McCARTER CASTING CALL
CALLING ALL MUSIC AND THEATER LOVERS FOR PAN, A PARTICIPATORY PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE WITH FLUTIST CLAIRE CHASE
Join the flutist and MacArthur Fellow Claire Chase in a participatory experience of Pan, an evening-length work for solo flute, live electronics and an ensemble made up of community members.
No experience is necessary! All ages (10 and up) and abilities are welcomed. Instruments and training provided. All that is required are open ears, a desire to have a musical and theatrical adventure with new friends, and attendance at rehearsals and the performance!
REHEARSAL 1 – Wednesday, February 12th, 6pm – 8pm
REHEARSAL 2 – Thursday, February 13th, 6pm – 8pm
DRESS rehearsal – Friday, February 14th, 5pm – 6:30pm
SHOW – Friday, February 14th at 8pm
ABOUT THE SHOW
Created, conceived and performed collaboratively by the composer
Marcos Balter, the flutist
Claire Chase, the director
Douglas Fitch, and the creative producer Jane M. Saks and
Project&, Pan is a participatory performance ritual in which the community’s involvement in the artistic process plays a crucial role in the work’s incarnation, development, production and dissemination. Based on the story of the Greek mythological god of flute-playing fame (and infamy), Pan amounts to the creation not just of a work of art, but of a community. Pan attempts to actually demonstrate, rather than to speculate about, how music-making creates spaces for societies to come together in times of uncertainty.
Pan premiered at The Kitchen in New York City in March 2018 in collaboration with the Riseboro Youth and Senior Center in Brooklyn, NY. The work received its Chicago premiere at the Garfield Park Conservatory in October 2018 in collaboration with youth from the People’s Music School of Chicago and the West Chicago Community Music School.
Please reach out to McCarter Director of Production, Dixie Uffelman –
duffelman@mccarter.org with any additional questions.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for Claire Chase start at $25 are on sale now and can be purchased online at
mccarter.org, by phone at (609) 258-2787, or in person at the McCarter Ticket Office.
ABOUT McCARTER THEATRE CENTER
McCarter Theatre Center’s mission is to create world-class theater and present the finest performing artists for the engagement, education, and entertainment to the community. Under the artistic leadership of award-winning playwright and director Emily Mann and Managing Director Michael S. Rosenberg, McCarter produces a vibrant six-play Theater Series each season. Winner of the 1994 Tony Award® for Outstanding Regional Theatre, world premieres include Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2013 Tony® - Best Play); Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brother/Sister Plays; Emily Mann’s Having Our Say; and Danai Gurira’s The Convert. Other works which later moved to Broadway include Brian Friel’s Translations, Nilo Cruz’s Anna in the Tropics (Pulitzer Prize), and Frank McGuinness’ translation of Electra. Through the leadership of Special Programming Director William W. Lockwood, McCarter brings the best artists from around the world to Princeton, New Jersey. Education and outreach efforts serve tens of thousands through student matinees, in-school residencies, and adult education classes. More at
mccarter.org.
McCarter is supported by contributions from Princeton University, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, corporations, foundations, and from over 2,000 individuals. More at
mccarter.org. This program is made possible in party by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
For more information, contact: Tom Miller, Director of Public Relations
tmiller@mccarter.org 609.258.6524 | 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540.
The 2019-2020 Signature Series is sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
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