Aug 9th-Aug 25th, 2002
All Tickets $12
In New York: 212-420-8877
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Sat, Aug. 17 - 7:00pm
Wed, Aug. 21 - 9:15pm
Thurs, Aug. 22 - 7:00pm
Fri, Aug. 23 - 10:30pm
Sat, Aug. 24 - 1:45pm
Sun, Aug. 25 - 1:45pm

Can a person reclaim his life after years of indulging in behaviors that have destroyed him?

Set between 3AM & dawn on Ludlow Street in NYCâs East Village, "DRYCLEAN" explores three hours in the life of BRENDON, a heroin addict. His attempts to make a buy from his new dealer FLACO are complicated by his girlfriend ERDE (white-knuckling it in her meager clean time); CINA, an Uptown chick trying to score; and DOLL, a street runaway all while trailed by the specter of DOBERMAN, his dead running buddy. Tense, gritty and intellectually provocative, this realistic view of the drug subculture takes away any glamour from that world and presents a morality play in the most unlikely of circumstances.

"In Bauer's play, death is not tragedy and there is laughter along the way. Highly recommended."
Gene Frankel, Director, The Gene Frankel Theatre & Workshop

"Another bizarre and tragic play from Andrew Bauer."
Robert Brustein, Artistic Director, American Repertory Theatre

STARRING: Jason Bauer, Tracy Larson, Melisa McGregor & Marci Brown, Brian Gianci

In Photo: Jason Bauer and Melisa McGregor
photograph by Kimo DeSean

Andrew Bauer (Playwright)--Educated at Georgetown & Columbia Universities, Bauer has had several plays produced beginning with "Henderson, An Academic Comedy" produced at the Minor Latham Theatre in New York City while a graduate student in philosophy. Back Stage called it "one of the best satires of the season." Mr. Bauer's one-act plays "The Stylites" and "A Garden of Delights" were produced at the Manhattan Theatre Club. "A Pocket Mirror Will Do" won an Arthur Ballet Prize, was presented at the University of Minnesota Theatre School and again in New York by The York Players. "DRYCLEAN" is his first play in many years.

Tony Cronin (Director) Tony Cronin holds his MFA in Directing from Cornell University. His most recent production in New York was of his own play, "A Light in the Shadows" at the Tribeca Playhouse. He was the Artistic Director at the Cornell University Shakespeare Festival for three seasons. Presently, he is teaching a course in Acting Shakespeare at the Gene Frankel Theatre and Film Workshop, SummerFEST 2002.