The Honor and Glory of Whaling (2007-2008)
The Honor and Glory of Whaling Trilogy: Part II —The Chase
WRITTEN BY / MICHAEL GORMAN
CO-DIRECTED BY / DAVID BENNETT AND MICHAEL GORMAN
STAGED BY / GEORGE FERENCZ
2007/2008- Ellen Stewart Theatre, La MaMa, New York City
An epic tale that follows the fate of legendary New England fishing captain Robby Foerster and his boat "The Northern Star", Part II in Gorman’s Honor and Glory of Whaling trilogy further explores the destructive nature of opiate addiction within the commercial fishing industry.
After a fatal first encounter with heroin—the "Great White Whale" of the modern fishing community--Robby falls deeply into addiction. The play explores the role of myth and storytelling as both sustaining and destructive forces in a Northeast coastal fishing community, engaging the audience in a dramatic critical debate as to what extent tragedy, held to be inherent in the fishing community, might be avoidable.
CO-DIRECTED BY / DAVID BENNETT AND MICHAEL GORMAN
STAGED BY / GEORGE FERENCZ
2007/2008- Ellen Stewart Theatre, La MaMa, New York City
An epic tale that follows the fate of legendary New England fishing captain Robby Foerster and his boat "The Northern Star", Part II in Gorman’s Honor and Glory of Whaling trilogy further explores the destructive nature of opiate addiction within the commercial fishing industry.
After a fatal first encounter with heroin—the "Great White Whale" of the modern fishing community--Robby falls deeply into addiction. The play explores the role of myth and storytelling as both sustaining and destructive forces in a Northeast coastal fishing community, engaging the audience in a dramatic critical debate as to what extent tragedy, held to be inherent in the fishing community, might be avoidable.
"Think the perfect storm meets Trainspotting" —Backstage.com 
"Mike Gorman is a wonderful, iconoclastic, fascinating playwright who has been working at La MaMa for more than two decades. I first got to know Mike when I saw his marvelously titled play 'The Honor and Glory of Whaling' which is actually about the high rates of drug addiction among fishermen in Mike's native state of Maine." MARTIN DENTON, INDIE THEATER NOW |
"It's clear that Gorman has an epic vision..
and can create vivid characters and write snappy dialog that walks the fine line between magic realism and real realism" —Blogcritics Magazine 
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