A SOUTHERN GOTHIC TALE

“Magnificent” & “Soulful”
-Theatre Buzz
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“Outstanding drama…
Wonderful, thought-provoking…
Goldfinger marvelously unfolds the story
with great dialogue and sympathetic characters.”
-Theater Talk, New Theater Corps
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“Goldfinger deftly weaves the
concepts of survival and integrity throughout the plot.”
-Laurie Lawson, ELJ
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“An intriguing journey through the swampy American South…The Oath sends its audience upon a mind-enriching exploration in which we leave with more questions than answers—questions that will haunt even the most resistant audience member’s mind.”
-Show Business Weekly
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“It’s perhaps due to [Goldfinger’s] deliberate subtlety that The Oath’s symbolism is so affecting. The story is laden with religious parallels, questions of female identity and themes of secrecy and familial duty, but the presence of a nationwide crisis that hovers over its cast of characters is what allows us to relate to them right off the bat—even before Goldfinger dismantles, in a startlingly effective manner, the initial archetypes that these characters represent.”
-OffOffOnline
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In this Southern Gothic tale, a wandering preacher is embroiled in the passions and politics of a swampy Florida outpost ruled with a macabre sense of justice by two rival sisters during the Great Depression. A darkly comic look at balancing ambition and ideals in a time of crisis. The San Diego Union-Tribune calls Goldfinger’s writing “something out of Faulkner.”

Produced by Maieutic Theatre Works; David Stallings, Artistic Director.

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Read an interview with the playwright in United Stages: Interview

THE COMPANY

Anthony Crep as Joshua; Sarah Chaney as Ofah (sarahkchaney.com); Dianna Martin as Deck (diannamartin.com); Louise Flory as Cebe (louiseflory.com); Robin Madel as Mrs. Lecroix; Maureen O’Boyle as Lady; Cristina Alicea, Director (cristinaalicea.com); David Stallings, Artistic Director (stallingswrites.com); Julie Griffith, Producer; Antonio Miniño/Kampfire PR, Press Agent; Blair Mielnik, Scenic Design; Martha Goode, Sound Designer; Dan Gallegher, Lighting Designer; Jessica Hooks, Costume Designer; Jarid Sumner, Production Manager; Raisa Noelle, Production Stage Manager

Set design by Blair Mielnik