Description
A philosophical bartender, a broken-hearted hooker, an idealistic novelist, and a gal from the Sally Annfour characters play out their desperation and dreams in a dingy New York bar circa 1951. Hrant Alianak has given these B-movie types a place to act out their fantasies. The result is a sometimes pathetic, sometimes hilarious pastiche of lonely midnights, love for sale, and the losers who always hope.
About the author
Hrant Alianak made his debut as a writer in 1972 at Theatre Passe Muraille with his play Tantrums. Other plays he has written and directed include Night, Passion, and Sin; The Big Hit; Lucky Strike; and The Walls of Africa (Scirocco Drama, 2002). He formed his own production company, Alianak Theatre Productions, in 1992 and has been directing and producing his, as well as other writers’ plays since then. He lives and works in Toronto.
