West Coast Premiere of LIES
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Date & Time
Thu, Aug 28 7:30 PM - 9:15 PM
Address (map)
751 PASEO NUEVO CENTER
Venue (website)
Center Stage Theater
The West Coast Premier of Lies, by Jerry Slaff, is being produced by DramaDogs at Center Stage in Santa Barbara, August 28 – September 6. Evenings at 7:30 pm and matinees at 2 pm. Directed by R. Michael Gros. Featuring Leesa Beck and Nik Valinsky.
Lies is an allegory about lying in government, and a meditation on what truth actually is. Set in 1950, a young and inexperienced Jewish lawyer for the New York public defender’s office is asked to represent a female German-American WWII radio propagandist, imprisoned for treason, for her parole hearing. Except she doesn’t want to leave prison. Neither of them is who they seem to be, as they dance around whether there actually is something called truth. And while Lies can be seen as a political allegory, it should also bring up the question of how we all lie about little things in our lives every day. Can anyone really live without lying?
The two-person play touches on themes such as forgiveness, retribution for the Holocaust, and how easy it was for Germans to slowly slip into fascism. As such, it is very relevant for today.
The play has won many awards, including the Writer’s Digest grand prize in 2020 and Santa Barbara PlayFest Honoree Award in 2022, and has had readings and productions across the country, including New York, Baltimore, Florida and North Carolina. This will be the West Coast premiere.
To purchase tickets, go to Centerstagetheater.org or call 805-963-0408.
