Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave at John Swayze Theatre

Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave

John Swayze Theatre
9431 Silver King Court Fairfax

From an escort in Thailand to a Catholic priest in India to a housewife in Utah, Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave illustrates the interconnectedness of all people and things. Centered around a singular, cataclysmic event -- the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami -- this new drama explores what happens when the events that tie us together are the same ones that tear us apart. This U.S. premiere, directed by Helen Pafumi, was written by Canadian playwright David Yee, artistic director and co-founder of fu-GEN Theatre Company.

Thru - Dec 8, 2013

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Price: $30

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 703-674-3177

Running Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes with 1 intermission

www.thehubtheatre.org

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Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave Reviews

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Washington Post - Somewhat Recommended

"...With such taut sketches making up only about half of the intermission-less play, "Carried Away" sometimes feels like a mildly virtuosic philosophical exercise - a methodical probing for the social and existential meaning behind pain and randomness. Still, you have to admire Yee's ambitious vision and rejection of easy answers. "Carried Away" would be thought-provoking even without the echoing context of current events."

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- Celia Wren

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...carried away on the crest of a wave by David Yee, as directed by Helen Pafumi at The Hub Theatre, is a profoundly haunting meditation on the connectedness of all living things. Based on one of the most tragic events of our time, the 2004 Tsunami, the production is an ode to the importance of hope in the midst of despair. As Helen Pafumi has written, "I tell stories, and thank goodness there are those of us who do. Because the world without a story is just a rock, and the people on it, just imprints. And we all know it is so much more, but we can't go on unless we are reminded of that stunning truth.""

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- Catherine Artois

ShowBizRadio - Highly Recommended

"...carried away is a most ambitious work. As directed by Helen Pafumi, the show is poignant and unrelenting. You cannot turn-away as it unfolds. This is no undemanding evening that lightly glosses over pain or the aftermath debates, both secular and faith-based, about responsibility for nature's unexpected fury. It aims to be, and is, a deep immersion into wounded people dealing with their vexing issues of survival. That the production comes just a week after Typhoon Haiyan's massive destruction gives it just that more universal relevance."

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- David Siegel

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"...Be prepared to be hit by and possibly Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave. Hub Theatre's imaginative presentation of Canadian playwright David Yee's new play is a theme-based evening consisting of a series of vignettes, the common thread being the catastrophic 2004 Pacific Tsunami. In one of the most devastating natural disasters ever recorded, in 2004 Indonesia and the surrounding area was hit by a 9.0 earthquake. What followed was a tsunami wave that took the lives of more than 200,000 people."

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- Brian Bochicchio

DCTheatreScene - Recommended

Helen Pafumi has scored another success in her search for new and interesting plays to premiere in the D.C. region, again going to Canada to find this small gem.

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- Steven McKnight

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