NW Premiere
American Hero
October 4 - October 31, 2016
Alder Stage
By Bess Wohl
Directed by Shawn Lee
When the American Dream is dashed, try making a sandwich! A trio of disparate and desperate ‘sandwich artists’ find themselves abandoned by their fast-food franchise and left to their own devices in this utterly amusing and ridiculously believable story of making ends “meat and cheese.”
This post-recession, comedic commentary embraces the humor in misery, the creativity in despair, and the ingenuity of the human spirit as this indomitable group bands together to succeed on their own damned terms.
Resources
To learn more about the playwright, visit her biography here.
Experience a piece of the 2013 world premiere of AMERICAN HERO here.
The beginning of the script references an incident regarding a Quiznos franchisee that may have been an initial inspiration for the events in AMERICAN HERO. For more information on this incident, visit here.
Download our Study Guide for this production here. A great resource for all!
Press
“…the beauty of this story is that the human spirit will endure, in spite of odds against it, and the “little men,” in all of us, from kings to knaves, will have their say.”
“The laughs come freely, and yet there is a deft balance between them and the depressing reality of the story. It ends on a note just hopeful enough, and perhaps that the best we can expect from both the play and the situation we find ourselves in as a country.”
“…Kafka-esque milieu of this country’s corporate fast-food industry…”
“AMERICAN HERO underscores that even when the work may get you down, the people you work with can give you a lift.”
“AMERICAN HERO calls to mind a range of anxiety-generating post-recession narratives.”
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