Old Sound Room to Present Inaugural Production OLD SOUND ROOM LEAR, 6/14-23

Old Sound Room, a new company founded by 12 colleagues from the Yale School of Drama, presents it's inaugural production, OLD SOUND ROOM LEAR. An aggressive adaptation of Shakespeare's play, this production utilizes his words, frenzied movement set to original beat-driven music, and new text culled from interviews with residents of the Lillian Booth/Actors Fund Assisted Living Facility.

O.S.R.LEAR explores generational division and asks the questions: What do we owe our elders, what might they owe us, and what can we learn from one another?

The production will run June 14th- 23rd, 2013: 14th & 15th @ 8pm; 16th @ 2pm & 8pm; 20th and 21st @ 8pm; 22nd at 2pm & 8pm; and the 23rd @ 2pm. All performances take place at HUB Studios, 165 Lenox Ave, btwn 118th and 119th. 2/3 train to 116th.

Old Sound Room, a new New York-based theatre company, makes live experiential performance incorporating music, movement, and the dynamic adaptation of classical and modern texts. The work is built by the ensemble, and aims to clearly communicate relevant and resonant narratives. Performances aim to meet the audience on a common level by celebrating community, connectivity, and courageous abandon. Old Sound Room gained its funding through a highly successful Kickstarter campaign, raising over $24,000, and is fiscally sponsored by the multimedia Production Company Vision Into Art (www.visionintoart.com).

THE ARTISITS (full bios available at: www.oldsoundroom.com)

Michael McQuilken, co-founder/director.

Elia Monte-Brown, founder/performer.

Dan O'Brien, founder/performer.

Laura Gragtmans*, co-founder/performer.

Fisher Neal*, co-founder/performer.

Adina Verson*, co-founder/performer.

Sophie von Haselberg, co-founder/performer.

Brian Wiles*, co-founder/performer.

Gina Noele Odierno*, stage manager.

Jessica Rizzo, dramaturg.

*AEA member. Equity Approved Showcase.