Richard Maxwell

Richard Maxwell

The Good Samaritain

Archive 2006
Centre Pompidou
octoberoct 11 – 14
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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
 

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.

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