Brigit Saint Brigit Operation Crucible

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Friday, October 21st at 7:30 p.m., the Brigit Saint Brigit Theatre Company
opens its second production of its 2016-2017 season, OPERATION CRUCIBLE, on the
mainstage at the Jewish Community Center, 333 S. 132nd St., Omaha. This
thrilling new play, written by Kieran Knowles, tells the story of “four ordinary
men”, steel workers in Britain’s Sheffield munitions
factory”, “in extraordinary times, centering the action on December 12, 1940, when
the city suffered seven hours of continuous bombing, a mission the Nazis called
‘Operation Crucible’.” We get to know the young men at work, at rest, and ultimately
trapped beneath the rubble of a bombed-out building.
The British Theatre Guide comments:”Not a clear-cut, straight through narrative
of the Sheffield Blitz, the story reveals itself in a montage of the men’s experience as
they create the steel mill atmosphere–the energy, the heat, the molten metal–by their physical
performance, express their fears, their love for family. While one speaks of his
unpreparedness to fight, another remembers his father walking into the gunfire
across the Great War’s no-man’s-land. . . The girl met at a dance, the hungry
thirties, the pleasure in the rare taste of an orange, the football teams, the
rivalry and the pride—they are all there as well as the panic buried in the
dark. …”
Premiering at the Finborough Theatre in December, 2013, the home company of the
playwright, OPERATION CRUCIBLE continues to tour Britain, earning accolades all
over the UK (4 stars from Time Out, The Guardian, and The Times of London).
BSB’s production features the intense ensemble work of Daniel Dorner as
Arthur, Eric Grant-Leanna as Phil, Eddie McGonigal as Bob, and Daniel Sukup
as Tommy. Lara Marsh directs and Gabrielle Rima is the Stage Manager. Curtain time
is 7:30 Fridays and Saturdays on the following dates: October 21, 22,
28, 29, November 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19. One Sunday performance will take place
on October 23, at 6:30. All performances take place at the Jewish Community
Center. Tickets are $25 general and $20 for TAG, Seniors, Students, and
Military. Reservations can be made by visiting the Theatre’s website at
BSBtheatre.com or by calling (402) 502-4910. Since the audience will be seated
onstage next to the playing area, seating is limited.