portland playhouse

Bingo with the Indians

Written by Adam Rapp Directed by Tim True

November 20 - December 13

"...can this cockpit hold the vasty fields of France?" -Henry V

"It's time to take matters into our own hands. Man the fucking gunboats of destiny." -Dee

BUY TICKETS for Bingo** (see warning below)

Performance Schedule **

Three interlopers from the Lower East Side: hard-ass Dee, coke-hyped Stash, and enigmatic stage manager Wilson, outline their plan to rob the big-time bingo night to fund their latest production, a scatological spin on Chekov’s Three Sisters.

Enter bright-eyed Steve, a local kid star-struck by these exotic New York thespians and anxious to prove he has what it takes to become one of them. But when Dee and Stash leave for the bingo hall, he’s left alone with Wilson, who thrusts Steve into a world where real life is theatre and theatre is everything.

Populated with characters from the nightmare you wish you'd always had, and rich with Adam Rapp's violently poetic dialogue, Bingo with the Indians is a ride that may be transcendant, or just plain hell.

**WARNING: BINGO WITH THE INDIANS CONTAINS FOUL LANGUAGE, FULL-FRONTAL NUDITY AND EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE. MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO SOME THEATRE-GOERS. INAPPROPRIATE FOR ANYONE UNDER 18.

Calendar

Nov 20: $10 Preview of Bingo with the Indians

Nov 21: Press Opening of Bingo with the Indians

Live Music: No p.a. in NoPo

Jan. 9 Fruition String Band and Leonard Mynx. Check them out at 'www.myspace.com/fruitionstringband' and 'www.myspace.com/leonardmynx.'

Mar. 6 The Woodlands

What is "No p.a. in NoPo?"

We are still looking to fill out our 2010 No p.a. in NoPo acts, both for headliners and opening slots. For most shows, the musicians play purely acoustic without the use of a p.a. If you are interested in playing, please contact Matthew Kauffman Smith at kauffmansmith@yahoo.com.