“The Particles (of White Naugahyde) is a previously unproduced three-act play framed as a sit-com in which a family of four auditions for a place in a NASA program that would send them to a planned space colony. The guidelines are that they must live in a security-free community at the edge of the desert with other aspiring applicants for a two-week period. The parameters for admission are not well defined, resulting in anxiety and anti-social behavior among the participants. Directed by Rob Sullivan and William Leavitt.”

I’m excited for this performance on Jan 26, 27th at the Annex of Margo Leavin gallery. I had the opportunity to see another play of his at the MOCA when he had the retrospective last fall. His stage sets are crude but complete. I’m no expert of acting or plays whatsoever, but I thought the actors were restrained a bit. It’s a funny coincidence that this upcoming play is about leaving for a space station when I’ve just been rejected by Virgin Galactic for an internship. I wonder what William would think about the trips? Surely the play will be a little retro, a little futuristic…together creating quite a twilight atmosphere.