Richard Maxwell Richard Maxwell
The Good Samaritain
[Theatre]
In the dull indifference of a shelter for homeless people, a man and a woman attempt to love each other. What really matters travels clumsily between them in their monotonous conversations. Their exchanges occasionally assume a blunter – but often wordless – quality. And at times they singsong little tunes which, however out of tune, miraculously manage to bring them into harmony.
Credits
Good Samaritans
French premiere
Written and directed by Richard Maxwell
Space and costume design: Stephanie Nelson
Translation and supertitles: Denise Luccioni
Performed by Kevin Hurley, Rosemary Allen,
Bob Feldman
Scott Sherratt, guitar
Catherine McRae, piano
Produced by New-York City Players
Co-presented by Les Spectacles vivants-Centre Pompidou and Festival d’Automne à Paris
With the support of Biennale Bonn, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith/London and ONDA