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WHEN THE WORLD WAS GREEN (A CHEF'S FABLE)

A lyrical play about one girl's unique journey...and food

by Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin

Previews March 20 and 21
Opens Friday, March 22
Closes Sunday, April 21

"PAY WHAT YOU CAN"
April 21 @ 8pm

Wed. Matinee: April 3 @ 3pm

Twilight Shows:
April 13 and 21 @ 5pm

Mainstage Lecture Series: 
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Guest Speaker:
Greg Bierce, Scenic Designer

Remaining Dates:

April 19 @ 8pm
April 20 @ 3pm
April 21 @ 5pm & "PAY WHAT YOU CAN" @ 8pm

Read the Previews - Click Below:

Tampa Bay Times Preview by John Fleming
Sarasota Herald-Tribune Preview by Cali Credit
Tampa Tribune Preview by Kathy L. Greenberg

“Mysterious…haunting…interesting…always thought-provoking…plenty of questions to keep a theatergoer's mind buzzing for a quite a while…be prepared to ponder love and loss; redemption and rejuvenation; and most of all, perception…[Amanda] Collins plays the wounded bird so well that she is the one who evokes our sympathies…revelatory in her emotion-spanning performance…Shepard's lyricism is intoxicating. It's easy, even gratifying, to get sucked into his up-is-down and down-is-up world where nothing is tied up with a pretty bow. It's a challenging choice for American Stage, but one that should be applauded and supported.” – Janet K. Keeler, Tampa Bay Times

"Shepard has many imitators, but no one to match his cunning psychological expressionism and comedic ruthlessness."
-Village Voice

"Shepard's work is a kind of verbal and visual jazz, which surprises you with its penetrating leaps of association and its startling voices."
-The New Yorker

A hauntingly lyrical memory play about an old man - once a superb chef - and the young reporter who comes to interview him in the prison…where he has been locked up for a mysterious act. WHEN THE WORLD WAS GREEN is steeped in the elliptical, poetic style for which Shepard is justly celebrated. Though it is sketched in a world of sensual delight, of great journeys to distant lands, and exotic food "piled as high as a mountain, glistening in the sun”, the beauty of Shepard's landscape is only skin-deep. Under the surface lies a family vendetta that has lasted for seven generations. A tender story of regret and loss through which these two unique characters transcend their memories and reach mutual forgiveness and love.

THE CAST
The Old Man................ Michael Edwards*
The Interviewer................Amanda Collins*

Click here to watch Michael Edwards and Amanda Collins discuss the play and the power of Sam Shepard's writing on Studio 10!

Mainstage Series produced by: Raymond James
Sponsor: Bayou Catering
Co-Sponsor: Allan H. Loyd
Concession Craft Beer Sponsor: The Ale & the Witch
Education Partner: Bank of America
Radio Sponsor: WUSF
Media Sponsor: WEDU