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| 11.14.03 - The Performance Gallery - Cincinnati, Ohio 1.17-24.04 - MadLab - Columbus, Ohio Created by the BlueForms Theatre Group Featuring Acacia Duncan, John Dranschak, and Matt Slaybaugh, and original text by Krista Apple |
| A Lonely Crowd is a BlueForms original that debuted in Cincinnati at the Peformance Gallery. A lot of ink has been spilled over the notion that each of the past 3 decades could be called the "ME Decade." Americans are obsessed with personal achievement, individual wealth, self-esteem, self-image, and self-preservation. We've created a culture that keeps us fearful of our neighbors and protective of our space. With so much energy expended on preserving and promoting ourselves, what resources are left for preserving our communities and taking care of each other? This attitude is visible all over, from America's increasingly self-reverential, isolationist foreign policy to the sudden disappearance of street lights and sidewalks in our neighborhoods. The show was nominated for Best New Work in 2004 by The Central Ohio Theatre Ciritics Circle. Michael Shoon, of Take Back America and New Edgecliff Theatre, called A Lonely Crowd "one of the most compelling, thought-provoking, relevant, humorous, heart-breaking, intelligent, inspiring pieces of theatre I've seen in several years." Download a pdf of the script right here.
 
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