Amazon.com: 9 Circles (9780822225935): Cain, Bill: Books. Cain’s script zeroes in on one soldier’s story and leaves us feeling the inescapable historic and emotional weight of the entire war. An event every week that begins at 7:30 pm on Thursday, repeating until April 24, 2020. With “9 Circles,’’ Cain is a finalist for the second year in a row for the $40,000 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award. This is theater that shakes your foundation and leaves you breathless.” —Bay Area Backstage. “The power and punch of 9 CIRCLES is undeniable. This is an amazing play, at least on the page. Cain structured the play so other cast members would return to play multiple characters, at each different circle. The world premiere of Bill Cain's How to Write a New Book for the Bible took place during the 2011-12 season at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Seattle Repertory Theatre. The play won praise for being nuanced, and not taking the easy path of demonizing the protagonist. 9 CIRCLES by Bill Cain. Cain is a Jesuit priest. a gritty, at times revealing trip" Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle (21-Oct-2010) "This is theater that shakes your foundation and leaves you breathless" Chad Jones, Theatre Dogs (20-Oct-2010) by Bill Cain directed by Kent Nicholson originally produced at Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley, CA. Hard to pinpoint my feelings on this after just finishing it in one night. October 14, 2010 through November 7, 2010. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Playwright Bill Cain’s script is based on an actual incident in Iraq. Soldiers killed and raped a 14 year old girl after murdering her mother, her father, and her 6 year old sister. Be the first to ask a question about 9 Circles. Refresh and try again. 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References to Dante’s “The Divine Comedy” permeate “9 Circles,” Bill Cain’s journey into the inferno of an Iraq war veteran’s shattered mind. Try Prime Cart. Welcome back. Bill Cain’s “9 Circles” with Norah Elges and Conner Neddersen onstage at 12th Avenue Arts through June 25, 2016. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] However, Chris Jones, reviewing a Chicago production of the play, reported that audience members concluded the play meant to imply that Green, who was originally from Midland, Texas, which had been United States President George W. Bush's primary home, had the assistance of the President himself in clearing his entry into the Army in spite of his criminal record.[2]. 9 Circles by Bill Cain ISBN 13: 9780822225935 ISBN 10: 082222593X Paperback; Dramatist's Play Service; ISBN-13: 978-0822225935 Synopsis: Based on true events, "9 Circles" tells the shocking story of a soldier recently discharged after fighting in the War on Jesuit playwright Bill Cain S.J., has penned a new and searingly powerful play. And in “9 Circles,” Daniel Reeves is held accountable for those unspeakable crimes. Books. $39 9 CIRCLES SOUTH BAY PREMIERE Written by Bill Cain Directed by Kathleen Normington "It's a dense...provocative journey . 9 Circles is the tale of one U.S. soldier’s journey to hell and back again. Honorably discharged soldier Daniel is accused of a war crime from his time in Iraq. Skip to main content Hello, Sign in. Wisconsin Studio Productions presents 9 Circles, the 2010 Steinberg Award-winning play by Bill Cain, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on March 7, 8, and 9, 2013. Cain is a Jesuit priest. [13] Cain is the only playwright to have two plays win this award two years in a row. 9 Circles by Bill Cain (Postponed) Presented by Next Act Theatre at Next Act Theatre . 9 Circles. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Where killing is what matters and the cause doesn’t count–whether geopolitics or military-industrial profit, whether sarin gas or bullets. View Notes - 9 Circles from TD 301 at University of Texas. Daniel Edward Reeves (Josh Collins). 7 9 CIRCLES received its world premiere production in 2010 at Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley, California. August 27th 2013 by Dramatists Play Service. Just a year after his earlier successful play about the gun powder plot, Equivocation (see my review), Cain portrays in his new play, 9 Circles, a character, Daniel Reeves, as a disturbed 19-year-old snarled in the web of war. Now through June 25, 2016 at 12th Avenue Arts. “9 Circles” by Bill Cain tells the story of a young American soldier on trial for his life. Daniel Reeves is arrested for a crime allegedly committed in Iraq. In Cain's play, Green passes through his discharge from the Army and various judicial and administrative procedures, roughly paralleling the nine circles of Dante's Inferno. He is a Jesuit pries with teaching experience in New York's Lower East Side. 9 CIRCLES by Bill Cain. . [1][2] The play's title refers to Dante Alighieri's Inferno—in which Dante navigates a descent into the "nine circles of hell". We’d love your