IRT Theater Presents OF RIVERS, OF DAYS, 2/22 - 2/27

IRT is proud to announce a new work by 3B residents Soul Strata Theater. Opening tomorrow: OF RIVERS, OF DAYS A theatrical adaptation of Henry David Thoreau's first book, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, performed in movement, song, sign, and the spoken word.

February 22-27, 8pm // with 2pm matinee Saturday the 26th
At IRT: 154 Christopher St., #3B (3rd floor)
Buy Tickets ($15)

With: Danyon Davis, Abby Gerdts, Ali Sohaili and Alexandria Wailes
Live musical score by Cornelius Dufallo (of string quartet Ethel).

Hank and Jonna (re-interpreted versions of Henry and John Thoreau) set off in "a vessel of spirit placed on the medium of nature"- a journey in a boat handcrafted by the two adventurous siblings to explore the legendary Concord and Merrimack rivers. This duo finds itself guided on a quest to find the means to heal the profound trauma that befell Hank, a great American activist, scientist, and man of letters. Set in the lands that mark the birthplace of the American Revolution, Hank and Jonna experience the ancient ways in which the human soul resonates and interfaces with nature, while witnessing the lives of country folk and the living world's growing relationship with modernization.

An adaptation of the story behind Thoreau's first book, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, OF RIVERS, OF DAYS is a journey through the mind of this great writer during his darkest hours. A play with a powerful musical landscape, it challenges conventional theater through movement, song, sign, and the spoken word. The story is framed through the lens of a modern eye, helping to connect the audience to Thoreau's timeless musings.

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Tickets ($15)

AND DON'T MISS:

Former 3B residents The Nonsense Company with the New York premiere of STORM STILL ( developed in part at IRT)

Outside an abandoned school, a war rages.
Inside, three kids have been performing an unsupervised rendition of King Lear for years.

At Performance Space 122: Feb 19 - Mar 6

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Tucked away in the old Archive Building on Christopher St., IRT is a grassroots theater development laboratory providing space, support and community to independent artists. Through its 3B Development Series, IRT offers radically affordable space residencies enabling artists to experiment, take risks and test drive new work before adventurous audiences and fellow creators. The 3B Series opens up a rare middle ground in New York's theater ecology between readings and full productions, creating a supportive environment for full-bodied exploration and iterative development. Kori Rushton and Ben Vershbow, curators.