In the wake of 9/11, Congress created the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, an unprecedented endeavor that compensated the victims of the attacks. As special master of the fund, Kenneth Feinberg was tasked with placing unique values on each of the 3,000 lives that had been lost. Feinberg became a lightning rod for their outrage, came face to face with their grief and fear, and, in the course of nearly 1,000 meetings, was forced to reconsider his most basic notions of human character and strength. A Human Equation is a moving drama that juxtaposes the life of the controversial fund with Feinberg's personal journey, as he attempted to evaluate human life in the aftermath of a nation-defining event.
This reading will be held at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Dreyfuss Theatre, 285 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ. Click here for directions. Click here for a printable map of the campus (the Dreyfuss Theatre is located in Building 9).
All tickets are general admission. There will be a talk-back following the reading.
Peter Bonilla was literary manager of Philadelphia's InterAct Theatre Company from 2005 to 2008. Originally from Washington, D.C., Peter received his undergraduate degrees in theater arts and economics from the University of Pennsylvania. For A Human Equation, his first play, Peter received a 2008 playwriting fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. A Human Equation was developed at PlayPenn in 2008, with Academy Award-nominated actor David Strathairn reading the role of Kenneth Feinberg. A Human Equation was also a finalist for the National New Play Network's Smith Prize, and received its world premiere in September 2011 in an acclaimed production by the Winding Road Theatre Ensemble (Tucson, AZ).
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Directed by John Pietrowski
Cast:
Kenneth Feinberg - Duncan Rogers*
Actor 1 - Brian Parks
Actor 2 - Michael Pollard*
Actor 3 - Joy Jones*
Actor 4 - Dania Ramos*
Actor 5 - Bev Sheehan*
Stage Directions - Julie Dwoskin+
* Members of Actors' Equity Association
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