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IN THE CANYON 

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A new American saga by Calamity West spanning from 2007 to 2067. In an exploration of the present attack on Roe v. Wade, this world premiere chronicles a story of survival, and imagines the decline of a broken society. When the sun begins to set on a shattered world, the canyon rocks and walls come alive and a story of resistance is birthed.

 

PRODUCTION HISTORY

- UPCOMING -

THE CONSTRUCTIVISTS 

Directed by jaimelyn gray

Milwaukee 

October 2024

 

JACKALOPE THEATRE COMPANY

Directed by Elly Green

Chicago

October - December 2018*
 

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

Originally commissioned by

JACKALOPE THEATRE COMPANY

December 2015 - December 2018

THE PUBLIC

New York, New York

November 2019

 

WILLIAMSON THEATRE FESTIVAL

Williamstown, MA

August 2019

SANGUINE THEATRE

New York, New York

April 2018

 

IN THE CANYON received a Kilroy Citation in 2023

* production extended

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REVIEWS

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"...a rush of an Orwellian dystopian drama."

"[West's] themes include the creep of fascism, the demonizing of the opposition and, ultimately, the creation of an alternate reality, all of us having been slowly Keyser Soze’d..."

"...an essential Chicago-style voice."

"Playwright Calamity West...has emerged as a leading aesthetic innovator of storefront realism as well as a tough-as-nails moralist....West's ominous new drama...is the center of something extraordinary."

"In The Canyon is iconic."

 

"With so many options, so much talent blossoming in every direction, the idea of choosing one not-to-miss show seems foolhardy. Call me a fool: In the Canyon is it."

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