Photo Flash: Berekley Rep's COMPOSER IS DEAD
By: BWW Photo Special Nov. 30, 2010
This holiday season, Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents a deliciously silly world premiere from beloved Bay Area artists: Lemony Snicket's The Composer is Dead begins previews in the Roda Theatre on November 26, opens December 2, and closes January 15. The show features text by bestselling author Lemony Snicket and a score by living composer Nathaniel Stookey. It was conceived for the stage by Lemony Snicket, Phantom Limb Jessica Grindstaff and Erik Sanko, co-artistic directors, Tony Taccone, and Geoff Hoyle.
Taccone, Berkeley Rep's artistic director, is also staging the show. "This may be the most ambitious project I've ever worked on because of the way it combines live performance, film, puppets, and music," he comments. "It's a fun show for the whole family that unfolds in the ironic world of Lemony Snicket, a writer who is completely eccentric, wildly imaginative, and equal parts humor and smarts. I'm delighted to team up with Geoff Hoyle once again, and enjoying the challenge of working with puppets. As a director, you tell them what their motivation is and you get nothing but the same facial expressions. Fortunately, we have the brilliant folks from Phantom Limb to create the puppets as well as the sets and the costumes."So get your ticket for Lemony Snicket! Seats for The Composer is Dead start at only $29. Additional savings are available for groups, seniors, students, and anyone under 30years of age - meaning discounted tickets can be obtained for as little as $14.50. These prices make Berkeley Rep more affordable to people in the community who are just starting school, starting careers, and starting families - because lower prices are now available for every performance.Berkeley Repertory Theatre has grown from a storefront stage to a national leader in innovative theatre. Known for its core values of imagination and excellence, as well as its educated and adventurous audience, the nonprofit has provided a welcoming home for emerging and established artists since 1968. The Theatre welcomes an annual audience of 180,000, serves 20,000 students, and hosts dozens of community groups, thanks to 1,000 volunteers and more than 400 artists, artisans, and administrators. With two stages, a school, and a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, Berkeley Rep is proud to premiere exhilarating new plays. In the last five years alone, the company has helped send five shows to Broadway: American Idiot, Bridge & Tunnel, In the Next Room or the vibrator play, Passing Strange, and Wishful Drinking. Come see tomorrow's plays today at Berkeley Rep.
Photo Credit: kevinberne.com
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