Tickets: $15 ($12 for students and seniors), available at thebardstown.com or by calling (502) 749-5275.
Show Dates: July 25-28, August 1-4 (all shows at 7:30 PM)
Reduction in Force is an economic comedy about ass-kissing, back-stabbing, and survival of the sneakiest.
The timely actor satire examines minute-by-minute ethical decisions made by employees of Icarus Financial Services during a massive layoff. What happens when people are reduced to commodities, and fraud is the preferred way of doing business? A reduction in force puts career secretary Anita Green on the chopping block. Will she keep her job or her self-respect? A hilarious romp of backstabbing, ageism, class warfare, and—romance!
Reduction in Force was voted “Best Local Play” in the 2011 Broadway World SF Theater Awards. The play was commissioned by and received a world premiere at Central Works Theatre in Berkeley, CA in 2011. A Central Works Method play, it was developed in collaboration with Gary Graves, Michaela Goldhaber, John Patrick Moore, Kendra Lee Oberhauser, Gregory Scharpen & Jan Zvaifler.
“Patricia Milton’s very funny, three-character spoof of our ongoing economic crisis . . . [is a] timely, witty farce.” (Jean Schiffman, SF Examiner)
“It’s fast and funny, with constant hilarious reversals.” (Ken Bullock, Berkeley Daily Planet)
“A hilarious lampoon of corporate culture, ‘Reduction in Force’ combines comedy with intrigue and a healthy dose of satire.” (Elana McKernan, Theatre Bay Area Magazine).
Contact Information
- The Bard's Town
- 1801 Bardstown Rd , Louisville , -
- (502) 749-5275
Event Time
- Saturday, August 3, 2013
- 8:00 PM
Price
- $15 ($12 for students and seniors)