September 17 - October 3

 

Yankee Tavern

By Steven Dietz
Directed by Brendan Burke

The Shadowland is proud to produce the newest play from popular playwright Steven Dietz. This intriguing comic thriller explores the nature of conspiracy theories and why we're so apt to believe what we've seen not to be true…

Adam is preparing for his wedding and has just inherited his father's bar - The Yankee Tavern, a relic of times gone by that sits in the shadow of Ground Zero. He's also inherited its main occupant, Ray, his father's best friend and obsessive conspiracy theorist. When a mysterious stranger visits, outlandish theories become plausible and nothing, including his impending marriage, is as it seems. Or is it?



"Yankee Tavern is itself like a conspiracy theory - it begins in comedy and ends up…somewhere else. An inexorable slide from benign comedy to horrifying mystery…"
...... - DC Theatre Scene


"A rip-roaring, faster-than-a-locomotive flight of fancy…"
...... - Orlando Sentinel


"The play isn't really about what did or didn't happen; it's about the agony of uncertainty. The play's lightning flashes come from Dietz's insights into Americans' obsession with conspiracies."
...... - Miami Herald


"A superb playwright…an edge-of-your-seat thriller."
...... - Palm Beach Daily News


Co-Produced by TRMI and Jim Gebhard