Summer 2010 -At the Midtown International Theater Festival
Oberon Theatre Ensemble Presented:
A New Play by Duncan Pflaster
Directed by Eric Parness
A play written in the style of Anton Chekov set on a starship in the year 3047. A diplomatic mission brings a professor and his lovely alien wife and faithful doctor aboard the Starship Astrov, where unspoken love and misunderstandings abound between the ship's crew and guests. In the vein of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. This play was read in our November 2009 Oberon Originals Reading Series.
Nominated for ELEVEN 2010 MITF Awards including:
Outstanding Production of a Play Outstanding Playwriting for a New Script (Duncan Pflaster) Outstanding Direction (Eric Parness) Outstanding Costume Design (Mark Richard Caswell) Outstanding Sound Design (Nick Moore) Outstanding Scenic Design (Darby Cire) Outstanding Lighting Design (Isabella F. Byrd) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play (Walter Brandes) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (Elizabeth Davis) Outstanding Ensemble Performance and Jennifer Gawlik WON for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play or MusicalCongratulations Jennifer Gawlik for winning Best Supporting Actress from MITF
Pictured Playwright Duncan Pflaster, Jordan Richard, Elizabeth Davis Richard and Award Winner Jennifer Gawlik"works well due...to playwright Duncan Pflaster's ability to walk the fine line between humor and pathos, just like Chekhov before him. Astrov is a very funny play"*