PHOTOS
Nomad Motel
Photos taken by Kristi Jan Hoover.
PLAYWRIGHT
PRESS
Pittsburgh in the Round | By Eva Phillips
May 25, 2018
“Nomad Motel is an engrossing story that deftly balances the intensely personal resentments and sorrows experienced within families and the far less accessible difficulties and hardships experienced by those in situations of nomadic living.”
90.5 WESA | By Bill O’Driscoll
May 22, 2018
One character, a teen-aged girl named Alix, was inspired by a real person Ching interviewed: Jennifer Friend.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | By Christopher Rawson
May 22, 2018
“What feels freshest is the skillful way the play reveals itself. […] Katie Lynn Esswein… ably combines vulnerable and tough. Christopher Larkin is luminous.”
Pittsburgh Post Gazette | By Sharon Eberson
May 10, 2018
“She’s so tough, but she’s still a kid dealing with really adult problems. She’s trying to literally survive each day — making sure she has enough food to eat, that she has a place to sleep at night. But also, she’s a dreamer, and she wants something larger for herself and create a life that is more than just day-to-day.” -Katie Lynn Esswein
Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents | By Sue Kerr
May 8, 2018
“We need to address as a nation… how we help young people who have a shattered or unhealthy home situation. Where do we lend support? How do we help them find a new home, traditional or not.” -Carla Ching
NEXTpittsburgh | By Jennifer Baron
May 8, 2018
“Directed by LA-based artist Bart DeLorenzo, “Nomad Motel” depicts a “family consumed by California’s crippling housing crisis and the life of a ‘parachute kid,’ sent to live alone in America while his father remains in Hong Kong.” Featuring live music, the coming-of-age tale explores concepts of family, survival and home, while chronicling the lives of two determined teenagers.”
CAST
KATIE LYNN ESSWEIN
Alix
SHAHINE EZELL
Oscar
CHRISTOPHER LARKIN
Mason
NELSON LEE
James
LISA VELTEN SMITH
Fiona
CREATIVE TEAM
BART DeLORENZO
Director
GIANNI DOWNS
Scenic Designer
ANDREW DAVID OSTROWSKI
Lighting Designer
ROBERT C.T. STEELE
Costume Designer
FLORIAN STAAB
Sound Designer/Composer
CLARE DROBOT
Dramaturg
IMPORTANT DATES
FRI, MAY 18 | 8:00 PM
Opening Night
SUN, MAY 20 | 2:00 PM
Post-Show Talkback
FRI, MAY 25 | 8:00 PM
Greenroom
SUN, MAY 27 | 2:00 PM
Post-Show Talkback
TUES, MAY 29 | 7:00 PM
ASL Interpretation
SUN, JUN 3 | 2:00 PM
Open Captioning & Audio Description
GRAPHIC DESIGN
ADDITIONAL INFO
Nomad Motel is produced at City Theatre as a part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. Other partnering theaters are Horizon Theater (Georgia), and Unicorn Theatre (Missouri). Click here for more information about NNPN.
Nomad Motel will run approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes with one intermisson.
This production is rated PG-13. An herbal cigarette is smoked on stage during this production
TICKETS
Starting at $38.
$15 advance tickets, excluding Opening Night/Saturdays at 5:30pm.
$15 rush tickets at the Box Office beginning two hours prior to show.
Tickets will be held at Will Call. Must present valid ID. Two tickets per ID.
A limited number of “Pay-What-You-Want” tickets will be available two hours before the 1 p.m.performance on Saturday, May 26th. Please call the box office in advance to check on availability. Mention “Pay-What-You-Want” pricing when purchasing.
$24 rush tickets available at the Box Office beginning two hours prior to show.
Save when you bring a group! For pricing, contact Joel Ambrose, Director of Ticketing & Patron Services, by email or at 412.431.4400 x286.
As a participating Blue Star Theatre, City Theatre is happy to offer 25% off to military personnel and their families. More info >