Hollow Hallow
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Far away from the comforts of home and family, three American soldiers in Iraq slog through Christmas Eve guarding detainees. Whoever said, "No Blood, No Foul?"
Details
Written by Eric Sanders
Directed by Jake Witlen
With Alec Beard, Gavin Starr Kendall, and Joyce Miller
Costume Design by Candice Thompson
History
Baby Jesus One-Act Jubilee: The Second Coming - The Brick Theater
December 6-22, 2007
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Alec Beard, Gavin Starr Kendall, and captured audience members in Hollow Hallow. More photos
Reviews
"...I can attest that, as Christmas fare, it definitely appeals more to the naughty than to the nice... The grim finale, Eric Sanders's Hollow Hallow, dares to remind us of Iraq, imagining Christmas at Abu Ghraib."
- Garrett Eisler, Village Voice
"The MARY program closes with Eric Sanders’ Hollow Hallow, a dark play set on a U.S. military base in Iraq on Christmas Eve. Directed by Jake Witlen, Hollow Hallow utilizes a neat bit of audience interaction that, as this reviewer can personally testify, raises interesting questions about boundaries, power, and empathy... After moments of terror, Hollow Hallow ends on a startlingly warm note that effectively emphasizes the discontinuities of celebrating a cheerful holiday season during wartime. It’s a surprising ending to both the play and the program as whole and it works."
- Li Cornfeld, Off Off Online
