The Southern Theater Presents COME HELL AND HIGH WATER, Closes 5/29

Come Hell and High Water is a theatrical event built out of music, movement, character and narrative - an American oratorio of sorts. It is the re-telling of events connected to the great Mississippi River flood of 1927, using William Faulkner's novella, Old Man, as the framing device and inspiration. Created by former artistic directors of the Tony Award® winning Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Steve Epp and Dominique Serrand, and by the team that brought you such acclaimed productions as The Miser, Carmen, Fishtank, Don Juan Giovanni, The Deception, Maria de Buenos Aires and The House Can't Stand.

"I wanted to do something that had to do, in a poetic way, with Katrina," says Serrand, "but I didn't want to do a show about Katrina. There's something already musical in Faulkner's descriptions. [His writing style] reminds me of the river and the flood... his vocabulary, his syntax, his long paragraphs were so parallel to the flood itself that I thought, these would be great companions."

"And there's no way we could do the show without music if we're talking about the Delta," said Serrand. "I go from barbershop to quartet to blues to country. I use two pieces that are opera. So there's really a wide range. The mix of styles is extremely rich and emotionally very beautiful."

"I'm not interested in delivering a message with a hammer," said Serrand. "I'm much more interested in rethinking the theatrical form itself and how we can reignite the spirit of celebration that happens when you see a really beautiful piece of theater, something that connects completely with you."

Performances: May 12-29, 2011
Thu. at 7:30pm
Fri. & Sat. at 8pm
Sun. at 7pm
Tickets: $28
$12 student rush

Southern Theater box office: 612.340.1725
1420 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55454

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