The Procedure

An interracial gay couple is faced with a microchip implant in order to remain together in Marcus Yi's serio-comedy The Procedure, a dystopic fairy tale pitting government control against love and sacrifice. A Living Room Theater production, written and directed by Sonia Nam and Marcus Yi, The Procedure will be performed on: Friday 5/31/13 at 5:00pm Tuesday 6/4/13 at 9:00pm Saturday 6/8/13 at 12:30pm Friday 6/14/13 at 9:00pm Monday 6/17/13 at 4:30pm Thursday 6/20/13 at 5:00pm As part of the Planet Connections Theater Festivity. @ The Gene Frankel Theater 24 Bond St New York 10012. All tickets to The Procedure are $18.00 and can be purchased by going to https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/921718 Adrian, a man in his mid-thirties, is living the dream. He is a lawyer, married to a loving husband, Jacob, and is about to become a citizen of the United States. Everything seems rosy until the immigration interview, where he learns that the path to citizenship requires a microchip implant. In his eye. In the end, Adrian has to choose between the staying with the people he loves, and standing up for what is right. Cast includes Stephen Thornton, Reynaldo Rivera, Fenny Novyane, Shubhra Prakash, Lauren Gralton and Richard Glucksberg. The running time of the show is approximately 75 minutes. Originally from Singapore, Marcus Yi is a writer/director and performer based in New York. He has created work in Singapore, Atlanta and New York and is the artistic director of Living Room Theater. He has worked on over 100 productions and his recently created work include Micro Shrimp The Musical, 29x/y, Lost At Sea, The Ephemeral Lightness of Dreams: the dream plays, Thicker Than Water: the blood plays and Baby Baby!. Created to produce works made in the living room of Marcus Yi, Living Room Theater runs the gamut of styles, genres and pushes the boundaries of the theatrical in creating new work for the American stage. THE PLANET CONNECTIONS THEATRE FESTIVITY is New York’s premiere eco-friendly theatre festival. Fostering a diverse cross-section of performances, the festival seeks to inspire artists and audiences both creatively and fundamentally, in a festive atmosphere. At the heart of the festivity are like-minded individuals striving to create professional, meaningful theatre, while supporting organizations, which give back to the community at large.