Requisition of doom makes a morbid and exciting impact in its new york premiere. The main objective of the game is to kill the zombies which. Pdf files within firefox on mac os and if you are using a modern intel mac, there is no official plugin for viewing pdf files within the browser window. Requisition of doom runs an hour and twenty minutes without an intermission. With four actors portraying 16 characters, neighborhood 3.
Department navigation department of theatre neighborhood 3. Explore this photo album by bu players archive on flickr. Requisition of doom which is an 85 minute play about the disconnect parents today feel over their childrens obsession with video games, specifically in this case an online zombie killing video game, and the blurring of reality for the kids. The play is by jennifer haley and was performed by the bloomsburg university players. Requisition of doom, presented by theatre pro rata written by jennifer haley, directed by wade vaughn performing february 217, 2012, at the gremlin theatre, 2400 university ave w, st. Requisition of doom written by jennifer haley directed by michael kasper. Caplan studio theater 16th floor, terra hall, 211 south broad street philadelphia pa 19107. As in leveling up, this play examines the dichotomy between fantasy and reality, and ultimately concludes that video. Requisition of doom, and everyone is happily braced for the campy scarefest that would seem to be signaled by the contrast between the neighborhoods. Requisition of doom runs april 1114 and april 1821 at 7.
In this performance, parents in a suburban subdivision find their teenagers addicted to an online horror video game that mirrors their neighborhood, with the goal being to escape it. Requisition of doom is a nonstop ride through family drama, video game obsession and whatevers waiting at the final house. Her vision of virtual reality is hardly rosier in neighborhood 3. The flea theater niegel smith artistic director carol ostrow producing director presents the new york premiere of neighborhood 3. Requisition of doom by jennifer haley directed by kate musgrove.
As suburban teens are drawn more and more into a morbid multiplayer internet video game, parents are afraid to ask about the changes in their kids behaviors. Requisition of doom by jennifer haley directed by joel schumacher featuring the bats justin ahdoot, sydney blaxill, alexandra curran, eric folks, adam alexander hamilton, alex haynes, adelind horan, lindsley howard, kerry ipema, olivia. Requisition of doom show more 202 photos 188 views. But as the line blurs between virtual and reality, both parents and players realize that fear has a life. The split between parent and child turns deadly when the virtual world collides with the. Requisition of doom, by jennifer haley this is an ebook that you are looking for, right. A bat one of the venues nonequity ensemble tells us.
This play is part of an anthology called humana festival 2008. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Requisition of doom by jennifer haley directed by joel schumacher featuring the bats justin ahdoot, sydney blaxill, alexandra curran, eric folks, adam alexander hamilton, alex haynes, adelind horan, lindsley howard, kerry ipema, olivia jampol, connor johnston, hank. Timeplace right now in the virtual reality of a video game or suburbia. Requisition of doom 5 biographies austin daly son one bfa 3 acting. Neighborhood 3 is a game which is played by the children in the play. Jennifer haley the playwright grew up in san antonio, tx ba from. In a suburban subdivision with identical houses, parents find their teenagers addicted to this online horror video game. Requisition of doom strawdog theatre parents have been noticing their children have become addicted to the latest video game, neighborhood 3. As you like it royal academy of dramatic arts, directed by tim hardy, the old no. Requisition of doom at the norman theatre of the tulsa pac. The goal of the game is to decimate an army of zombies and escape the neighborhood for good.
Requisition of doom is in anyway as intriguing as the nether, theres no way to tell based on this underguided production. Requisition of doom used to be a freelance web designer did theatre in her home in north hollywood cat named lover boy why she writes 8 street by. The game is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game mmorpg where the goal is to kill zombies and escape a setting that looks like their own neighborhood. Requisition of doom by jennifer haley directed by wade vaughn february 217, 20 performing at the gremlin theatre it hits a little too close to home. Requisition of doom by jennifer haley, is the story of several families caught up in the latest craze, a video game that uses a map of the players own neighborhood as the setting for its gruesome action. Requisition of doom paperback april, 2009 by jennifer haley author visit amazons jennifer haley page. Neighborhood 3, opening thursday at south puget sound community college, is a play about a video gamea creepy one in which reality and virtual reality merge. She grew up in san antonio, texas and studied acting at the university of texas at austin for her undergraduate degree. Requisition of doom by jennifer haley 0 productions 0 add scripts to cart. Part stepford wives, part shaun of the dead, jennifer haleys neighborhood 3. A dark comedy by jennifer haley with satellite tech, zombies, garden gnomes, and a definite blur between what is real and what is not. Requisition of doom on february 25th, i attended the opening night of neighborhood 3. Requisition of doom batman forever director joel schumacher makes his new york stage debut with jennifer haleys 2008 play about the dangers of video games.
In a quiet culdesac where the neighborhood association regulates everything from lawn height to garden gnomes, no one can control the growing addiction to a new online game. In 2014 i saw a play about video games entitled leveling up. Requisition of doom was first presented by actors theatre of louisville at the 32nd annual humana festival of new american plays on march 18, 2008. Third rail mentorship company is raising funds for neighborhood 3.
Requisition of doom is not about a zombie video game that comes. Requisition of doom is a frenetic, playful meditation on digital spaces and digital identities with a massive multiplayer online game mmoc about a zombieriddled suburbia as its setting. Requisition of doom female characters male characters kaitlyn ryan madison vicki doug married to a real estate kaitlyn exboyfriends mom scared of what she might find in her sons room steve leslie curious uneasy of his sons behaviors at a loss of what. Last week at the sacred fools theatre, i had the opportunity to check out neighborhood 3. Haley also received a mfa in playwriting at brown university in 2005, where she worked under american playwright and professor, paula vogel. Requisition of doom sounds more like the name of a horror video game than the title of a play, theres good reason. Requisition of doom asks several profoundly interesting questions about the way we conceptualize identities and ethical injunctions in. Requisition of doom plays at the flea theater, 41 white street, through december 20. University of southern maine department of theatre. Requisition of doom batman forever director joel schumacher makes his new york stage debut with jennifer. Reader geist002 took the time to check out a school play about video game addiction in east brunswick, new jersey. As the nation grapples with the question of violence, jennifer haleys.
Smash through an army of zombies to escape the neighborhood for good. Locate a lot more encounters and also knowledge by reading the ebook entitled neighborhood 3. Requisition of doom, an exciting if less demanding play, written earlier, but only now making its new york debut, under the. The amateur live stage performance rights to neighborhood 3. Requisition of doom, theatre pro rata has truly caught the zeitgeist. Requisition of doom has the central idea of a virtual reality game that destroys the lives of both the children and parents due to the negligence of the parents on their children. Requisition of doom suburban parents find their teenagers addicted to an online horror video game that uses a gps system to map out their own neighborhood. Written by jennifer haley and directed by david lawrence, the play is a disconcerting postmodern thriller that should give pause to gamers and those who know and love them. With the arrival of a video game that maps the players hometown and makes virtual zombie enemies of its inhabitants, a slice of cookiecutter suburbia is thrown into parricidal chaos. Paul, mn 55114 full performance calendar below information.
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