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    The Overwhelming

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    Presented by Company One at BCA Plaza Theatre

    October 30-November 21, 2009

    Avg. Event Rating (4.5 Stars): 4.5 out of 5 stars rating
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    Company One presents the Boston premiere of THE OVERWHELMING, an exotic thriller from award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers (Madagascar, White People). Seizing the opportunity to do research for his new book, Jack Exley uproots his family and moves to Rwanda in early 1994. As Jack, his wife and his teenage son encounter foreign culture and eye opening politics, they each find their own brand of trouble. Realizing that in this place no one is exactly what they seem, his family begins to unearth unexpected truths about this tiny, troubled nation... and about themselves. A gripping story of a country on the brink of genocide.


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      • Venue Info

        BCA Plaza Theatre

        527 Tremont Street
        Boston , MA 02118

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets: Wild Wednesdays All tickets $18 Thursday and Sunday Full — $30 (side); $35 (center) Students (w/ ID) —$15 (all tickets) Seniors — $30 (all tickets) Friday & Saturday Full — $33 (side); $38 (center) Students (w/ ID) — $15 (all tickets) Seniors — $30 (all tickets)

        Info Phone: 617-933-8600

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        October 30-November 21, 2009

        Times:
        Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 pm
        Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm
        Sundays at 2:00 pm

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        • Event Name: The Overwhelming
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "the overwhelming was one of the best plays i've seen"
          Review posted by: suzanne from cooperstown, ny, Dec 04, 2009

          similar story line as movie Hotel Rwanda. amazing cast. would see again!

        • Event Name: The Overwhelming
          "Loved it"
          Comment posted by: BarbaraT from Greater Boston, Nov 17, 2009

          Saw this play 3 times. It's a complex and fascinating examination of perspectives... on politics, history, friendship and trust, that resonates beyond the setting of pre-genocide Rwanda in 1994. A... Expand

        • Event Name: The Overwhelming
          "Did you watch the trailer???!!!!"
          Comment posted by: Johnny from Boston, MA, Oct 29, 2009

          The trailer for this show is fantastic! So exciting...it got my heart racing! I am definitely going to check this one out!

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        • Event Name: The Overwhelming
          4.5 out of 5 stars rating "the overwhelming was one of the best plays i've seen"
          Review posted by: suzanne from cooperstown, ny, Dec 04, 2009

          similar story line as movie Hotel Rwanda. amazing cast. would see again!

        • Event Name: The Overwhelming
          "Loved it"
          Comment posted by: BarbaraT from Greater Boston, Nov 17, 2009

          Saw this play 3 times. It's a complex and fascinating examination of perspectives... on politics, history, friendship and trust, that resonates beyond the setting of pre-genocide Rwanda in 1994. A... Expand

        • Event Name: The Overwhelming
          "Did you watch the trailer???!!!!"
          Comment posted by: Johnny from Boston, MA, Oct 29, 2009

          The trailer for this show is fantastic! So exciting...it got my heart racing! I am definitely going to check this one out!

    • Media
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      • Media Reviews

        • Event Name: The Overwhelming
          Article: No easy answers...
          The Boston Globe - Nov 03, 2009
          By Don Aucoin

          Near the beginning of “The Overwhelming,’’ a white academic named Jack Exley, newly arrived in Rwanda in early 1994, wastes no time in lecturing his hosts about the need to throw off the shackles of history. Expand

          Near the beginning of “The Overwhelming,’’ a white academic named Jack Exley, newly arrived in Rwanda in early 1994, wastes no time in lecturing his hosts about the need to throw off the shackles of history. Collapse

        • Event Name: The Overwhelming
          Article: Bringing the Rwandan Genocide Home
          The Boston Globe - Nov 01, 2009
          By Joel Brown

          Playwright's questions about Rwanda result in Company One's stunning production of
          THE OVERWHELMING. Expand

          Playwright's questions about Rwanda result in Company One's stunning production of
          THE OVERWHELMING. Collapse