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A Behanding in Spokane Martin McDonagh
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated

A Behanding in Spokane is a new play by Martin McDonagh that had it's world premiere in New York in 2010 and is presented by the Hive Theatre Company for it's Utah. Then the NOLA Project's A Behanding in Spokane is FOR YOU! Director Ashley Ricord Santos' fine ensemble cast brings out all the shocking humor of Martin McDonagh's depraved black comedy about a man searching for years for his severed hand. The title of Martin McDonagh's dark comedy “A Behanding in Spokane” is a small exercise in truth in advertising. Summers points out a flaw in this mild critique – it completely overlooks the possibility that A Behanding in Spokane features some profoundly offensive racism. The Broadway cast of “A Behanding in Spokane” in 2010: Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, Zoe Kazan, Anthony Mackie. McDonagh's absurdist bent and his love for pitch-black humor mixed with Grand Guignol elements makes for a pulsating 90 minutes of terror-filled theatre. As you've already guessed, someone, perhaps the central character, loses a hand. Over the past 15 years, Martin McDonagh has been the most lauded new playwright in the English language. By Martin McDonagh; Directed by John Crowley. Broadway, Play Runs through 6.6.10. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 West 45th Street. Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell.