Last Chance To Catch Jobsite's 'Embedded'

If you haven’t already done so, you still have another weekend to catch the southeastern U.S. premiere of Tim Robbins’ Embedded, presented by Jobsite Theatre, the resident theater company of the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.

The play will close out Jobsite’s 2007-08 season, with the final performances scheduled Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 28 through 30, 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 31, 4 p.m., at TBPAC’s Shimberg Playhouse. Tickets are $24.50.

Set in the fictional “Gomorrah” where American forces are preparing to do battle with “the butcher of Babylon,” Embedded is a satirical drama about the start of the Iraq War.

Co-directed by David Jenkins and Shawn Paonessa, Embedded features the Office of Special Plans, populated by characters with names like Rum-Rum, Cove, Dick and Woof. In its quest for truth, the play incorporates actual journalistic reports from news sources such as John Simpson of the BBC and Alan Feuer of the New York Times.

The play is recommended for audiences age 16 and older due to adult situations and language.

From left, Steve Garland, Betty-Jane Parks and Christopher Rutherford star in Jobsite's Embedded.

Photo Credit: ©BRIAN SMALLHEER. Photo courtesy of JOBSITE THEATRE.