Roberto Zucco
September 15 – October 5, 2024
A Buddies in Bad Times production
Witness the living through the eyes of the dead. Roberto Zucco lures us into the wet streets and gloomy rooms of 1980s Europe, where a charming antihero battles his cosmic urge to kill. Written as he was dying in 1989, Koltès’ sordid swan song is Greek tragedy kissed by Gregg Araki—breathlessly violent but with a pitch-black wit and occasional syrupy sweetness that leaves you disarmed. Caught between the realms of true crime and grotesque fantasy, the play shines a blistering sun on our darkest impulses; by the end, you’ll wonder if we’re just flightless birds in the face of our fates.
photography and treatment by Fran Chudnoff
Bernard-Marie Koltès // playwright
Martin Crimp // translator
ted witzel // director
Samantha Brown, Jakob Ehman, Fiona Highet, Daniel MacIvor, Kwaku Okyere, Oyin Oladejo // performers
Gislina Patterson // dramaturg
Michelle Tracey // costume + set designer
Logan Raju Cracknell // lighting designer
Dasha Plett // composer + sound designer
Laura Baxter // stage manager
Kayla Thomas // apprentice stage manager
Anita Nittoly // fight + intimacy director
Sunday, September 15 // 7:30PM (preview)
Tuesday, September 17 // 7:30PM (preview)
Thursday, September 19 // 7:30PM (opening night)
Friday, September 20 // 7:30PM
Saturday, September 21 // 2PM (mask mandatory & relaxed performance)
Saturday, September 21 // 7:30PM
Tuesday, September 24 // 7:30PM (audio-described performance)
Wednesday, September 25 // 7:30PM
Thursday, September 26 // 7:30PM
Friday, September 27 // 7:30PM
Saturday, September 28 // 2PM (captioned performance) + 7:30PM
Tuesday, October 1 // 7:30PM (mask mandatory + captioned performance)
Wednesday, October 2 // 7:30PM
Thursday, October 3 // 7:30PM
Friday, October 4 // 7:30PM
Saturday, October 5 // 2PM + 7:30 PM
Want to know more about access measures, special performances, and content warnings for Roberto Zucco? Click here!
Show Access + Content GuideThe performance on Saturday, September 21 at 2:00PM will be a Relaxed Performance. Relaxed Performances are designed to welcome audience members who will benefit from a more relaxed performance environment, including house lights being left on at a low level, more freedom to come and go from the space, and an alternate space to take a break from the show if needed. For those who will benefit from a relaxed performance, you can access $10 tickets to this performance by selecting a supporter ticket ($45), then inputting the code “RP10” at checkout.
The performance on Tuesday, September 24 at 7:30PM will feature audio description by Gislina Patterson. You can access $10 tickets by selecting a supporter ticket ($45), then inputting the code “AD10” at checkout. Please also e-mail tickets@buddiesinbadtimes.com to reserve your headset.
The performances on Saturday, September 21 (2:00PM) and Tuesday, October 1 (7:30PM) are mask-mandatory. All patrons must wear masks while watching the show.
The performances on Saturday, September 28 (2:00PM) and Tuesday, October 1 (7:30PM) will feature captions in English alongside the show. These may be useful for D/deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons, and anyone for whom being able to read along may be helpful.
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Dates & Times
Previews
September 15 + 17 7:30PM
Show Run
September 19 – October 5
Tue – Fri 7:30PM
Sat 2PM + 7:30PM
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