K2
by Patrick Meyers
Directed by donnie l. betts
Featuring Jude Moran and Bill Hahn
(in the studio theatre)
March 11 - April 3, 2011
Two long term friends/climbing partners are trapped on a tiny shelf of ice 27,000 feet up on K2, the 2nd highest mountain in the world. One man has a severely injured leg and the other has lost a vitally important length of climbing rope. Low on provisions and depleted of energy, they face the seemingly impossible task of getting off the deadly mountain. While their back-grounds and lifestyles are vastly different, theirs is a friendship that goes beyond words. Through their ordeal, we realize that when people set aside their differences, they are capable of great feats under the most severe conditions.
K2, the play, is a 75-minute harrowing tale of two long-time friends/mountain climbers (William Hahn and Jude Moran) who are stranded on a ledge at 27,000 feet. After an accident leaves one of the men with a severely broken leg, the two survive the night only to confront the fact that they have lost several pieces of important climbing equipment and a safe return to base camp seems unlikely. Their fight for survival spawns several discussions which expose the philosophical differences between the two men as they taunt and tease about the merits of each other’s lifestyle and face their own mortality.
Aurora Fox presents a daring evening of theater with K2
By Juliet Wittman, Westword
"K2" ponders cold, hard facts of life and death
By John Moore, Denver Post Theater Critic
The Aurora Fox presents K2
Aurora Fox braves new heights with 'K2'
"Physical dimensions have lost all meaning for me. My ability to reason has evaporated." -ADAM GOLDSTEIN, The Aurora Sentinelread more are the Aurora Sentinel
Best Bets March 2011 - Theater: K2
"Fewer than 300 people have climbed K2, the world’s second-highest peak; thankfully, you can journey there from the safety of a theater." - 5280 Magazine, Best Bets March 2011read more are the 5280 Magazine
Facts about K2 from the Aurora Fox
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