Unbound Productions to Present HISTORY LIT at the Pasadena Museum of History
By: Jessica Fallon Gordon May. 23, 2016
Unbound Productions Executive Director Jonathan Josephson, Artistic Director Paul Millet, and Producing Artistic Director Jeff G. Rack have announced their newest immersive theatre event - HISTORY LIT: A Festival Of Timeless Stories (July 9-31, 2016) at the Pasadena Museum of History. Unlike it's award-winning cousin Wicked Lit, HISTORY LIT will present stage adaptations of timeless literature that reflect history in creative ways (and not Gothic tales of classical horror).
HISTORY LIT 2016 will feature two of the three plays that were presented as a part of the first-ever HISTORY LIT production at PMH in 2012 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's Two Pictures In One and Katherine Mansfield's The Garden Party - and will also feature a third piece that is yet to be announced. The plays will be fully produced inside the Curtin House (a guest house on the grounds of the mansion), throughout the lush gardens all around the museum, and inside the Museum where the exhibit Flying Horses and Mythical Beasts: The Magical World of Carousels is currently installed. Visit www.historylit.org for details. "We are beyond excited to return to the Pasadena Museum of History and to be able to revisit the grounds as well as our plays," said Rack. "We have brought on new directors and will have new cast members in new locations that will give the entire event new life and new energy. Folks who saw our show in 2012 will be treated to a new experience, and those that missed the show that year - well now is your chance!"By Jonathan Josephson
Directed by Aurora Long
Adapted from the short story of the same name by Katherine Mansfield It is an ideal night for a party at the Sheridan estate and young Laura has had the time of her life playing hostess to a throng of party guests. But when an unexpected accident befalls a stranger who lives down the road, Laura's congenial life may be changed forever. Two Pictures in One
By Paul Millet
Directed by Darin Anthony
Adapted from the short story "The Two Altars: Or Two Pictures in One" by Harriet Beecher Stowe A simultaneous chronicle of the lives and fates of two early Massachusetts families: the Wards, an 18th Century Anglo family living during the early days of the American Revolution and the Caffeys, a 19th Century African-American family living ten years prior to the Civil War. By juxtaposing these two points in time, Two Pictures in One examines ideas of freedom and personal consequences. ABOUT UNBOUND PRODUCTIONS
Founded by Jonathan Josephson, Paul Millet, and Jeff G. Rack, the mission of Unbound Productions is to create immersive adaptations of classic literature as a way of reimagining great stories for new audiences. With its flagship theatre festivals Wicked Lit, History Lit and Mystery Lit, Unbound takes pride in engaging in ambitious storytelling and creating surprising and impactful theatrical experiences. ABOUT HISTORY LIT
The focus of History Lit is to bring a new life to great literature that reflects history in creative ways. In 2011, the inaugural History Lit reading series was produced in conjunction with Pasadena Museum of History and features works by great women writers of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Performances took place at the Museum as well as private readings at Los Angeles-area schools. In 2012, these plays will be presented in a full production on the grounds of the Museum and the Fenyes Mansion. The flash poetry performance Charles Bukowski: Back at Barney's, in conjunction with the City of West Hollywood, Barney's Beanery, and PST... It All Started Here, made a splash in February 2012 as History Lit's spontaneous debut.
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