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“The Emperor Jones” by Eugene O’Neill

Irish Repertory Theatre, 2017

Starring Obi Abili, William Bellamy, Carl Hendrick Louis, Sinclair Mitchell, Angel Moore, Andy Murray & Reggie Talley

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Christian Frederickson, Jason Noble, Ryan Rumery ~ The Painted Bird | Amidst

Christian Frederickson, Jason Noble, Ryan Rumery ~ The Painted Bird | Amidst

Amidst is the second of three works written for Pavel Zuštiak’s modern dance trilogy The Painted Bird, which is itself based on the surrealistic novel of the same name written (or patched together) in 1965 by Jerzy Kosinski.  Amidst recently enjoyed a re-launch in NYC, and the message continues to be timely.  One might even argue that it has come into its own. The novel concerns a boy, separated…

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The Way West (Labyrinth Theater Company): 3 Things

1. Ryan Rumery on creating the aural soundscape and music.

2. The play on perseverance:

‘Mom: Sometimes when things are bad, you do best not to realize what is the reality of the situation. That’s prairie wisdom.’

3. Playwright Mona Mansour on pioneers from an interview conducted by Gabriela Schneider for the Marin Theatre Company:

“If America is a religion, then who are the stars? I think, in crude terms, they give her strength the way that saints give people strength. When Mom thinks about somebody who keeps walking even though her leg doesn’t work, or someone who can survive for days on end with oxen meat, that gives her strength. It’s the feeling that “I can live through anything.”