The Third Army
Play Description
Welcome to Karlovec, a small town that the Soviets had started to build a nuclear plant in, but it was never completed. Now in the post-Soviet era Western firms are desperate to take over and build the plant. They turn their attention to the town’s mayor who finds himself courted on all sides
Production Info
Cast: 5 total (2 female, 3 male)Full Length Drama (about 120 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
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- About the Book
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Press Quotes
“… a drama of stripping away guilty secrets, of exposing lies and counterfeit identities, of discovering betrayal and of playing games of deceit … Sutton’s play casts a fascinating spell as it focuses on an idealistic mayor of a small city who finds himself courted by a rich refugee who has returned to his native land … [as the play seizes] … on a real problem, the fate of a Chernobyl-like nuclear power plant called Temelin.” —Hartford Courant
“The time is post-Cold War. The place is the small town of Karlovec, neighboring on the Soviet-built, but unfinished nuclear power plant, as Western industries compete for the lucrative contract to reconstruct the plant, they try to win the political support of the town and its mayor, Pavel Marek, who must weigh the safety of his people against the alluring promise of economic prosperity.” —Harbor News
Author(s)
Joe SuttonJoe Sutton's plays include VOIR DIRE (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and the Best Play Award of the American Theatre Critics Association), AS IT IS IN HEAVEN, THE WINNER, THE THIRD ARMY, and RESTORING THE SUN. Joe co-wrote THE PREDATOR'S BALL with Karole Armitage, and saw the piece premiere in Florence, Italy before enjoying a run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Other theatres producing Joe's plays include New York Theater Workshop, Long Wharf, Arena Stage, the Cleveland Play House, and the Old Globe in San Diego. After Hurricane Katrina, Joe initiated THE BREACH, a New Orleans-centered theatre piece co-written with Catherine Filloux and Tarell Alvin McCraney which premiered at New Orleans' Southern Rep before going on to play at Seattle Rep. More recently, Joe's play COMPLICIT opened at London's Old Vic with Artistic Director Kevin Spacey directing. Joe has also recently been developing a pilot of USA television called Scales of Justice, about an overweight detective in post-Katrina New Orleans. Joe is a recipient of numerous awards and honors, among them fellowships from NYFA, the NEA, and NJ Arts. When not in rehearsal, Joe teaches playwriting at Dartmouth College. There he lives with his wife Anne and their son Nicholas.
Special Notes
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