With Twisted Oak, a shared evening of fantastical physical theater
Organization:
13th Floor
Category:
Performing Arts
Geographical Area:
San Francisco
Start
Date:
2/24/2017
End Date:
3/4/2017
Start Time:
8:00 PM
End Time:
9:30 PM
Event
Info:
Feb 24 - Mar 4: Fridays and Saturdays, 8pm Sunday, Feb 26, 5pm Thursday, Mar 2, 8pm
13th Floor and Twisted Oak present an evening of fantastical physical theater with two original 40-minute plays drawing on a shared vocabulary of storytelling and character-based movement. 13th Floor presents "Lightning Strikes Anonymous," about five quirky individuals with a unique electrical addiction. Twisted Oak presents the world premiere of "Fortune's Fool: A Monster's Odyssey," a mythological allegory about the confrontation between Harmony and Strife.
In a substantial new version since it premiered in 2010, "Lightning Strikes Anonymous" opens amid a support group meeting for five individuals with a morbid taste for electricity. There's John, who's been hit so many times he can't go near an ATM without shorting it out Blake and Iris, who share an unhealthy need to hook up in empty fields when it starts to rain Juliet, who has moved on to large appliances and Paul, who is compelled to attend the meeting as part of his parole agreement.
"Lightning Strikes Anonymous" features performances by Colin Epstein, Zach Fischer, Julie Mahony, David Silpa, in addition to 13th Floor founder and artistic director Jenny McAllister. Keriann Egeland returns as the company's costume designer.
Founded by Epstein in 2013, Twisted Oak draws on acrobatics, aerial work, clowning and dance in its theater making. In the company's most ambitious work to date, "Fortune's Fool: A Monster's Odyssey" tells the story of Strife's escape from the Underworld and the restoration of chaos and entropy - alongside choice and free will - wherever Strife travels.
Fortune's Fool is directed by Amelia Adams with a commissioned score by Aaron Gold. The cast includes Jamie Coventry, Kai Crusos, Natasha Kaluza, Marria Kee, Slater Penney, Shira Yaziv, Althea Young, as well as Epstein and Fischer. Jennifer Schmidt of Boneflowers Designs serves as the costume designer. Delayne Medoff is the lighting designer and technical director for both Twisted Oak and 13th Floor.
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