**** ( FOUR STARS ) Show of the week- not to be missed! -BBC UK.
A DANGEROUS AGE
By Godfrey Hamilton
Created by the Starving Artists Theatre Company
An utterly contemporary love story, set against a backdrop of political rage and passion.
Balagan Theatre presents the U.S premier of the latest show from the award-winning Starving Artists Theatre Company. Fresh off its run to rave reviews in London, A Dangerous Age is a passionate and hilarious evening: part romance, part stand-up, and part wry reflection on America today. Mark Pinkosh portrays both Zach, a soldier in the U.S. Marine Corps, and Jackson, an idealistic, Hollywood-based actor, enraged with the current political situation in our country. The two characters develop a summer romance, which is cut short when Zach is shipped off to Iraq. A Dangerous Age was called "a performance both intimate and electric – a play of compassion, connection and transcendence" by Time Out London, and "dizzying and thrilling!" by the Metro Life of Manchester England."[Pinkosh's] dexterity as a performer delineates the two lovers so perfectly and with so little artifice, that it is uncanny to realize that this is a one-man show." -The Stage, UK.
About the Starving Artists:
The award-winning Starving Artists Theatre Company, founded by actor Mark Pinkosh (from Hawaii) and writer Godfrey Hamilton (from London), has created 15 plays over the past 18 years and regularly tours internationally. The Starving Artists are twice Edinburgh Fringe First winners and Mark has garnered the Manchester Evening News Award, and was the first performer to be given The Stage Award for Acting Excellence. The company has also enjoyed awards in the United States, including a Special Commendation from the City of Honolulu for its work combating racism and homophobia in Hawaii. They have played many international festivals including Edinburgh, Dublin, Toronto and . Godfrey's play Road Movie has been translated into Spanish, Italian, French, and German. The Evening Standard (London) calls "Mark Pinkosh and Godfrey Hamilton…one of the most exciting theatrical partnerships around."
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A Dangerous Age featured:
Mark Pinkosh as Zachary and Jackson
Nov 16th - Dec 2nd, 2006
in The Capitol Hill Arts Center Lower Level
"...graphic, angry ...it's hard not to be moved by Hamilton's urgent juxtaposition of love and war." - Seattle Times
"Are they really as good as it seems or is it Seattlest's imagination?...[R]eally powerful...serious, and funny."- Seattlest
"[S]weet and sad... overshadowed by the comedy of the unexpected courtship and Pinkosh's charm and power as a performer." - The Stranger
"[S]killfully written and acted...it is the only show in town." - The Seattle PI
"BEST BET" in The Seattle PI!
A Dangerous Age received a Theatrical Highlight nod from The Seattle PI for POLITICAL TIMELINESS!
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