Rarely Theatre made its debut in March of 2014 at the BeBe Theatre with the drama “Proof” by David Auburn. The company came together just to do that show, and was so named “Rarely Theatre” because co-founders Scott and Trinity Keel were unsure when the group would perform again.
“I don’t think our goal was to start a theater,” Scott said. “We had the time and the energy and wanted to do something that people would go home thinking about.”
Proof - (2014)
by David Auburn
Proof focuses on Catherine, the daughter of Robert, a recently deceased mathematical genius in his fifties and professor at the University of Chicago, and her struggle with mathematical genius and mental illness. Catherine had cared for her father through a lengthy mental illness. Upon Robert's death, his ex-graduate student Hal discovers a paradigm-shifting proof about prime numbers in Robert's office. The title refers both to that proof and to the play's central question: Can Catherine prove the proof's authorship? Along with demonstrating the proof's authenticity, Catherine also finds herself in a relationship with Hal. Throughout, the play explores Catherine's fear of following in her father's footsteps, both mathematically and mentally and her desperate attempts to stay in control.
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Trinity Keel as Catherine
Hannah Rechtschaffen as Claire
Dwight Chiles as Hal
Jim Slautich as Robert
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Directed by Scott Keel
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Seminar - (2015)
By Teresa Rebeck
Set in present-day New York City, Seminar follows four young writers — Kate, Martin, Douglas, and Izzy — and their professor, Leonard. Each student has paid Leonard $5,000 for a ten-week writing seminar to be held in Kate's Upper West Side apartment. As tensions arise and romance falls, they clash over their writing, their relations, and their futures.
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Andrew Gall as Leonard
Dwight Chiles as Martin
Iain Alexander as Douglas
Mary-Katherine O’ Donnell as Izzy
Trinity Keel as Kate
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Directed by Scott Keel
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Skylight - (2018)
By David Hare
East London school teacher Kyra Hollis is visited by Edward Sergeant and, later on the same night, his father Tom Sergeant. Kyra had been living with the Sergeant family years earlier but left after her affair with Tom was discovered by Tom's wife, who has since died. Edward now accuses Kyra of having left him as well, as he saw her as a big sister, and he demands to know why she left his life.
Shortly thereafter, Tom, a wealthy restaurateur, with real-life references to Terence Conran, appears unheralded and for no apparent reason. Kyra's less-than-glamorous lifestyle leads him to poke fun at her to the point of insult, accusing her of self-punishment. After Kyra cooks a spaghetti dinner (which the actress cooks on stage), the talk turns to their relationship. It becomes clear that their chances to be rekindled rest on whether one of them can change preconceived notions of the other.
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Trinity Keel as Kyra
Andrew Gall as Tom
Lee Wilson as Edward
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Directed by Scott Keel
Stage management and Props by Devyn Ray
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An Iliad - (2019)
AN ILIAD is a modern-day retelling of Homer’s classic. Poetry and humor, the ancient tale of the Trojan War and the modern world collide in this captivating theatrical experience. The setting is simple: the empty theater. The time is now: the present moment. The lone figure onstage is a storyteller—possibly Homer, possibly one of the many bards who followed in his footsteps. He is fated to tell this story throughout history.
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Scott Keel as The Poet
Franklin Keel as The Muse
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Composed by Franklin Keel
Lighting by Abby Auman
Stage Management, Direction, Hair by Devyn Ray
Direction and Artistic input by Trinity Keel
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