Theatre at Arts Garage has announced that famed playwright Israel Horovitz’s latest work, “Gloucester Blue,” will make its world premiere at the Delray Beach venue on Jan. 25th. Master story-teller Israel Horovitz continues his “Gloucester Series” of plays, using the intimate locale of Gloucester, Mass., to tell epic stories of sex, murder and intrigue. Horovitz will be in South Florida during the month of January collaborating with director Lou Tyrrell on the production.
“Israel Horovitz is one of our finest American playwrights living today,” said Tyrrell. “His understanding of what drives human behavior is original, unique and completely theatrical. He is an artistic treasure, and to produce a world premiere of one of his plays at Arts Garage is a thrill and an honor. ‘Gloucester Blue’ is an example of American play writing at its best.”
“Gloucester Blue” is a dark and wicked comedy and refers to a color choice for the walls of a restored harbor-front fish factory cum gentrified residence. But no amount of renovation can gloss over the illicit secret motivations and unexpected connections of these characters, when the working-class world of two house painters collides with the privileged-class owners of this storied property.
“When the best in us gives way to the worst in us, misadventure is the best adventure of all, and great theatre is afoot,” said Tyrrell. “Never have our darkest impulses and deepest misbehavior been so much fun!
Horovitz has written more than 70 produced plays, many of which have been translated and performed in more than 30 languages world-wide. His screenplay for the 1982 film, “Author! Author!”, starring Al Pacino, is a largely autobiographical account of a playwright dealing with the stress of having his play produced on Broadway while he tries to raise a large family.
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Playwright Israel Horovitz