Walled In by Andrew Gall

world premiere

WALLED IN

a new play by Andrew Gall

with material from Henry David Thoreau's Walden

Thu May 27-Sat June 26 2021

Lester has played the game well all his life. At 68 years old he's amassed the rewards of privilege and power that befit his station as a high powered lobbyist political consultant and corporate lawyer. In an unexpected turn of the wheel of fortune and with insinuations from people at the top of the food chain of a quick trial no J*il time and a pardon Lester agrees to take the fall for his team and keep his mouth shut about some dubious activities. When Lester ends up behind bars with a mop and bucket cleaning the Pr*son bathrooms at the beginning of a very punitive sentence that will keep him locked up for the rest of his life he starts demanding some action from his powerful friends. Before he can say "MAGA" and by order of the DOJ he's reassigned to be a student in the Pr*son education program. As his life outside falls apart and he discovers how fleeting loyalty and promises are he has to complete reading and writing assignments from Walden; or Life in the Woods and is drawn kicking and screaming into the transcendental vision of Henry David Thoreau's contemplation of solitude and spirituality.

Production Team:

Written and directed by Andrew Gall

Performed by Doug Blackburn

Featuring the voices of Todd Labelle and Rudy Mitchell

Sound Designer - Mark Messing

Costume Designer - Colin Lowrey II

Production Designer - Todd Labelle

Assistant Director - Grace Brown

Production Associate - Claire Bronchick

Stage Manager - Kasey Britt

Performance Schedule:

Thu May 27 @ 7:30pm

Fri May 28 @ 7:30pm

Sat May 29@ 7:30pm

Thu June 3 @ 7:30pm

Fri June 4 @ 7:30pm

Sat June 5 @ 7:30pm

Sun June 6 @ 3:00pm

Thu June 10 @ 7:30pm

Fri June 11 @ 7:30pm

Sat June 12 @ 7:30pm

Sun June 13 @ 3:00pm

Thu June 17 @ 7:30pm

Fri June 18 @ 7:30pm (live + live stream)

Sat June 19 @ 7:30pm (live + live stream)

Sun June 20 @ 3:00pm (live + live stream)

Thu June 24 @ 7:30pm

Fri June 25 @ 7:30pm

Sat June 26 7:30pm

Tickets:

$33 live and live stream

Event Venue

Firehouse Theatre, 1609 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220, USA, United States