AT THE FEET OF DOVES
"...Simonian surprises you with an original insight or a unique twist. Simonian remains a promising playwright..."
-The Kansas City Star
AT THE FEET OF DOVES
Burying A Dead Body Takes Team-Work
Cast: 2
Type: one-Act
Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
Keyword: gun violence, morality, PETA, female sexuality, homosexuality, murder, Camping, virginity
Synopsis: Two hit men of different ages and backgrounds are brought together for the first time on a job. Their personality clash leads them to a high stakes conversation about, life and philosophy, manners and morals, sexuality and Disneyland and, of course, vegetarianism. Along the way the two must find enough team mentality to bury a body in the woods.
Production History:
Workshopped: American Heartland Theatre - Kansas City, MO - 1994
World Premiere: Unicorn Theatre - Kansas City, MO - 1996
Staged Reading: Pacific Repertory Theatre - Costa Mesa, CA - 1997
Seattle Premiere: Annex Theatre - Seattle, WA - 2010
October 28, 1996 By ROBERT TRUSSELL Publication: The Kansas City Star
Just when you're ready to dismiss ``At the Feet of Doves'' as a derivative pastiche of movie clichés and adolescent fantasies, Simonian surprises you with an original insight or a unique twist.
Simonian remains a promising playwright... More
VERSATILE TO THE MAX T. MAX GRAHAM MAY BE BEST-KNOWN AS A DINNER-THEATER ACTOR, BUT NOW HE'S VENTURING INTO DARK TERRITORY
October 28, 1996 By ROBERT TRUSSELL Publication: The Kansas City Star
A grisly comedy. ``His stuff is pretty mad, pretty dark and very funny,'' Graham said. ``Somebody said - maybe it was me - that 'At the Feet of Doves' is 'Pulp Fiction' meets 'Waiting for Godot. ' '' One of Graham's first movie appearances was as the manager of a pencil factory in Lynch's bizarre, black-and-white ``Eraserhead. '' And Graham said Simonian's play reminds him of the odd vision exhibited by Lynch, the creator of ``Twin Peaks. More