Bushwick Starr & Van Cougar Present Gonna See a Movie Called Gunga Din

The Bushwick Starr and Van Cougar are set to present the world premiere of Gonna See a Movie Called Gunga Din. This new play draws from intimate, real-life interviews with United States veterans set against a vivid collage of physical movement culled from classic American war films. Van Cougar, a homegrown company of The Bushwick Starr, presents Gonna See a Movie Called Gunga Din to examine the distance between cinematic depictions of American soldiers and the reality of service men and women.

Gonna See a Movie Called Gunga Dinis conceived and directed by Mark Sitko; Dramaturgy by Erica Rippy. Stories collected by Mark Sitko, Erica Rippy, and Ned Buskirk; Set by Chris Morris; Lighting by David Roy; Sound Design by Cooper Gardner, Stage Management by Liz Nielsen; Assistant Directing by Michael Newton; Featuring Noel Joseph Allain*, Eliza Bent, Mary Jane Gibson*, Danny Bret Krueger*, Mary Rasmussen*, and Samuel Traylor. * Actors Appear Courtesy of Actor's Equity.

Location:
The Bushwick Starr theater: 207 Starr Street, Brooklyn, NY [between Irving and Wycoff]

Directions:
Via Subway take the L Train to Jefferson Street, exit at Starr Street, walk against traffic on Starr, and the theater is 3/4 of a block on the right.
For detailed driving directions visit: www.thebushwickstarr.org/DIRECTIONS

Tickets are $15.00 at: brownpapertickets.com/event/213311
More info at: www.thebushwickstarr.org

About Van Cougar:
Established in 2007, Van Cougar aims to celebrate and remind the public of the importance of oral storytelling. Company Members Mark Sitko, Erica Rippy, Paul Alexander, Ned Buskirk and Erin Shea collect oral stories to create dynamic, provocative theater that challenges traditional forms of dramatic literature.

Over the past four years, the company has recorded hundreds of hours of interviews, and conducted workshops of the stories with actors on both coasts. In 2009, Van Cougar presented their first full-scale production, Rocky Philly, a 90-minute play that weaves personal stories collected from citizens of Philadelphia with the movements of the characters from the classic Academy Award-winning film, Rocky, at The Bushwick Starr. The company returns to the Starr with the world premiere of Gonna See a Movie Called Gunga Din.

Van Cougar is engaged in a long-term project to compile an internet database of stories for use by artists and anthropologists alike, representing a variety of ages, races, genders, and geographic regions. http://www.vancougararchive.org

About The Bushwick Starr:
The Bushwick Starr is a non-profit Presenting Organization and full-scale performance venue, dedicated to bringing a continuum of performance artists to the Bushwick, Brooklyn community. Focusing on the presentation of new and developing work in theater, dance, and puppetry, The Bushwick Starr offers a professional, supportive, and affordable space for both artists and audiences. We are an organization defined by both our artists and our community, and since 2007, we have grown into a thriving theatrical venue, a vital neighborhood arts center, and a destination for exciting and engaging performance. Our past seasons have included new work from cutting edge companies such as The NTUSA, Witness Relocation, Performance Lab 115, Banana Bag & Bodice, and Half Straddle.