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NEWS
PRODUCTIONS:
Skin in Flames is currently running at Stage Left Theatre in Chicago, Illinois directed by David M. Schmitz. The show runs through March 29.
Salt Lake Acting Company presented Skin in Flames in Salt Lake City, Utah directed by Roger Bennington during January and February of 2008. Read reviews and watch a post-show discussion of this production on SLAC's website.
The East Coast Premiere of Skin in Flames was presented by InterAct Theatre at the Adrienne Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in May and June of 2007. See the write-up on Playbill's website. View the press release on the theatre's myspace page.
The U.S. Premiere of Skin in Flames was presented by HotCity Theatre's Greenhouse in St. Louis, Missouri in March 2006. Read the rave reviews from this production.
READINGS:
New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, NJ presented a staged reading of Skin in Flames on February 11, 2008.
The Operating Theatre Company in London presented a reading of Skin in Flames in their Writers' Block series in December 2007.
The New Theatre in Coral Gable, Florida (Miami area) presented a reading of Skin in Flames in October 2007.
Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas presented a staged reading of Skin in Flames in their 8th Annual New Works Festival in June 2006.
RECOGNITION:
Charlotte Northeast received the Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theatre in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Ida in the InterAct production of Skin in Flames.
Theatre critic Mark Bretz of the Ladue News listed Skin in Flames as the #2 theatre production in St. Louis for 2006.
Theatre critic Dennis Brown of the Riverfront Times listed Skin in Flames in his Best of 2006 list.
NEW CLUA PLAY!! Guillem Clua's newest play El Sabor de las Cenizas (translated by DJ Sanders into English as Taste of Ashes) was presented in a staged reading in December 2006 at the Repertorio Español in New York City.
REVIEWS OF SKIN IN FLAMES
"[Skin in Flames] ignites a theatrical wildfire of suspense and surprise that sears the imagination." -- Dennis Brown, The Riverfront Times
"This is a rare opportunity to see a thoughtful and refreshingly different perspective on the relationship between the First World and the Third World in the context of war." -- Daniel Higgins, KDHX Theatre Review
In the ambitious structure of the dramatic storyline, in the ambiguity of certain facts, and in the intriguing crescendo of the plot, there are hours of reflection packed into the short theatrical experience. -- Joan-Anton Benach, La Vanguardia
"Skin in Flames shows that Clua knows how to construct a plot, build a scene, develop character, even play around with the timeline of the story he unfolds. [...] Translator DJ Sanders has given the actors dialogue that sounds natural in their mouths. He even varies the style appropriately from character to character and from situation to situation within the play." -- Bob Wilcox, The West End Word
Skin in Flames has a balanced structure confined to two interrelated couples representing dominance and vulnerability, both scenes synchronized to play in two rooms of a hotel, with a revolving exposition that draws focus to one space or the other. The dialogue is understated and at times cruel yet dramatically sound. -- Maria-José Rague-Arias, El Mundo
"Skin in Flames is a complex play for mature, thinking audiences." -- Anne Earney, PLAYBACK:stl
For more information on Skin in Flames, please contact dj@djsanders.com.
Photo: DJ Sanders (translator) and Guillem Clua (playwright) at the U.S. premiere of Skin in Flames.
"Skin in Flames shows that Clua knows how to construct a plot, build a scene, develop character, even play around with the timeline of the story he unfolds. [...] Translator DJ Sanders has given the actors dialogue that sounds natural in their mouths. He even varies the style appropriately from character to character and from situation to situation within the play." -- Bob Wilcox, The West End Word