STANLEY (2006)

A Would-Be Stanley Kowalski speaks freely about hunger, regret, and the very human desire to GET what you WANT. Performed by Todd D'Amour, with live feed video by Tara Webb.

Premiere: HERE Arts Center, October, 2006.

Although STANLEY (2006) is not immediately available for touring, we hope it will be available soon.

The New York Times:
"(A) deliciously thought-provoking premise…striking and original ... Mr. D'Amour's message is about wanting and grabbing and getting. To convey it he plays both ends of the spectrum, from the surprisingly analytic to the refreshingly silly."

Show Business Weekly:
"Arguably the most accomplished theatrical event of the Off-Broadway season... Stanley (2006) is a nonstop thrill-ride on one man's tragic emotional rollercoaster... the show is a chilling reminder that theater is, in fact, a live event."

Flavorpill:
"Todd D'Amour evokes not only Stanley Kowalski, but also the spirit of the late Marlon Brando in this latest collaboration with sister Lisa D'Amour, a multimedia work based on the character from A Streetcar Named Desire. Their offering is simply called Stanley (2006), but the depth of the material goes beyond the deceptively elementary title."

Off Off Online:
"In the capable hands of co-creators Lisa D'Amour (text and direction) and Todd D'Amour (performer), multiplicity becomes a virtue... Todd D'Amour delivers a performance of driving physicality, and his dangerously brooding masculinity is crucial to the role and precisely conveyed..."

Photo credit: FLASH FROZEN: Moments in time.