help. It played to sold out houses in San Francisco, finding an audience for its troubling narrative through its emphatic honesty. Due to a personality disorder […] Based on actual events, Bill Cain’s psychological thriller is by turns shocking, mesmerizing and bitingly funny. Start by marking “9 Circles” as Want to Read: Error rating book. It is now being re-staged… In the spirit of A Few Good Men, Bill Cain’s pile-driving play 9 Circles exposes war’s constant curse—how it dehumanizes predators and victims. The play's title refers to Dante Alighieri 's Inferno —in which Dante navigates a descent into the "nine circles of hell". There are no discussion topics on this book yet. 9 Circles is a play by Bill Cain based on the military career and subsequent civilian trial of murderer Steven Dale Green.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Bill Cain Fall, 2010 Marin 9 CIRCLES.qxd 3/11/2013 12:34 PM Page 6. April 2 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Recurring Event . Bill Cain’s 9 Circles is based on the military career and subsequent civilian trial of murderer Steven Dale Green. This is a powerful, wrenching play about a young soldier's crushing guilt & shame at war crimes committed in the Middle East in the name of "freedom", depicted as a psychological & spiritual descent through the nine circles of Dante's Hell. The young men cry out help me, and we turn away, pretending not to know the language. 9 Circles is a play by Bill Cain based on the military career and subsequent civilian trial of murderer Steven Dale Green. Looking for a fictional meet-cute in the new year? There's a lot to recommend about the play 9 Circles, by playwright Bill Cain and introducing stunning actor Jimi Stanton as a teenage soldier on trial for an inhuman act. Apr 02 - 26. Just a year after his earlier successful play about the gun powder plot, Equivocation (see my review), Cain portrays in his new play, 9 Circles, a character, Daniel Reeves, as a disturbed 19-year old snarled in the web of war… “The title, 9 Circles, refers, of course, to Dante’s Inferno, the 9 circles of hell. As one character in Bill Cain's sobering, antiwar psychodrama 9 Circles puts it, "terrible things happen" in war. In Bill Cain’s “ 9 Circles,” a contemporary morality play inspired by Dante’s “The Divine Comedy,” the psychic damage of war does not belong to Reeves alone, and … A psychological thriller based on actual events. Cain a Jesuit priest iuses the plays title to refer to Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, in which Dante descends into the “nine circles of hell.” Green here is known as Pvt. Bill Cain Father Cain Graduated from Boston College Jesuit Priest Founded Boston Shakespeare Company where he was Artistic Director for 7 This event has passed. “Jesuit playwright Bill Cain S.J., has penned a new and searingly powerful play. He is a Jesuit pries with teaching experience in New York's Lower East Side. Daniel journeys through an onslaught of public defenders, lawyers, preachers, and psychiatrists to discover his own path to truth about duty, war, and justice. At a time when drone strikes and economic sanctions have glazed over the horror of war, Forum Theatre’s riveting 9 Circles chooses to yank the jarring human toll back into the spotlight. Directed by Greg Carter. WHAT: "9 Circles" by Bill Cain, produced by the Majestic Reader's Theatre WHEN: 7 p.m., Saturday, April 27; 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 28 WHERE: Majestic Lab … Published: 2019-07-11T15:06:01-05:00 Modified: 2019-07-11T15:06:01-05:00 « All Events. Biased reader (as I know the playwright), but I found the play very compelling. It was directed by Kent Nicholson; the set and lighting design were by Michael Ultimately, it is the soldier who must discover his own path to truth, where he finds duty, war and justice are on a collision course with the indomitable, yet vulnerable, human spirit. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. We've got some steamy novels for you to snuggle up with, including Casey McQuiston's... To see what your friends thought of this book. He is the founder of the Boston Shakespeare Company, where he was Artistic Director for seven seasons, directing most of the Shakespeare canon. The script won the Steinberg Award. Written by Bill Cain, Directed by Martil Lyons, 2013 "9 Circles, now playing in downtown Chicago in a notably well-acted production from Sideshow Theatre, under the direction of Marti Lyons, whose work is increasingly worthy of notice. Bill Cain is an American playwright noted for an impish humor. . Casting "9 Circles" by Bill Cain. He is the founder of the Boston Shakespeare Company, where he was Artistic Director for seven seasons, directing most of the Shakespeare canon. 640 480. by NextActVZ. Jesuit playwright Bill Cain S.J., has penned a new and searingly powerful play. Produced by Strawberry Theatre Workshop. Whatever it is, this will sit with me for a while. 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