"11 september 2001" by Michel Vinaver
The Medicine Show Theatre. New York, NY.
*staged reading* - October 7, 2003.
Varick Boyd -- actor
Liza Bryn -- actor
Carlos Caldart -- actor
Nicole Colbert -- actor
Sarah Flanagan -- actor
Jay Nickerson -- actor
Brian Pickett -- actor
Shoshana Polanco -- actor
Steve Shakewell -- actor
Ian Wen -- actor
Kevin Doyle -- director.
The first American performance of "11 september 2001" by the French dramatist, Michel Vinaver, was performed by a combination of Brooklyn College students and New York residents (non-professional actors). It was presented for free admission in a staged reading / performance setting on the mainstage of the Medicine Show Theatre. Kevin Doyle was first exposed to the work of Michel Vinaver while a student of Philippa Wehle at SUNY-Purchase. Doyle's father was a 9/11 survivor and was compelled to present a reading in New York City, after having read the bilingual published version during the Summer 2003. The audience was comprised of New York residents and several 9/11 survivors, including Doyle's father. At the request of Vinaver's publisher, Kevin Doyle was required to write a summary and report of the performance to Michel Vinaver. This initiated a 15+ year correspondence between Vinaver and Doyle concerning playwriting that continues to this day.
