As the title
promises, there are "two rooms" in this taut psychodrama— named
by Time Magazine as "Best Play of the Year" in 1988. It
opens with hostage Michael Wells (played by Orion Couling), a
history professor at American University in Beirut, Lebanon,
blindfolded in his room, a small windowless cell. The other room
lies across the world: the professor's study back in the United
States. As the months turn into years and her husband's fate
hangs precariously, Mike's wife, Lanie (Marie Walker), strips
the room to the bare walls in order to feel closer to him. For
her, a thin mat she has dragged into his office represents "all
the corners of the room," and where she imagines she can speak
with—and touch—her missing lover.
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Proceeds form this performance will
go to benefit
Amnesty International |