HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAYRoust Roust Theatre Company presents HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY A New Play by Dan McCormick Starring RICARDA ABRAMS and BRYAN HICKEY Directed by JAMES PHILLIP GATES Set Design: KEVIN KEDROE Light Design: TRAVIS SAWYER Costume Design: RAVEN ROBERTS Production Stage Manager: WILLIAM GILINSKY Assistant Stage Manager: JULIA LEVINE Technical Director: MALCOLM A. DAVIS II Producer/Project Manager: TRACY HOSTMYER Publicity: SAM RUDY MEDIA RELATIONS The Access Theatre 380 Broadway (one block below Canal Street) October 22 – November 14; Opening Night – 10/27/15 When’s the last time you saw a play about two homeless people? Exactly! Dan McCormick chose this out-of-sight, out-of-mind topic for his new one-act play HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY. In a city where residents pay ridiculously high prices to live as the homeless populations multiplies on a regular basis, McCormick obviously is not responding to a demand for understanding. Nonetheless, he has a message that could slightly alleviate the situation with compassion and awareness.   Eloise (Richarda Abrams) and Sidney (Bryan Hickey) are both chased by demons from their past. In their homeless states, they are brought together by their passion for liquor and perhaps even a desire for human contact. In bits and pieces of insanity and lucidity, we get a glimpse of the people they once were and what brought them to their current condition. The stellar performances by both actors bring their truth to the audience without making excuses or attempting to win favor. This is stark reality – so stark that you actually want to buy them a drink at the end of HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY so that they can continue to try to forget. Thought-provoking and emotional – not for the weak of heart but definitely worth seeing. - Laurie Lawson -