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Past Work

North Atlantic

January 1983–June 1988, April 1999–November 2001, December 2009–April 2010

Set on an aircraft carrier during the waning years of the Cold War, North Atlantic is a satirical romp — sometimes musical — through the American military imagination.

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Production History

Additional Credits

North Atlantic was written for the company by James Strahs in 1983 and was remounted a number of times since. The first production was made in collaboration with members of the Globe Theater Company in Eindhoven, Holland. This first draft included eight Dutch performers and Wooster Group performers Nancy Reilly, Michael Stumm, Kate Valk, and Ron Vawter.

The Group then adapted North Atlantic for at smaller cast at The Performing Garage in New York City in 1984 and then again in 1985 for the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. The Group subsequently brought back the piece in 1999 and 2009.

During the 1999 Performing Garage performances, the role of Lud was alternately played by Steve Buscemi and Scott Shepherd. In the 2000 Performing Garage run, the role of Lud was alternately played by Steve Buscemi, Scott Shepherd, and Pete Simpson.

Special thanks to Gerardjan Rijnders of the Globe Theater and Ritsaert ten Cate of the Mickery Theatre, Amsterdam.

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