Ian Astbury To Play Benefit For John Patrick Shanley's Play SAVAGE IN LIMBO 5/9 At Bowery Electric

The Cult singer Ian Astbury will be hitting the stage with his new project The Soft Revolt to raise money for Apollonia Players' production of Savage in Limbo by John Patrick Shanley (a silent auction will also be held). The Bowery Electric will be hosting a run of the play from June 12th to the 28th. Shanley is best known for his work Doubt, which was made into an Oscar-nominated film last year starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Set in a slightly seedy neighborhood bar in the Bronx, Savage in Limbo revolves around a group of regulars seeking relief from the disappointments and tedium of the outside world. “Savage in Limbo is the product of New York in its savage, untamed state,” says Astbury. “In the spirit of the play, we have turned to the originAl Hunting grounds of that animal, The Bowery. Cultural revolt in this time of creative impotence!”

Backstage Magazine, in its review of the play, lauded: “John Patrick Shanley has written an often searing, existential and dramatically compelling work dealing with our search for roots and purpose in an often purposeless world”

The Bowery Electric is run by local musicians Jesse Malin and Johnny T and has been a mainstay for local and touring musicians and artists alike so it is the prime spot to showcase Savage In Limbo which takes place in a bar.

A collective and creative endeavor by all, the bar, the actors and musicians have banded together to bring arts back to The Bowery and hope to raise money for the play and awareness for the Arts in New York City.
   
Tickets cost $18.00.

Showtimes are as follows:
   
Friday & Saturday 8pm (doors at 7pm) must be 21+ with photo ID
Sunday 3pm (doors at 2pm) All ages
Sunday 7pm (doors at 6pm) must be 21+ with photo ID

For more information, go to: www.savageinlimbo.com.