BLACK-EYED SUSANNA

produced by Eddie Whitehurst · Set by Johanna Bassetti & Amy Stebbins · Lights by Francesca Ciardi · Costumes by Katherine O´Brien · Dramaturgy by Tihana Romanic

In the wedding alcove of a Catholic church, Lillian Aster, a polished academic in her early thirties, is preparing for the most important day of her life.  Everything is ready: the dress, the flowers, the groom.  Everything, that is, except her mother, Elaine, who will fight to the death to prevent a daughter from repeating her own mistakes.  

Playwright Daniel R. Pecci bestows upon his characters a Pinter-esque orgy of language and sound which transports the audience from the naturalistic to the surreal at the drop of a lily.  A black comedy about faith, marriage, and disillusionment, Black-Eyed Susanna depicts the psychological turmoil of two women still reeling from the pangs of love.

AMY STEBBINS is a 2007-2008 Fulbright Scholar living in Berlin studying theatre and film directing. A graduate of Harvard University '07, she studied History and Literature while pursuing as much theatre
work as possible on the side. Recent directorial projects include: The Vagina Monologues, A House of Bridge, and an amalgamation of five short plays by Bertolt Brecht, The Boxing Match. She has also worked as an assistant director at the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival and the American Repertory Theatre.