Autobahn (play)
Autobahn is a play written by Neil LaBute in 2003. It consists of seven short vignettes—each one involving just two people, and each one taking place entirely in the front seat of a car.
Productions
Autobahn originally consisted of five one-act plays when it premiered as a benefit in March of 2004 at the Manhattan Class Company. The all-star cast included Kevin Bacon, Kieran Culkin, Brian Dennehy, Peter Dinklage, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Meloni, Amanda Peet, Susan Sarandon, Kyra Sedgwick, and Paul Rudd.[1] The original five short plays were titled Bench Seat, Long Division, Road Trip, Autobahn, and Merge.[2] Two more segments titled All Apologies and Funny were added to later productions.[3]
Autobahn was presented in April 2008 at the Re-bar theatre in Seattle, Washington.[4]
A production in 2009 by Theatre Jezebel at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow starred Sally Reid, Candida Benson, Alison Peebles, Johnny Austin, and Angela Darcy.[5] The Guardian called it "A masterclass in acting ... each dazzling performance seems to outshine the last"[6]
Autobahn had its North Carolina regional premiere in August 2009 at the Carolina Actors Studio Theatre in Charlotte.[7]
The most recent production of "Autobahn" was put on by Underground Productions at the Schonell Theatre in Brisbane.[8]
References
- ↑ Playbill.com:MCC Rides the Fast Lane w/ Autobahn, by Morgan Allen and Ernio Hernandez, March 9, 2004
- ↑ TheaterMania: Starry Benefit Reading of LaBute's Autobahn Set for March 8, by Matthew Murray, February 27, 2004
- ↑ Village Theatre Guild Productions: Autobahn, October 2011
- ↑ Autobahn: Neil LaBute sure knows what drives relationships, The Seattle Times, April 22, 2008
- ↑ OnstageScotland: Autobahn at Theatre Jezebel
- ↑ Autobahn review by Mark Fisher, The Guardian, November 11, 2009
- ↑ Pizzato, Mark (August 10, 2007) “Review of Autobahn by Neil LaBute, Carolina Actors Studio Theatre”, ARTS à la Mode
- ↑ review by Rebecca Elise Lamb (October 7, 2013) "Review by Aussie Theatre.com"