By Peter Oswald
From the 18th-century Japanese play
by Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Directed by Randy Baker
JANUARY 20-FEBRUARY 19, 2006
Special Valentines Day show on Tuesday, February 14!
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Threatened with death by a jealous and cunning lord, two pairs of young lovers embark on a harrowing adventure through a world of dueling samurai, courtly intrigue and spiritual redemption, a world where love can transform a kingdom.
"the strength of Rorschach's production is that rather than being just a collection of strong performances and occasionally moving moments, the work as a whole provides an unusual but captivating night at the theatre that is satisfying from beginning to end."
- DCist (for the full review click here)
"Lovely design... expressive performances... exquisite stage pictures."
- Washington City Paper
"Melding incredibly poetic language with samurai action and insightful humor."
- Curtain Up (for the full review click here)
"A rich and pleasant evening."
- DC Theatre Reviews (for the full review click here)
"This is an evening of stark contrasts which begins well before the house lights come down. You enter the performance space in the former sanctuary of a church to find clearly Japanese set pieces including paper screens, but the air is full of contemporary western music. Once the lights dim, the costumes confirm the ancient setting but the predominantly occidental cast make no effort to hide the fact that their names are Guadamuz, MacDonald, Porter and McCormick as well as Twanmo, Tuazon, Nassri and Khalsa. The performance style is both rigidly formal and freely energetic, a mix that is difficult to accomplish but which Baker's cast achieves quite well."
- Potomac Stages (for the full review click here)
PRODUCED BY Jenny McConell Frederick
FEATURING Artistic Partners Rahaleh Nassri and Scott McCormick, with Patrick Bussink, Nelina Giridhar, Gwen Grastorf, Cesar Guadamuz, Jai Khalsa, John Michael McDonald, Paul McLane, Ghillian Porter, Yasmin Tuazon and Al Twanmo
DESIGNED BY Matthew Frederick (Sound), Nathaniel John Sebastian Sinnott (Set), Debra Kim Sivigny (Costumes), Justin Thomas (Lights) and Amy Kleist (Technical Direction)
FIGHT DIRECTION BY Casey Kaleba
TEXT/VOCAL COACH Cam Magee
STAGE MANAGED BY Sharon King and Lindsey Ruehl
SHOW SCHEDULE: JANUARY 21-FEBRUARY 19
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm.
ADDITIONAL SHOWS on Saturday 2.11 at 5pm, Sunday 2.12 at 5pm, Tuesday 2.14 at 8pm, Saturday 2.18 at 5pm and Sunday 2.19 at 5pm (see also calendar below)
RORSCHACH THEATRE PERFORMS AT:
The Sanctuary Theatre
Casa Del Pueblo Methodist Church
1459 Columbia Road, Columbia Heights
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Rorschach Theatre's SEASON 6 is sponsored in part by a generous gift from The Dobranski Foundation
FOR MORE ON SEASON SIX CLICK HERE!
