August 10-12, 9pm
August 17-19, 10pm &
August 24-26, 10pm

Producer/Director Kate Splaine is proud to present pop culture satirist Marc Spitz's one act comedy "The Name of This Play is Talking Heads" opening Thursday August 10 at 9 PM.

Performance Center upstairs at the Methodist Church, 2 Centre. St.

On Opening Night, please join the cast and crew for a celebration at
The Starlight Cafe following the show.

Tickets: $10 at the door.

 

Late Night Adult Comedy

"The Name of This Play is Talking Heads" skewers the vapidity of music punditry on networks like MTV and VH-1. Talking Heads takes place backstage at your garden variety music channel where an innocuous music journalist for a reputable industry magazine prepares to make his first appearance on a show of this nature. In this case it is the Top 100 Most Rockatrocious Moments in History When he witnesses how the obligatory comedian taping his segment is being force fed material and told what to say, he is shocked that these experts were not only amateurs, but they had no insight or integrity at all. When he decides to rail against the system the results may have fatal consequences Playwright Marc Spitz is an expert on the subject for he has been such a talking head on music cable channels countless times as a representative of SPIN Magazine. “I know I did like Sleaziest Moments in Rock for VH1 and many more that I have blocked out of my head for the pain, “ says Spitz. “The title, like all my titles, is taken from a pop album or song. In this case, the Talking Heads live album. I actually saw David Byrne at a party the other night, told him I was using the title and what the play was about and he said ‘You can do that. That sounds great.’ and smiled.” The play premiered at the Theatre on St. Mark's in New York in March of 2005. The current cast is 100% year-round islanders: TWoN fave Chip Gustafson, Sunday Night Improv regular Jamie Cholaki, Adam Skogen (recently seen in the Short Play Festival), Yackmaster Grant Sanders, and making his island stage debut, Timothy McDonald. Jason Flanagan stage manages and understudies the role of Stiv on Aug 19 because Chip has to bodyguard for KC and the Sunshine Band. With set design by the matchless Bruce Dilts. The easily offended and parents may wish to be forewarned that the play contains very strong language and frank depictions of television production.

Theatre Workshop of Nantucket is pleased to assist in the promotion of this independent production. This show takes place on our upstairs stage. Tickets are $10

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