Evening at the talk house

by Wallace Shawn

A Regional Premiere

Directed by Undermain Producing Artistic Director Bruce DuBose

Limited Three Week Run!

Preview Performance Thursday & Friday, September 17 - September 18, 2026
Opening Night Saturday, September 19, 2026
Performance Dates September 17 - October 4, 2026

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinees at 2:00 pm

All Dates and Times Subject to Change

Wallace Shawn’s post-authoritarian vision of an America where criticism and dissonance is suppressed, the murder of those perceived as potential threats has become popular entertainment and theatre has all but ceased to exist. With his trademark dry humor, poignant language and subtle characterization, Wallace Shawn eases the audience into an awkward casualness only to drop them in a world complacent to the horrors executed by its inhabitants.

A life-long, native New Yorker, Wallace Shawn has been writing and performing onstage since the late 1960’s. His film My Dinner with Andre, a collaboration with André Gregory has become a cultural touchstone seen both as a critique of intellectual privilege and posturing as well as being guilty of the same over-intellectualism it is criticizing. As an actor he has been seen in hundreds of roles on film, stage and television as well as prolific work as a voice actor. His plays include The Mandrake, Marie and Bruce and The Designated Mourner with his plays The Late Night, Aunt Dan & Lemon and The Fever all winning Obie awards. Much of his writing deals with criticism of fascism, authoritarianism and classism.

Robert Jim Jorgensen

Nellie Ellie Lindsay

Jane Samantha Potrykus

Ted Marcus Stimac

Bill Ben Bryant

Annette Amber Bonasso

Tom Tyagi Schwartz

Dick Anthony L. Ramirez*

Set Design Robert Winn*

Lighting Design Steve Woods*

Costume Design Katelyn Jackson

Sound Design Paul Semrad*

Properties Design Julissa Hernandez

Stage Manager Elise Fuselier

Assistant Stage Manager Joseph Martinez

Assistant Director Paul Semrad*