%22Drpwned%22 by Barker Room Rep is inspired by modern video games%2c one invited guest will “play” live%2c taking on the role of a teenager who has recently moved to a new high school to navigate making friends in a charged political climate%2c surviving a troubled home%2c and deciphering the capitalistic ads for a hyper-realistic war-based […]
After a lifetime perfecting her hostess skills%2c Beth finds herself at the worst party she%27s ever been to%3a The conversation is shallow%2c the food is nonexistent and the booze is long gone... not to mention it happens to be her funeral. But what better time to gain a little perspective%3f Amidst flashbacks%2c canapés and inane […]
Based on the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum%2c a Dutch Jew who served as a vital link between the prisoners of a Nazi work camp and the outside world%2c the play celebrates the radical altruism of a young life cruelly cut short. %3cbr%3e %3cbr%3eDesignHTMLWords: 43 Characters: 227
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%3ch2%3e %3cem%3eObjectify%3c/em%3e %3c/h2%3e An off-the-clock docent takes us on a tour of her memories%26nbsp%3b - even as those memories threaten her grasp of present reality. %3cbr%3e %3ch2%3e %3cem%3eFreebird Goes to Mars%3c/em%3e %3c/h2%3e Betty%2c a recovering alcoholic Everymom%2c decides to put down her Walmart apron and take off on a voyage to the Red Planet %3cbr%3e […]
Company Creation Festival is Son of Semele’s annual festival of new works generated by ensembles%2c using unconventional means. Four productions are presented in repertory over four weeks through January and February.DesignHTMLWords: 31 Characters: 212
%3cstrong%3eGalatea%3c/strong%3e delves into the world of silicone sex dolls that explores the men who own them%2c their relationships to these feminine objects%2c and their affect on women. It is also a harsh%2c raw examination of the creative process and the writer or artist%27s relationship to her creation%2c wehther the creation is a story or a […]
When does clutter become a problem%2c and whose problem does it become%3f This new play takes a non-TLC Network look at a common American phenomenon%3a hoarding. I Decided I’m Fine%3a A Roach Play sifts through a messy topic with the whimsical%2c humorous%2c and thought-provoking approach to devised theater for which The Attic Collective is known. […]
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%3cem%3e%3cb%3e%3ca target%3d%22_blank%22 href%3d%22sonofsemele.org%22%3eIf You Can Get to Buffalo%3c/a%3e%2c an exploration of %22A Rape in Cyberspace%22 by Julian Dibbell%3c/b%3e%3c/em%3e %3cstrong%3e. %3c/strong%3eThe year is 1993%3a A befuddled Charlie Rose is our guide as intrepid online pioneers discover freedom - and looming dangers - on the virtual frontier. Their playground is one of the first-ever social networks%2c LambdaMoo%2c […]
N%3cspan%3eick Payne’s ingenious%2c time-traveling play interweaves three personal quests to probe matters of the mind.%3c/span%3e %3cdiv%3e %3cspan%3e%3cbr%3e%3c/span%3e %3c/div%3e %3cdiv%3e %3cspan%3e%3cspan%3e%3ca href%3d%22https%3a//www.artful.ly/son-of-semele-ensemble%22 target%3d%22_blank%22%3ehttps%3a//www.artful.ly/son-of-semele-ensemble%3c/a%3e%3c/span%3e%3c/span%3e %3c/div%3eDesignHTMLWords: 16 Characters: 145
George Bailey’s struggle to grasp why life is worth living finds a fresh voice in this enchanting one-person retelling of Frank Capra’s classic film%26nbsp%3b%3cem%3eIt’s A Wonderful Life%3c/em%3e.DesignHTMLWords: 28 Characters: 169
