Past Productions: Powder Keg
Directed by Michelle Malavet

With Rafael De Mussa, Jace McLean, William Stone Mahoney, James Nardella, Stacy Rock, and Randy Ryan
Sets by Michelle Malavet, Lighting by Peter Ksander, Costumes by Jessica Gaffney, and Sound by Javier Berzal

Civilization is only skin deep....

1995. Belgrade. Law and order have broken down. On this night, old scores will be settled, punishment meted out, and lives irrevocably changed. Violence is no longer a regrettable tool; it is a pleasure.

Reviews of Powder Keg
"If Arthur Schnitzler and Sarah Kane were to resurrect themselves just long enough to collaborate on a show, it might much resemble Dejan Dukovski's violent drama. In this Belgrade-set play, hostilities pass from couple to couple La Ronde-style. Philip Philipovich translates and director Michelle Malavet oversees this Balkanization of NYC."
- Voice Choices, The Village Voice

"Powerful...an unflinching depiction of cynicism and violence."
- Trav S.D., Time Out New York

"Timely...an unflinching exploration of the madness and demoralization that marked the former Yugoslavia in the mid '90s."
- Charles McNulty, The Village Voice

"It would seem that pain and suffering are universal, and Horizon Theatre Rep gives truth to that notion with its current piece by Dejan Dukovski, Powder Keg...This is a rough play...chilling!"
- Kelly McAllister, New York Theatre.com

"Dejan Dukovski's Powder Keg gives violence the same treatment that Schnitzler's La Ronde gives to affairs of the heart and sex...a darkly troubling glimpse into the violence that can arise as governments change and the ordinary man drifts."
- Andy Propst, AmericanTheater Web

"Provocative"
- Glenda Frank, Backstage