A ROMANTIC COMEDY WRAPPED IN RAZOR WIRE

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

It's Official! Rantoul And Die Is A Hit!

Rantoul and Die, the "romantic comedy wrapped in razor wire" from the mind of Mark Roberts (Executive Producer, Two and a Half Men) is both a slice of life comedy and a nightmarish descent into a deep, dark, twisted rabbit hole that makes Alice in Wonderland look like a trip to the county fair. It is gritty and shocking in places but critics all agree that Rantoul and Die is just the kick in the pants that the Los Angeles theatre community needed.

Jay Reiner of The Hollywood Reporter says, "Mark Roberts has written a vicious but delicious pit bull of a play that starts with a menacing growl, shifts to a loud bark and finally bites off anything within reach." The LA Times calls it "a profane and violent odyssey through America's white-trash psyche" and "a strangely captivating comedy - a rude belch in the direction of tasteful theater." Candyce Columbus of the LA Theater Examiner calls Rantoul and Die "a tour de force dark comedy" not to be missed.

All these critics couldn't be wrong. And while words such as vicious, pit bull, profane, and belch may not commonly be used to describe an evening at the theater, don't let that deter you. Rantoul and Die has just the right mix of salty and sweet to make you laugh, cringe, and leave the theater thinking, "Why am I craving Dairy Queen?"

To read full reviews of Rantoul and Die visit www.rantoulanddie.com.

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