Theater Picks: ‘Small and Tired’ gets first U.S. staging in Durham
Common Wealth Endeavors stages the first U.S. production of Australian playwright Kit Brookman’s “Small and Tired,” a contemporary family drama based on the ancient Greek trilogy, “The Oresteia.” When a man comes home for his father’s funeral, old conflicts cause new pain and desire for revenge.
Common Ground Theatre, Durham. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday (through Jan. 23). $15 (students/seniors/military $10. 919-410-8631 or fromcommonwealth.com.
Other highlights
- KJ Sanchez’s one-woman show, “Highway 47,” finishes up at PlayMakers Repertory Company this weekend. It’s a true tale about disputes over Spanish heritage land in a New Mexico desert town. Details at playmakersrep.org.
- The highly-praised production of Caryl Churchill’s “Love and Information” by The Delta Boys plays an encore at Durham’s Manbites Dog Theater Friday and Saturday. Details at manbitesdogtheater.org.
This story was originally published January 7, 2016 at 4:00 AM with the headline "Theater Picks: ‘Small and Tired’ gets first U.S. staging in Durham."