Dysfunctional Theater Co.
production of
Come Back to the 7-Eleven, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley
Written & Directed by Paul Wells
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7:30PM Tickets: Adults : $15
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STARRING---Simon Dasher, Ron Gordon, Jennifer Jenkins, Garret
Lambert, Karen Nicole Smith and Bruce Thomson.
Sound, Lighting & Set Design by Rick Vorndran.
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Welcome to Lantanahootchie, Mississippi--a gothic Southern town where Tennessee Williams meet The Twilight Zone. "Come Back to the 7-Eleven, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley" is a modern ghost story that satirizes the clichs and stereotypes of southern drama by serving up a healthy portion of humor, intrigue, spicy southern repartee and a touch of trailer park trash. Far below the Mason-Dixon line lies the mythical Lantanahootchie, a dying town full of dark secrets and broken dreams, whose only claim to fame is as the home of the only living son of Elvis Presley--at least according to Thelma Jean Watkins, proprietor of the local 7-Eleven and supposed mother to the King's progeny. The townâs only source of income are "tourist attractions" that exploit the King's legacy, much to the chagrin of Elvis Jr., an introverted, dark-haired teenaged boy whose high cheekbones and bedroom eyes resemble the King's. When a dark stranger (possibly a ghost) rides into town driving a 1958 Corvette, he threatens to destroy Lantanahootchie's fragile illusion of bucolic tranquility by exposing the tragic events of the past and the inevitability of the future. |
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"compelling..rewarding..A gripping and well-made drama, staged with sensitivity and intelligence."---NYTheatre.com, from a Dec. 2001 review of Real Live Sex on Stage
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PAUL WELLS (Playwright/Director and Artistic Director) has written over 30 plays. Most recently, Wellsâ "Real Live Sex on Stage" was produced in December 2001 at The St. Marks Theater. In 2001, he directed a staged reading of Armistice Day by Mark Dunn for New Jersey Rep. and performed in his own play, Vampire Stewardesses From Hell. Since founding The Dysfunctional Theatre Co., he has written and directed Alien Sex Cult Clones Madonna!, Princess Di's Brain Kept Alive in Graceland!, Il Duce: The Rudy Giuliani Story, and Mister Rogersâ Y2K. |
The Dysfunctional Theatre Co. functions like a well-oiled machine. ---Stage Press Weekly
| The Dysfunctional Theatre Co. Founded in 1997 by its current Artistic Director, Paul Wells, Dysfunctional is a collective dedicated to light-hearted yet political work that challenged the status quo without taking itself too seriously. The company has produced over a dozen productions. In 2001, Dysfunctional presented the light-hearted comedies Vampire Stewardesses From Hell by Paul Wells, and How to Have the Ultimate Orgasm Each and Every Time by Rick Vorndran. Vorndran's "totally unauthorized biography" of Gene Roddenberry, I Am Star Trek, was part of Horse Trade Theater Group's October 2001 "SF÷The Sci-Fi Event." |
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