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The Groundhog

Savannah Reich

Clown, Readings & Works-In-Progress, Theater

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The Professor gives an excruciatingly detailed lecture on 1993's Groundhog Day while slowly losing control of the classroom, losing the thread of what they meant to say, and losing their grip on reality. A tour de force monologue for one talking clown (like Groucho) and one silent clown (like Harpo). Content warning: Academia, arts education, missing dongles, PowerPoint, teaching the worst class of your life.

A new play by Savannah Reich (Oedipus in Seattle, What is the Butt Game), directed by Francesca Montanile Lyons (Vile, Clowncuterie). Starring Hannah Gold as The Professor and Alex Braslavsky as Sam the TA.
Details
Run Time: 80 mins
Ticket Price: $25

PWYC Options $5+

Venue: Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater

Dates: September 13, 2026 - September 26, 2026

September 13, 2026 6.15pm

1219 Vine Street

General Admission: $25

PWYC Options

September 19, 2026 4.30pm

1219 Vine Street

General Admission: $25

PWYC Options

September 24, 2026 8.30pm

1219 Vine Street

General Admission: $25

PWYC Options

September 26, 2026 1.30pm

1219 Vine Street

General Admission: $25

PWYC Options


About the Artist

Savannah Reich is a playwright and screenwriter whose work is focused on experimental forms and unusual engagement with audiences. Her plays have been produced at theaters and universities across the country; commissioned by Walking Shadow Theater Company, the University of Minnesota, SuperGroup, and Caridad Svich at the Lucille Lortel Theater; developed by the Playwrights Center, The Flea, and Seven Devils New Play Foundry; and supported by residencies at Tofte Lake Art Center, MassMoCA, and Millay Arts. She is a longtime DIY arts producer who has created and toured original works to bars, basements, backyards, and occasionally even theaters across the country for over 15 years. She was a 2020/21 McKnight Fellow at the Playwrights Center, and her auto-theater experiment “Oedipus in Seattle” was the winner of a Fringie award at the 2022 Philadelphia Fringe. As of September 2024, she is an Assistant Professor of Playwriting & Screenwriting at Drexel University.

  • Francesca Montanile Lyons Director francesca.montanile@gmail.com
    Hannah Gold
    Performer hannahbgold@gmail.com
    Alex Braslavsky
    Performer braslavskyalex@gmail.com

Accessibility & Content Considerations

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This event is appropriate for ages 13+

Adult Language

Audience Interaction

Covid-19 Safety policy

This event does not require masks to be worn


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