the Hour of Feeling
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Humana Festival of New American Plays, Actors Theatre of Louisville (2011)
Director: Mark Wing-Davey Set: Michael B. Raiford. Costumes: Lorraine Venberg. Lights: Brian J. Lilienthal. Sound: Matt Callahan. Dramaturgs: Sarah Lunnie, Ismail Khalidi. Cast: David Barlow, William Connell, Judith Delgado, Marianna McLellan, Hadi Tabbal, Rasha Zamamiri
Williams College, Williamstown (2015)
Director: David Eppel Set: David Gurcay-Morris. Costumes: Deborah Brothers. Lights: Jeff Bruckerhoff. Sound: Sarah Pier. Cast: Bailey Edwards, Gabrielle DiBenedetto, Justin Jones, Scott Lipman, Paige Peterkin, Madeline Seidman
EXCERPT
BEDER
I knew that if I got rid of him, his pictures, I could do anything. I knew that to get you where you needed to go, all such feelings would have to be gotten rid of.
ADHAM
You left them. He and my father. That was your choice.
BEDER
There was no choice to be had! What a ridiculous thought! Choice. What a myth. Choice is a luxury.