MultiStages presents
Hell And High Water, Or Lessons For When The Sky Falls
Thursday, April 01, 2010 through Sunday, April 18, 2010
Was it morning in America, or were we mourning in America? I couldn’t tell...
Length: 2 hrs 00 mins
Intermission: Yes
Seating: General Admission
You choose your seats when you get to the theater.
Hell and High Water or Lessons for When the Sky Falls by Jamuna Yvette Sirker is the Winner of MultiStages 2009 New Works Contest. This fantasia on survival is a poignant and sharply satiric account of playwright Jamuna Yvette Sirker's experiences during and in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This new work is poetic, at times brutal, and surprisingly funny. The play follows Teacher Alice, a Latina-New Orleans schoolteacher, on her journey through the abyss of sudden homelessness, and hell and high water. Alice’s very survival hinges on the help of Bag L, the ghost of a bag lady who serves as her spirit guide. Ms. Sirker weaves the historical and political with farcical and surreal elements, to explore the psychological impact of loss, abandonment, and displacement as experienced by her colorful New Orleans characters. This multidisciplinary new work includes multimedia, poetry, dance, and an array of New Orleans music.
Special Talk Backs:
April 11 Matinee Special Guests Talk about Experiences during Katrina, the Environment and Global Warming.
Guest Robin Madel is an environmental professional and researcher for Grace, a NYC-based environmental non-profit. Guest Guy Sanders is an EMS worker who experienced both Katrina and the World Trade Center attacks.
Lower Priced Previews: April 1 and 2 for $15.00!
Special Benefit: Thursday, April 8, 2010
$75.00 - Pre and Post-Show includes New Orleans Cocktail Hour and Appetizer Reception, the Show, and Meet-the-Cast Cocktail Reception after the show
$35.00 - Post-Show includes the Show, and Meet-the-Cast Cocktail Reception after the show
ARTISTIC COMPANY
Written by Jamuna Yvette Sirker
Directed and Produced by Lorca Peress, MultiStages Artistic Director
Jaki Silver, Associate Producer
Jennifer Chin, Choreographer
Alex Moore, Lighting Design
Josh Allen, Sound Design
Lorca Peress, Set Design
Jan Hartley, Projection Design
Eleanor D'Eustachio, Costume Design
Denise R. Zeiler* Production Stage Manager
Geoffrey Nixon, Stage Manager
Scotti Rhodes Publicity
CAST: Richarda Abrams* Frances Chewning* Ross DeGraw* Joyce Griffen* Cary Hite, Russell Jordan, Anna Lamadrid, Frederick Mayer, Paul Christian Mischeshin*, and Special Appearance by Model/Actress Teresa Woods as the On-Camera Reporter
* members of AEA
HELL AND HIGH WATER, OR LESSONS FOR WHEN THE SKY FALLS is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; and in part, with support from the Dramatists Guild Fundand in part the Dramatists Guild Fund, Jewish Communal Fund, and N.W. Dible Foundation.
Follow updates of the show on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/HellandHigh
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