MY MEMORY:  Lee Blessing’s masterful play Two Rooms deals with an American kidnapped by terrorists in Beirut. Our auditions were scheduled for September 11, 2001, but the horror of the World Trade Center attacks pushed aside all thoughts of doing the play. We seriously considered abandoning the project, but a column by Verlyn Klinkenborg in The New York Times convinced us that we needed to go on:

       “The hard work of making cultural sense of those hours ... will not be done in a               spirit of escapism.  What we need most is the work of artists who do not flinch.            Their job … will be to lead us beyond what is merely safe and consoling.” 

Rehearsing the play was difficult, but also cathartic. And I believe our audiences felt the same way.  No play I ever directed felt more necessary. It was an honor to bring this play to life and to bring some nourishment to people’s souls and spirits.

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Lee Blessing's Two Rooms could not be more timely.   The strength of the writing, production, and the acting make it seem cleansing in its own way.  Theatre has the power to inspire, and it is a power this production of Two Rooms wields to its fullest.  -- TalkinBroadway 

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A stunningly acted and directed production for off-off-Broadway, and one I would recommend to anyone looking for hidden theatrical treasures.   -- AisleSay    

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Roger Danforth does a lovely job of keeping everything fresh, much of which is attributable to his sense of spatial relations.  He manages, not only to paint wonderful stage pictures, but to also pack a lot of character information into every move the actors make.  -- NYTHEATRE.COM 

      

A NOTE FROM PLAYWRIGHT LEE BLESSING:   "Hey, Roger--  Just wanted to send the email version of my many great thanks for such a lovely job on Two Rooms.  It's always with some trepidation I face a new production of a play I've seen done very well before (especially when the issues in it are as intense as those in Two Rooms), but you and your cast have committed to it totally, and the result is stunning.  It was as emotionally powerful as any production I've seen, and I truly felt I was experiencing the play for the first time once again.  This is no mean feat, and my thanks and admiration go out to you all.   Have a wonderful run.   Love, Lee"

       

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