Theatre 80
80 St Marks Pl
212.598.9802
This event has passed.
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- When
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June 4, 2010 – June 28, 2010
Mondays (8pm)
Thursdays–Saturdays (8pm)
Sundays (3pm)
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- Price
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$40
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“In the past two years, the Amoralists have become one of the most daring, complex, and original downtown theatre companies — its new show Amerissiah adds to this reputation. Barry Ricewater is choosing to die from treatable cancer, convinced he is God, while his wealthy and corrupt father and sister, ex-junkie brother, and elderly hippie wife surround him with chaos in the Bronx apartment he was born in. The play addresses spirituality, abuse, atheism, and addiction — all while providing much more laughter than you might expect. The thought-provoking, ambiguous ending leaves the audience with plenty to ponder long after the applause is over.”
John Peacock, Flavorpill
The Amoralists say:
Something beyond comprehension is happening in a Marble Hill, Bronx apartment. Barry Ricewater, a perfectly healthy 37-year-old businessman is purposefully dying of a treatable disease. He’s become convinced that he’s God and must return to heaven to save his corrupt family from prison. The Ricewater clan thinks that he’s crazy . . . until a slew of strange, supernatural phenomena begin to occur. Amerissiah is a new American ghost story about the thin line between ambition and corruption, faith and insanity.
