Night Shade Unveils SECRET OF THE SPIDER at Third Rail

Third Rail Repertory Theatre is thrilled to present shadow puppetry masters Night Shade for their Portland debut of Secret of the Spider, February 16 to February 19, 2017.

Secret of the Spider is a psychedelic allegory from a world where spirits stalk their hosts and witches grant wishes. A mother's investigation into the mysterious disappearance of her daughter illuminates The Shadows of her past. Haunted by her fears and running out of time, can she reclaim her place in the ever-growing and perishing beauty of life, and pull herself from a web of anger and guilt through her discovery of the "Secret of the Spider"?
A triad of creative obsession weaving together three females, embroidery crafts and other worldly symbols will flow through the theater surrounding audiences with a visual experience. Crowds at the recent 3rd Annual New Orleans International Puppetry Festival were blown away by an early incarnation of the play.
Dates: Thursday, February 16 to Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 7:30 pm; and Sunday, February 19 at 2pm

Location: Third Rail Repertory Theatre, 17 SE 8th Ave., Portland, OR 97214

Tickets Available: By phone at 503-235-1101 or online at thirdrailrep.org

Prices: Single tickets $20 (plus online service fees). Admission included for Third Rail Members (monthly fee of $29.33)

This Third Rail Wild Card presentation is recommended for audiences middle school age and older.

About Night Shade
Night Shade is a group of Portland, Oregon-based artists revolutionizing the ancient art of shadow puppetry by using light to manipulate depth and space. They blend hand-held lights, masks, puppets, composed music, sound-effects, and experimental storytelling into a bewitching form of cinematic theater that flows like film.

Night Shade has performed across the U.S. at puppetry and art festivals, galleries, and even gutted bowling alleys & pubs. In 2009 the group performed their full-length epic shadow play, "Night Shade", which contained over 700 intricate cut-outs, for a sold-out run at Disjecta in Portland. They rocked Disjecta again in 2012 with the live music video battle "Japanther vs. Night Shade: The Revenge." Their "The Horror of Night Shade" lit up the 2016 Portland Winter Light Festival. More information at nightshadedynasty.blogspot.com