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McCarter Theatre Presents “American Buffalo”

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by PNN Editor in Events, Theater

On March 9 – 28, 2010 McCarter Theatre presents American Buffalo written by David Mamet and directed by Amy Morton. In this penetrating battle of friendship versus business, loyalty is tested as three small-time crooks plot the midnight robbery of a buffalo nickel. David Mamet pens a biting critique of capitalism and inflated valuation in this menacing, humorous, and philosophical masterpiece.

This volcanic production of David Mamet’s American Buffalo comes to McCarter from Chicago’s internationally acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Steppenwolf premiered August: Osage County, which swept the Tony Awards when it transferred to Broadway in 2007. American Buffalo is directed by Tony Award-nominated August: Osage County actress Amy Morton and stars August: Osage County’s Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts. As a director, Morton has been hailed a “proven master of Mamet” by the Chicago Sun-Times.

“You are in for a rare treat. When I first heard that Steppenwolf Theatre would be producing David Mamet’s American Buffalo, I knew that we had to bring it to McCarter. I’ve known Mamet since we were in our early 20s—he’s a fellow Chicagoan, and American Buffalo is the play that put him on the map. It’s a hilarious, wry look at manhood, set in a gritty and very real Chicago.”
Emily Mann, Artistic Director of McCarter Theatre

“American Buffalo’ is one of the best American plays of the last decade”.
Frank Rich, The New York Times

“A gripping and exciting play which provides the richest and best qualities of the theater experience” The New York Post

“David Mamet’s brilliant play is a violent vision of the dog-eat-dog jungle of urban American capitalism”.
The New York Times

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