Dear friends,
I have been helping out some artists who have worked many times at CRS in the past with a hilarious and poignant new play. Last weekend sold out and there is one more weekend and I would like to encourage you to go.
Drawing inspiration from tabloid-TV, religious fanaticism, and late 80′s heavy metal, The Resurrection of George takes aim at the unseen forces guiding our nation. Dale and Ed are honest and hard-working men who enjoy the simple pleasures of small-town life. But they are swept into a hallucinatory quest for the soul of the country when the resurrected first president appears with visions of an “all-seeing eye” that controls the fate of America. Pursued by truth-seeker/talk-show host Marsha Monroe, they struggle to uncover the mystery behind George’s appearance and secrets of their own identity.
The Resurrection of George began as a short story evoking the singularity of American identity. What drives our urge to create unity from diversity? Why are certain personas beheld as “self-evident?” Writer Harold Lehmann became fascinated with the iconography of George Washington interacting with other symbols from the American Dream. A script emerged and Lehmann sought out Director Leah Bonvissuto to bring fresh perspective and realize this visual language. Bonvissuto collected a dynamic team of performers and designers to create a cacophony of rock-n-roll, pop-art projection, and performances inspired by clowning and viewpoints work among other styles. The result is a hypnotic contrast that chases something real in the surreal heart of this American Myth.
http://www.resurrectionofgeorge.com/
Tickets are now available for purchase. Click here to buy tickets now!
Performances are:
April 20 – 29, 2012
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm
Saturday Matinees at 2:00pm
Sundays at 7:00pm
Tickets are $15
All performances take place at:
One Arm Red
10 Jay Street, 9th Floor in D.U.M.B.O., Brooklyn (F train to first stop in Brooklyn and then walk downhill on Jay St to the East River)Map
The Resurrection of George
