A quick highlight:

Kevin Brotzman‘s play is a clever thought experiment in how we perceive and react to mass tragedy.

It contains enough twists to keep the audience’s attention rapt.

Check out the full review here, and thanks for seeing the show!

First up is the DC Theatre Scene’s coverage, which gives the comedy 3/5 stars and offers the following praise:

“As Allen and Scott, Kevin Scheuring and Ryan Milliner exhibit enough charisma and chemistry to make their contentious friendship entertaining.”

“The pairing of paranoid cynic and loveable layabout often brings quality laughs.”

“The show is carried by the clever sections where Allen and Scott bust each other’s chops, muse about the ethics of scavenging, and contemplate the bands of roving madmen waiting just out of view. Their Gen Y “Odd Couple” act proves just enough to save the day.”

Next, we have a short and sweet review from Maryland Theatre Guide, which also gives the production 3/5 stars and has this to say:

“Kevin Brotzman’s play, directed by Marshall Garrett, features some talented actors with great comedic timing, including Kevin Scheuring as Allen and Ryan Milliner as Scott, two roommates who nicely counterbalance each other. Madi Fergusson plays Suzanne, the not-so-hapless girl caught in the middle, and Michael Ridgaway does a turn as the slick cad who appears at the end of the play.”

There are still two more performances remaining–get your tickets today!

Cast & crew of Apocalypse Story

Apocalypse Wow!

Kevin Brotzman’s original new play, Apocalypse Story, is a comedic take on post-apocalyptic survival. After a nuclear strike hits Philadelphia, two young men find an attractive woman asleep in their apartment. Soon the roommates are vying for her attention as all three search for answers about their unlikely survival. Apocalypse Story is a world premiere one act comedy with an approximate run time of 75 minutes.

All performances take place at Wonderbox as a part of the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC:

Wonderbox
57 REAR N St. NW
Washington, DC 20001

Friday, July 8 @ 6pm
Saturday, July 9 @ 5:15pm
Sunday, July 10 @ 3pm
Friday, July 15 @ 8:15pm
Sunday, July 17 @ 4:15pm

Tickets cost $17 and can be bought online or by calling 866-811-4111.

This year’s festival will take place July 7-24, 2011, and our production will be of Kevin Brotzman’s original new comedy, Apocalypse Story, the story of two young men who cope with the fallout from a nuclear strike and compete for the attention of an attractive stranger.

The end is near…enjoy it with us!

Friday September 17 @ 9pm
Saturday September 18 @ 8pm

Admission is free and there is a suggested donation of $2.

We are interested in material that runs no longer than 90 minutes and can be performed as a one act. Any genre or style will be met with equal consideration.

All scripts should be submitted to zerohour.director@gmail.com no later than September 30, 2010. Scripts will be reviewed by the Board of Directors and one play will be chosen to produce in the summer of 2011. We will assign you a dramaturg to help with script development and rewrites in order to make your show the best that it can be, and that process will take place throughout the fall and winter.

Rough drafts are acceptable, so don’t hesitate to send them! We are not able to compensate writers at this time, but we will supply funding to cover the workshop and production fees. We look forward to reading your work, and thank you for checking out Zero Hour Theatre!

Mike Meagher is 2004 graduate of Washington College with a BA in Drama and History. He is currently a middle school teacher in the District of Columbia, where he also runs a Drama Club. Mike has played many parts in his life including a dead Laertes, a transvestite singer, a drunken professor with a French-German-Russian accent, and a technical director for Zero Hour Theatre (perhaps he’s said too much). Also, he dabbles in writing for Crunchable. Most recently, his play The Foley Artist was performed as part of the 2009 Capital Fringe Festival. He resides in Columbia, MD with his wife and his insatiable yen for cookies.