André Alexis' world premiere production Name in Vain opens tomorrow night at Tarragon Theatre. After several weeks of preview performances the show is set to open in the upstairs studio. Name in Vain is part of the Decalogue series being presented at Tarragon. This is the second production in the series. The Decalogue series is an exploration of morality as set down by the Ten Commandments (the Decalogue.) Set in a monastery, Name in Vain is the story of an enraged monk who breaks his vow of silence to defy the second commandment. His outburst shocks the rest of the monks and throws the monastery into turmoil. Much of the play is silent placing a heavy reliance on physical expressions of emotion. Alexis' approach was to explore the force of words by limiting how the play would use them. It is a powerful look at the effect of words and the meaning behind them.
Name in Vain is part of Tarragon's ExtrExtra Space Series
Written by André Alexis
Directed by Richard Rose
Starring Eric Goulem, Walter Borden, Sergio Di Zio, Dean Gilmour, and Richard MacMillan.
October 19th - 30th 2011
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