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Horse Head Theatre: Red Light Winter

Turning 30 is hard in Adam Rapp’s Red Light Winter

A A A Comments By Lee Williams Thursday, Oct 1 2009

When twentysomethings hit 30, things can spin all out of whack. Such is the case in Adam Rapp's Red Light Winter, about a struggling playwright who can't quite fulfill his youthful promise. Watching over him is his fabulously charming and often cruel ex-college roommate, an editor who's made it big by fishing a bestseller out of all the crap that has crossed his desk. In between these two comes Christina, a girl from Amsterdam's red-light district who lives in a fantasy world. Erotic desire changes everything in this seamy, dark tale from one of America's freshest playwrights.

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Put together by Horse Head Theatre, one of the latest entries into Houston's theatrical ring, the play captures the lives of some very screwed-up folks. "It's a story of dysfunctional friendship and misplaced affection," says Kevin Holden, the show's director.

Don't expect a traditional theater experience at Red Light Winter. According to Horse Head, seats aren't in neat rows. Instead, audience members are encouraged to "sit, stand, lounge, spread out and move around." 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Through October 10. Frenetic Theater, 5102 Navigation. For information, call 512-350-6156 or visit www.horseheadtheatre.org. $10 to $20.
Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Starts: Sept. 24. Continues through Oct. 10, 2009

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