The Dirty Blondes presents

THE AMERICAN PLAY
by Ashley J. Jacobson

August 16-29, 2015
​​EXTENDED
September 17-25, 2015
Two young men let their obsession with Patrick Bateman and American Psycho send them down a rabbit hole of destructive and violent behavior. An in-depth look at modern masculinity, entitlement and false idol worship. 

-WINNER-

Overall Excellence in Playwriting
The 2015 New York International Fringe Festival
Extended to the Fringe Encore Series

PRESS

"Raw, contemporary and edgy"

"...honest and frightening."

- StageBuddy.com
"An important piece of theatre" 

 - Theatre is Easy
One of "Five Fringe Shows That Will Get You Talking"

- Playbill.com
"a deep and true examination of human behavior and American materialist values."

"an artistically beautiful production...superior FRINGE material"

- Hi! Drama
"delightful and surprising"

“incredibly refreshing”

"...takes audience expectation wraps it up in beautiful and innovative stage pictures, adds in a twist of horrendous tragedy, and then lands you exactly where you know you’re going but don’t want to be."

- Times Square Chronicles

CAST

TIM, Michael DeBartolo
SHELLY, Jen Jacob 
LUIS, John Charles Nagy

CREATIVE

LIGHTING DESIGNER, Ben Bauer
SET DESIGNER, Jonathan Cottle
VIDEO DESIGNER, Jordan Harrison
PLAYWRIGHT/PRODUCER, Ashley J. Jacobson
DIRECTOR, Darren Johnston
MARKETING ASSOCIATE, Hannah Lemkowitz
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE, Turquoise Olezene
PRODUCER, Elizabeth Sarkady
MOVEMENT COACH, Rebecca Shulman
SOUND DESIGNER, Jacob Subotnick
STAGE MANAGER/COSTUME DESIGNER, Alexandra White