Rich Lovejoy in The Dark Heart of Meteorology
September 22-October 14, 2009
The Dark Heart of Meteorology
co-produced by Horse Trade Theatre Group
UNDER St. Marks
Amid concerns about global warming and an uncertain future, The Assembly unleashes its failed weatherman on the people of New York with a simple message: The weather is going to kill us. All of us. The Dark Heart of Meteorology is a series of barely-multimedia presentations--part lecture/slideshow, part happening--by lonely traveling weatherman Franklin Elijah White.
The Dark Heart of Meteorology was developed at The Flea Theater's 'Pataphysics with 13P (July 2008); Backyart (September 2008); and Sticky (March 2009). It premiered at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in September 2009.
Featuring Richard Lovejoy
By Stephen Aubrey
Directed By Jess Chayes
Video Design Alex Koch and Daniel Brodie
Lighting Stacey Boggs
Scenic Design Nick Benaceraf
Sound Design Asa Wember
Stage Manager Rachel Silverman
With Audrey Crabtree
"The Dark Heart of Meteorology, the debut show for the young company The Assembly at Horse Trade Theater Group, is a delight, featuring a tour de force performance by the fine indie theater actor Richard Lovejoy and an exciting introduction to the work of talented playwright Stephen Aubrey...Lovejoy is magnificent in the role, which requires him to be alternately addled, endearing, wise, and foolish."
-- Martin Denton
"From the moment [Lovejoy] bursts onstage he is captivating... the show manages to keep the laughter rolling at an almost feverish pace."
-- Theater Knights
"The unpredictability of the weather is a metaphor for the senselessness of human tragedy in the monologue, and Rich’s chops, I learned, run the gamut from slapstick to pathos... He has a soulful quality, and we stay with him throughout his weird journey, and want more of it."
-- Trav S.D.
The Dark Heart of Meteorology was developed at The Flea Theater's 'Pataphysics with 13P (July 2008); Backyart (September 2008); and Sticky (March 2009). It premiered at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in September 2009.
Featuring Richard Lovejoy
By Stephen Aubrey
Directed By Jess Chayes
Video Design Alex Koch and Daniel Brodie
Lighting Stacey Boggs
Scenic Design Nick Benaceraf
Sound Design Asa Wember
Stage Manager Rachel Silverman
With Audrey Crabtree
"The Dark Heart of Meteorology, the debut show for the young company The Assembly at Horse Trade Theater Group, is a delight, featuring a tour de force performance by the fine indie theater actor Richard Lovejoy and an exciting introduction to the work of talented playwright Stephen Aubrey...Lovejoy is magnificent in the role, which requires him to be alternately addled, endearing, wise, and foolish."
-- Martin Denton
"From the moment [Lovejoy] bursts onstage he is captivating... the show manages to keep the laughter rolling at an almost feverish pace."
-- Theater Knights
"The unpredictability of the weather is a metaphor for the senselessness of human tragedy in the monologue, and Rich’s chops, I learned, run the gamut from slapstick to pathos... He has a soulful quality, and we stay with him throughout his weird journey, and want more of it."
-- Trav S.D.
