Finally, they make a last-ditch plea: Out of respect for their life's work, will he let them prepare one final meal-provided they leave it in the kitchen? Instead they will describe it, course by course, over a series of empty platters. the frantic staff, whose very lives depend on Victor's appetite, try all means to change his mind, but to no avail. But when "Monsieur" returns from the bullfights in Madrid, disheveled and morose, his wish is simple: to die of starvation at his own table. On this hot July night in 1961, the two join waitress Mimi and chef Gaston in awaiting the imminent arrival of Victor, the Cafe's owner and sole patron. Why? "Because we have everything," headwaiter Claude admonishes waiter-in-training antoine. No menu necessary at the world's greatest restaurant, the Cafe du Grand Boeuf in Paris. Research: Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015) Hollinger is a resident playwright at New Dramatists and assistant Professor of Theatre at Villanova University. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Project, and fellowships from the Independence Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Otto Haas award for an emerging Theatre artist, a Mid-Atlantic emmy award, a commission from the ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Stevens award from the Kennedy Center's Fund for New American Plays, two Barrymore awards for Outstanding New Play, the F. ![]() awards and honors include a Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Citation from the American Theatre Critics association, the Roger L. For PBS, he has written three short films and co-authored the feature-length Philadelphia Diary. he also wrote the 3D Laser Show extreme Choicesfor New Jersey's Liberty Science Center. Hollinger has written seven touring plays for young audiences, including eureka! and Hot air,both published by Playscripts, Inc. these plays are all published by Dramatists Play Service Tiny Island also appears inNew Playwrights: Best Plays of 1999,published by Smith and Kraus. Many actors play multiple roles and the whole thing kept us guessing.Michael Hollinger is the author of Opus, Tooth and Claw, Red Herring, Tiny Island, Incorruptible, and an empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf all of which premiered at Philadelphia's arden Theatre Company and have together enjoyed numerous productions around the United States, in New York City, and abroad. ![]() Kudos to the stage crew whose choreography and costumes added a salty flair to the set changes. With 14 scene changes in Act One, and another 10 in Act Two, it’s truly a nimble screwball comedy, with smooth performances by Dustin Tucker and Robyn Payne. I brought a gang of kin to see the show this past Saturday night. The herring tin got the nod! Here’s the final pastel, drawn on reddish sand paper.Ī huge shout out to Marty Braun for his magic with type treatment here! Or just a dame with a gun on the docks of Boston Harbor? Act one, scene 1 calls for a billboard of Winslow Homer’s painting, The Herring, to glow above the stage. My sketches are super rough, because I had about 8 weeks to do 7 posters, but you get the idea. A fable about marriage in a pulp noir package, the script is loaded with detectives, dames, and a dead spy. Around this time last year, I was sketching up a storm for Portland Stage’s production of Red Herring by Michael Hollinger. ![]() Yet another storm bears down, leaving us hunkered down in the studio.
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