Marisol
March 14–April 5, 2009 at H Street Playhouse
Life just got a lot more dangerous for a young Latina copyeditor named Marisol. Already, the moon has disappeared, food tastes like salt, and a bad credit report could mean death. But now her guardian angel has abandoned her to lead a celestial war against a dying God. Left unprotected, Marisol and the other displaced New York City survivors must decide which side to take in this epic battle. Dark, humorous, political, and poetic, Jose Rivera's modern fairy tale is not to be missed.
Cast
Holly Bass: The AngelPatrick Bussink*: Lenny, Scar Tissue
Veronica del Cerro: Marisol
Brandon McCoy: Man with Golf Club, Man with Ice Cream, Women in Furs
Helen Pafumi: June
Crew
Director: Alexander Strain*Set designer: Tobias Harding
Lighting designer: Andrew F. Griffin
Costume designer: Heather Lockard
Sound designer: Christopher Baine
Properties master: Eileen Garcia
Fight director: Casey Kaleba
Stage manager: Jenn Carlson*
Assistant stage manager: Molly Coyle
Producer: Michael Dove*
Dramaturg: Alan Katz
Production staff: Fiona Blackshaw,* Patrick Bussink,* and Megan Reichelt
* Forum company member
What the press said
"Marisol accomplishes what few theatrical productions do--it manages to keep the viewer on edge from start to finish."DCist
"In director Alexander Strain's hands, the humor involved is in sharp contrast to the ugliness of the violence and despair...diverting and engrossing theater when handled by this troupe of energetic, committed performers."
Potomac Stages
"Bussink does fine, deeply creepy work here: Watch how he twists his body when presenting Marisol with a small sculpture, imbuing an ostensibly sweet moment with a sinister undercurrent.... you'll be grateful to have a warm, emotionally available presence like del Cerro's Marisol to root for and to worry over."
The Washington City Paper