da-98a8-0000779e2340.html The Financial Times]
* [http://www.londontheatrereview.com/index.php The London Review]
* [http://www.musicomh.com/theatre/valparaiso_0406.htm MusicOMH]
* [http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/12433/valparaiso The Stage]

Performances

* [http://perival.com/delillo/valparaiso_prod.html List of Performances]


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