Past Productions
fracture/mechanics
By Mallery Avidon, Directed By David Perez
June 2009 @ Red Tape Theatre
Do our sexual histories create a geography of who we are?
fracture/mechanics is a funny, sexy, and sad portrait of one woman’s lineage of love, and the harrowing repercussions of intimacy
Arrangements
by Ken Weitzman, Directed By Meghan Beals McCarthy
November 2008 @ EP Theatre
When Donna shows up at Ros’ flower boutique, the reunion is less then cheerful. After six years of estrangement and some dire circumstance, Donna needs the help of her little sister.
She is unemployed, almost homeless, and…morbidly obese.
When a strange friendship emerges between Donna and Robby, a recently expelled college student and Ros’ sole employee, a tidal wave of dark history is unearthed.
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century
by Greil Marcus (adapted by Kirk Lynn)
May 9 - June 1, 2008
AV-aerie
Johnny Rotten, Malcolm McLaren, assorted heretics, and Dr. Narrator explode through the intellectual, physical, and spiritual impulses that snowballed over eight hundred years to recount an alternative history of the 20th century.
Crush Plays
February 15-17, 2008
Elegant Mr. Gallery
In its first annual new works series, Pavement Group introduced the world to three new plays, three new playwrights, and three incarnations of love. Each play received its own staged reading and invited casual discussion afterwards.
Featured in the series: Love Variation by David Perez; Death of Geography by Mallery Avidon; and My Future Ex-Boyfriend by Margot Bordelon
365 Days/Plays - Week 21
by Susan Lori-Parks
April 7, 2007
@Heart of Gold Loft
Pavement Group joined forces with Sansculottes Theatre Company, Mob Productions, Manifest and The Morning After Company to present a one-night only performance/collaboration powerhouse. Inspired by the immediate nature of Susan Lori-Parks’ ambitious project, these companies created and performed 7 new short pieces in conversation with, in response to, and along side Week 21 of 365 Days/365 Plays. Pavement Group’s performance of “Father Came Home From the War: Part 7″ was selected by audience vote to participate in the 365 Days/365 Plays Midway Festival at the Chicago Cultural Center on June 18, 2007.
Perks of Nudity
by David Perez
November 4 - 27, 2006
EP Theater
On a brief road trip, three friends travel to the outskirts of Seattle to appraise a piece of land. When the keys go missing, they must wade through the wreckage of their friendship. Perks of Nudity ponders the nature of friendship, and the cruelty embedded in loving people back.