Thursday 08/09 (08:00PM) - Saturday 08/25 (12:00AM) @
Lucy is a four-year-old girl with a very active imagination. Unfortunately, her imaginary friend Mr. Marmalade doesn’t have much time for her. Not to mention he beats up his personal assistant, has a cocaine addiction, and a penchant for pornography. Larry, her only real friend, is the youngest suicide attempt in the history of New Jersey. MR. MARMALADE is a savage black comedy about what it takes to grow up in these difficult times. 
“…exhilarating…alternately hilarious and heartbreaking…through the alchemy of Haidle’s scintillating style.” —The New Yorker
"slyly amusing, envelope-pushing…Haidle has the courage of his convictions, which he has demonstrated in a mature and accomplished play…extraordinary…” —L.A. Times
Mr. Marmalade
By Noah Haidle
Directed by Mark Pickell
Starring: Ash Bell, David Bowers, Annie Dragoo, Matt Hislope, Noah Neal, Tiny Robinson, & Chase Wooldridge
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The creative team for this Capital T Theatre Company production seems fully aware of the darkness in Haidle’s comedy, but they bring to it a brightness that keeps the whole affair surprisingly light. Mark Pickell’s living-room set, with its flat, butcher-paper rug and walls outlined in thick, black marks and shaded in pastels, recalls a cheery coloring-book illustration. And Tiny Robinson’s Lucy seems just like the kid who colored it in; the actress – who is an adult – plays the child with the exuberance of a kindergartner set free at recess, all giddy, playful energy busting loose…More at AustinChronicle.com
Posted about 1 year ago.“Mr. Marmalade” is a one-joke play, but Capital T Theatre turns that gag into one of the funniest I’ve seen in a long time. read more of this glowing review at Austin360.com
Posted about 1 year ago.