MAP Theatre to Present Celine Song's THE FEAST, 5/1-16

MAP Theatre will present The Feast, a new play by Celine Song, May 1st to May 16th, 2015.

When all meat mysteriously turns to rot, ours becomes a world populated with reluctant vegetarians. Four hungry dinner guests impatiently await a latecomer to the table. As the hour grows late and stomachs begin to howl, the traces of civilization turn to decay. Sensual as it is grotesque, foul as it is funny, The Feast is a biting satire that serves up a heady repast straight from the kitchens of our darkest desires.

"I wrote The Feast after conversations with friends over many meals; and it articulates as best I can what baffles me about hunger and consumption, animals and civilization, intimacy and cruelty, bodies and aging, privilege and love," says playwright Celine Song. "Initially I wrote this play to explore why I am so unpleasant to be around when I am hungry. I finished it when I realized that smiling distorts people's faces like a snarl."

"When we desire what we can't have, we seek substitutes," says director, Aimée Bruneau. "But we still feel empty; we're not fooled. We feel anger; we blame; and we insist on feeling full. In this land of plenty, hunger and want are simply unacceptable. The Feast asks, 'If our collective first-world desire to be constantly satiated is so strong, how far are we from anarchy?'"

The Feast is directed by Aimée Bruneau (Radial Theatre Project's Aisle 9 and Seattle Shakespeare Company's The Taming of the Shrew) and features the acting talents of Mark Fullerton (MAP's Soft Click of a Switch), Peggy Gannon (Sound Theatre Company's Blood Relations), Mia Morris (Open Circle's The Balcony) and Brandon Ryan (MAP's Soft Click of a Switch).

The Feast is designed by Maggie Lee (Lights), Shane Regan (Graphic Design), Jodi Sauerbier (Props), KD Schill (Costumes), Joseph Swartz (Sound), Suzi Tucker (Set), and stage managed by Sarah Bixler.

Runs Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00pm, Industry Night Monday, May 11th, 2015 at The Schmee, 2125 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121. All tickets are Name-Your-Own-Price available at Brown Paper Tickets. For more information, visit http://mapfeast.bpt.me/.

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