New Jersey Stage Issue 73 | Page 67

SEVEN HOMELESS MAMMOTHS WANDER NEW ENGLAND By Madeleine George Directed by Leigh Silverman Live Event: Act 1 on Wednesday, September 9 and Act 2 with Q&A Thursday, September 10 at 7:00pm Playwright-in-residence, Madeleine George began her relationship with Two River nine years ago with the world premiere production of her play Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England, a deliciously smart and funny “academic sex comedy” about life in a small university town. In George’s play, Dean Wreen’s college is in dire financial straits, and a plan to close its on-campus natural history museum is sending unexpected shock waves in every direction— just as the Dean’s ex-girlfriend has come back into her life. This definitely complicates things with her much younger girlfriend, Andromeda. Neither budget cuts nor the shadows cast by seven about-tobe-homeless mammoths are any match for the sweet taste of romance in this hilarious and deeply moving play. Benefitting Partner Organization: The Audre Lorde Project is a center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, two spirit, trans and gender nonconforming people of color to mobilize, educate and build capacity for community wellness and progressive social and economic justice. NJ STAGE - ISSUE 73 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 67