A Christmas Carol

Written by Tom Harlan
Directed by Andrew Rothschild

Dec. 3, 2004 - Jan. 16, 2005

A Christmas Carol marks a very happy, on-going tradition at the 13th St. Rep. This very special play brings the timeless story alive in a family-friendly and very endearing light, and features beautiful period costumes - a perfect gift for families!

Cry Wolf

Written by Deborah Mulhall
Directed by Erica Ramos

Oct 7 - Nov 27, 2004

Nick "Wolf" Grey, world renowned war photojournalist, returns to his home in Sydney to be feted for his liftetime achievements. Into his life comes the daughter he didn't know he had and with her the question of what sort of a person carries a camera and not a gun to a front line? And what are the ethical and moral responsibilities of those who bring us "the news."

Ruby's Story

By Ron Osborne
Directed by Troy Miller

Ran May 20, 2004 - July 10, 2004

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Its June 1944.  On a small truck farm far away from the front lines, a war of another kind rages.  One of prejudice, self-loathing, delusion and fear.

REVIEWS

nytheatre.com
Review by Martin Denton May 28, 2004

oobr.com
Review by Deborah S. Greenhut

"provides interesting insights into a number of aspects of our collective hidden past." - nytheatre.com

"chilling performance by Hella Bel"  OOBR

"Mary Anne Sayre (Young Ruby) creates an appealing and credible young woman of intelligence and curiosity." -nytheatre.com

Mary Bryant

By Tom O’Neil
Directed by Constantine Tariloff

Ran March 6, 2004 - April 10, 2004

Based on a true story. Mary Bryant tells the tale of a woman who, in the late 1700’s was sent to the penal colony of Botany Bay for stealing a scarf, and how upon her recapture and return to England, author James Boswell struggles to see that injustice is not once again thrust upon Mary. Opposing them are powerful political forces which will do anything to prevent the public from learning of the harsh realities of the penal system, and the tragedies that befell Mary because of it.

In Rebel Country
By Kevin Barry

Directed by James Stover

Ran January 22, 2004 - February 28, 2004

About the Production:
In Rebel Country is a contemporary piece about two men who take a road-trip to visit the grave of film idol James Dean in Fairmount, Indiana. They get sidetracked by a woman hitchhiker who forces the young men to dig into their obsessions deeper than they ever imagined. The play was commissioned by the Know Theatre Tribe in Cincinnati, Ohio, and further developed in the New Works Reading Series presented at Thirteenth Street Repertory Company under the direction of Literary Manager Sandra Nordgren.

Kevin Barry (playwright) is a native New Yorker and a member of The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. His plays, which have been produced in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Denver and Cincinnati, include Track & Field (American Theatre Critics Association nominee for Best New Play of 2002); Distracted by the Landscape (Six month run at Moving Arts in Los Angeles); and In Rebel Country (Winner of a 2003 Ohio Arts Council Fellowship).

James Stover (director) has directed such works as Santaland Diaries, Songs for a New World, and For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls. Thirteenth Street Repertory Directing credits include Wiseacre Farm and assistant director for their mainstage musical Save Me the Waltz. As a playwright, his recently produced works include Sparse Reality (Dobama Theatre-Cleveland), Frat Boy Voice Mail (Orlando Festival of New Plays), and the upcoming Prometheus and Sissyphis (MadLab Theatre-Columbus). As an actor, James has also performed regionally with the Utah Shakespearean Festival (two seasons) and the Mapleleaf Theater (Lobby Hero). James holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Otterbein College.

Save Me the Waltz
By Enrico Garzilli.

Directed by Robert Kreis

F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald's life in the roaring 1920's.

November 20, 2003 - January 17, 2004