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Dementia Americana

First Preview: Aug 2, 2016
Opening Date: Aug 18, 2016
Closing Date: Sep 27, 2016
Running Time: 01:35
Dementia Americana
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SoHo Playhouse
15 Vandam Street, New York City, NY 10013
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Dementia Americana is the true story of the crime of the century. 

New York, 1906. Heir to a vast fortune, Harry Kendal Thaw spends most of his days gambling, recklessly pursuing his curious sexual appetites, consuming incredible amounts of cocaine and generally scandalizing all of New York high society. Two things in the world command Harry’s attention: Evelyn Nesbit, the 'girl on the red velvet swing,' idolized as a paragon of beauty and innocence and famous architect Stanford White, the Pharaoh of Fifth Avenue who possesses an unnaturally large mustache.

A powder keg of anger, betrayal, madness and violence leads to the crime of the century and 3 shots directly to the face.

Written by Louis Aquiler and Chris D'Amato 
Directed by Paul Mancini

Part of Fringe Encore Series 2016
Winner- Overall Excellence Award for Playwriting
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Sunday 9/18 @ 3 pm
Tuesday 9/20 @ 7 pm
Wednrsday 9/21 @ 7 pm
Thursday 9/22 @ 7 pm
Tuesday 9/27 @ 7 pm 
Off BroadwayPlay - Drama
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 16

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  • Zany and thoroughly engaging…director Paul Mancini keeps the energy high and the performances focused straight through the unsettling Brechtian final moments...History may have forgotten this minor cultural moment, but in Aquiler and D'Amato's hands, the story is especially timely" 

    ---Theatremania
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  • Zany and thoroughly engaging…director Paul Mancini keeps the energy high and the performances focused straight through the unsettling Brechtian final moments...History may have forgotten this minor cultural moment, but in Aquiler and D'Amato's hands, the story is especially timely" 

    ---Theatremania
    Read More
  • Zany and thoroughly engaging…director Paul Mancini keeps the energy high and the performances focused straight through the unsettling Brechtian final moments...History may have forgotten this minor cultural moment, but in Aquiler and D'Amato's hands, the story is especially timely" 

    ---Theatremania
    Read More
  • Zany and thoroughly engaging…director Paul Mancini keeps the energy high and the performances focused straight through the unsettling Brechtian final moments...History may have forgotten this minor cultural moment, but in Aquiler and D'Amato's hands, the story is especially timely" 

    ---Theatremania
    Read More

Accessibility

  • Box Office

    The box office isn't wheelchair accessible. 5 steps, no railing, ramp, or elevator.

  • Curb Ramps

    Available drop-off zones

  • Restroom

    Not wheelchair accessible. Next to Huron Club, down two flights of stairs (10 steps).

  • Seating

    178 seat proscenium theatre

  • Elevator/Escalator

    None

  • Telephone

    None

  • Entrance

    5 steps to enter the building and to reach the box office / theatre.

  • Visual Assistance

    None

  • Folding Armrests

    None

  • Assisted Listening System

    None

  • Wheelchair Info

    Not wheelchair accessible - 8 steps to entrance

  • Parking

    Street parking only

  • Water Fountain

    None

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