September 2007 

Three crooks in a junk shop plot to rip off a coin collection in this award-winning drama. American Buffalo, by one of America’s greatest playwrights, David Mamet.

Site-specific staging turns the Civic Media Center, 1021 W. University Avenue, into Don’s Re-sale Shop on the South Side of Chicago at 8pm on Friday and Saturdays, Oct. 5-20.

Shamrock McShane and Scot Davis star in this classic drama. American Buffalo comes out of Chicago and the 1970s, as does Gainesville actor-playwright Shamrock McShane. The play catapulted Mamet to stardom, as well as kick-starting the career of another of Gainesville’s adopted sons, William H. Macy. Like his friend Macy, Shamrock McShane is a Mamet specialist.

Beginning with their performances in Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross in 1990, McShane and his partner Scot Davis, another long-time Gainesville favorite, have honed their Mamet technique to a fine point.

Mike McShane, who directed the movies It’s All Good and The Votive Pit, is the production’s designer and the third member of the trio of would-be crooks.

Ticket donations are $10 on a sliding scale. Call 376-4008 for more information.