American Buffalo at Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET)

American Buffalo

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET)
31 W Patrick St Frederick

A hilarious, banter-fueled heist comedy and a heartbreaking portrait of criminal desperation, American Buffalo revolves around three men in a Chicago junk shop as they plan a heist of a rare coin collection.

Thru - Nov 20, 2011

Price: $15-$24

Show Type: Comedy/Drama

Running Time: 1 hr, 55 mins with 1 intermission

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American Buffalo Reviews

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MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"... Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s production of David Mamet’s American Buffalo offers a unique perspective on ambition, ethics, and loyalty. Although it was written in 1975, this work personifies the middle class struggle to catch a break – which is still just as it is so elevant today as our country ponders the recent ‘Occupy‘ movement, theory and antics. Notice to the faint of heart: this dark comedy does not shy away from foul language as the dialog is fast, raw, and real. Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s production captures Mamet’s fast dialog and colorful language."

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- Mike Spain

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

American Buffalo is a tale told about idiots, full of sound and fury. Donny (Tad James) is a professional loser of the old school, who runs a dilapidated junk shop (nicely replicated by Ira Domser) and mentors Bobby (Clayton Myers), a young man who lives in a perpetual fog.

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- Tim Treanor

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

"... But in their inconsiderableness, the three characters, Don (Tad Janes), Teach (Jeff Keilholtz), and Bobby (Clayton Myers), generate a rich froth of pungent dialogue (phrases like “in the event something inevitable occurs”), violence, and angst. The fun of the play is in watching them scheme and fight and insult each other, which, in retrospect is not only what the play is truly about but all that turns out to have happened by the time of the final blackout. This may seem a peculiar way for an audience to pass a couple of hours, but it is actually quite a rewarding one. We’ve gotten to know nothing about stealing coins (the title refers to a rare and valuable nickel), but we’ve certainly gotten to know them, in all their florid shallowness."

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- Jack L. B. Gohn

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American Buffalo at Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET)