What is the state of the “American Dream” today? How do its conditioned expectations help or hinder the average American in today’s society under duress?
Triptych Americana combines three vignettes into one staged reading addressing how the stresses of job loss, homelessness and mercenary war affect Americans on personal, social and political levels.
In the first vignette, job loss and precarious health put Benny and Shiela’s relationship on the brink. In the second vignette, a discarded ticket to the Museum of Modern Art is the impetus for a homeless woman to regain her visibility. In the third vignette, Jason and Dani, two mercenary soldiers, become threats to one another over an incident of “collateral damage.”
How does the American Dream stack up in your life, today? Come and see how these characters cope with the gap between their ideals and their reality.
HIPBONE STUDIO
January 29, 2012
1 pm, $8 at the door, or buy tickets online
