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Was Performed August 17—27, 2006 At the Sarah & Abraham Wolfson Studio Theatre located in the JCC, 2 Millstone Campus Dr., Creve Coeur, MO 63146
"...everybody on stage is as tense as an alley cat, and the audience has a hard time stepping back." "You come home wanting to shower." - Judith Newmark - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 8/20/2006
"It will literally profit you to see NonProphet Theater Company's American Buffalo..." "It's a sad yet darkly funny satire of our “free” enterprise system" - Nancy Crouse - KDHX 88.1 FM, 8/22/2006
"NonProphet erupts with Mamet's American Buffalo." "The NonProphet Theater Company's production works well in the intimate Wolfson Theatre... each gesture or nuance of facial expression speaks volumes." "Allen imbues Bobby with a wistful innocence as the lost boy tries to please father-figure Donny..." "Rory Flynn as Donny is a physical anchor... His few movements are powerful, and it's clear why he's the leader of this troubled trio." "Robert Mitchell brings a catlike physicality to Teach, pacing and springing suddenly..." - Deanna Jent - The Riverfront Times, 8/23/2006
"...it’s quite an impressive and auspicious beginning." "Directed in lean and gritty fashion by B. Weller, the company’s inaugural production crackles with tension and energy that ignite stellar performances by all three of its players. " "All of it, though, makes for impressive and riveting theater. " "A 4.5 on a scale of 1-to-5."
- Mark
Bretz - Ladue News, 8/26/2006
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Donny
Dubrow runs a junk shop in Chicago. When he realizes that he sold a
buffalo head nickel to a customer for a lot less than he could have
gotten, he decides to steal it back, and then some. Donny's accomplice
in the robbery is his young gofer Bobby, a sort of surrogate son, and
for whom the robbery will serve as a rite of manhood. However, Donny's
long-time friend and poker buddy, Teach, has other plans. He wants to
cut the kid out of the action and do the robbery himself. Loyalty is
fine, says Teach, but business is business. Winner of the Drama Critics
Circle Award and an Obie, this dramatic, and often times hilarious, play
stars Rory Flynn as Donny,
Brendan Allen as Bobby, and The
NonProphet Theater Company's Artistic Director
Robert A. Mitchell as Teach. The show is directed by The
NonProphet Theater Company's Associate Artistic Director, and
