Office Hour Opens at the Public Theater
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The Public Theater's New York premiere of Julia Cho's Office Hour opened on November 8 in the Martinson Theater. Neel Keller directs the production, running through December 3.
The complete cast of Office Hour features Greg Keller (David), Sue Jean Kim (Gina), Ki Hong Lee (Dennis), and Adeola Role (Genevieve).
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With Office Hour, playwright Julia Cho offers a new drama about a teacher and student desperate to change the narrative of who they are and how their story ends. In the play, Gina was warned that one of her students would be a problem. Eighteen years old and strikingly odd, Dennis writes violently obscene work clearly intended to unsettle those around him. Determined to know whether he's a real threat, Gina compels Dennis to attend her office hours. But as the clock ticks down, Gina realizes that "good" versus "bad" is nothing more than a convenient illusion, and that the isolated young student in her office has learned one thing above all else: that for the powerless, the ability to terrify others is powerful indeed.
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The production will feature scenic design by Takeshi Kata, costume design by Kaye Voyce, lighting design by Christopher Akerlind, and original music and sound design by Bray Poor.
