World Premiere of 'Body of an American'
Opens Oct 21 @Portland Center Stage
What is the responsibility of bearing witness to an atrocious act? In The Body of an American, a war photographer becomes haunted by the spirit of the soldier whose body he photographed. In his first production at PCS, Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Bill Rauch is directing this riveting world premie 1b72 re.
War reporter Paul Watson has witnessed some of the most devastating scenes in modern history, and created perhaps the most disturbing image of modern warfare: the photograph of a dead American soldier being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu. As the ghosts of the tragedies he’s recorded bear down on him, his story catches the attention of playwright Dan O’Brien, who’s battling ghosts of his own. In locations as varied as Kabul, Los Angeles and the Canadian High Arctic, the two men form a tentative friendship in a quest for absolution. The Body of an American is the story of their relationship, and the roles each take in helping the other process the responsibilities, and the damages, of bearing witness.
Portland Center Stage’s world premiere production of The Body of an American by Dan O’Brien, inspired in part by the book Where War Lives by Paul Watson, runs Tuesday through Sunday through October 21, 2012. Tickets start at $39, with discounts available for students and those under 25. Rush tickets are $20.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, with 2 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays and matinees at noon on select Thursdays. See the show calendar for the complete performance schedule. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone at 503.445.3700 or by visiting the box office located at 128 NW Eleventh Avenue.
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