| chashama presents: The Ladies Aide Society... by Wreckio Ensemble at chashama 217 | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: chashama, inc. (chashama chashama.org)
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| Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:53:04 -0700 (PDT) | |
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chashama is very proud to announce the opening of the first show in the Performing Arts Residency @ chashama program by the Wreckio Ensemble The Ladies Aide Society Invites You To A Poverty Party To Benefit The Foundation For Ethical Art And Culture I chashama 217 Theater, 217 East 42nd Street WRITTEN BY The Ensemble DIRECTED BY Kimberlea Kressal CAST: Randi Berry, Dechelle Damien, Karly Maurer & Benjamin Spradley July 8 - 12, 2008: Tues and Wed @ 7p, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday @ 7p & 9p Tickets: pay what you feel it's worth BENEFIT: Wednesday, July 9th | $40 Reservations: info [at] wreckio.com www.wreckio.com Join us for the social event of the century, where high society meets higher art and everything and everyone has a price. Wreckio Ensemble's new original work, The Ladies Aide Society Invites You To A Poverty Party To Benefit The Foundation For Ethical Art And Culture, has no set ticket price. The company asks audience members to value their experience after watching the show. Premiering July 8, 2008 at chashama, 217 East 42nd Street, the show explores the intersection of power and art in America. Through a series of vignettes, experiences and narrative, Wreckio Ensemble questions the cost at which art exists. Set in a gallery with an exposed shop window facing 42nd Street, the show blurs the lines between artist and spectator; creating a world where power shifts constantly. "There are moments in this piece where we give the audience total agency in dictating the action," says co-writer and performer Karly Maurer "that's exciting, but also very scary." Another of the show's writer/performers, Dechelle Damien, echoes Maurer's thoughts about the risks and fears of the piece, "Whether or not they pay for their ticket is only one of many variables we can't predict; we are figuratively, and at times literally, at the mercy of our audience." The show's director Kimberlea Kressal explains that examining the show's central question requires a certain amount of peril and discomfort, "We're exploring both the economic and very human costs of making and selling art in America, we can't do that if we keep the audience at arms length, this is a dialogue we must have together and that is inherently unpredictable." The show is being created in residence as part of the Performing Arts Residency @ chashama. Wreckio was chosen as one of only four performing arts groups to receive a residence. For six weeks the company will inhabit the 42nd street space. Pedestrians are welcome to watch the five weeks of rehearsal starting June 2nd until the show opens July 8th. Also on display in the space is an installation created in collaboration with Wreckio by visual artists Ivan Martinez and Elizabeth White titled LABOR. Following the performances in New York; Wreckio will take the show to Dublin, Ireland to be presented at Thisisnotashop gallery. The Ladies Aide Society Invites You To A Poverty Party To Benefit The Foundation For Ethical Art And Culture begins its Off-Off-Broadway run on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 7:00PM. The exclusive engagement at chashama, 217 East 42nd Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) runs Tuesday – Saturday at 7:00PM and Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:00PM through July 12th. Tickets are "pay what you feel it's worth", except Wednesday, July 9th which is a benefit show and tickets are $40. Reservations can be made for any performance by emailing info [at] wreckio.com. Subway: 4, 5, 6, S, 7 to Grand Central. This production was created in residence at chashama as part of The Performing Arts Residency @ chashama. This production was also made possible with generous support from Thisisnotashop and The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund. ABOUT WRECKIO ENSEMBLE Wreckio Ensemble is a not-for-profit movement-rooted theatre collective incorporated in November 2000. Wreckio produces original, character rich, and socially relevant work in an ensemble setting. Wreckio has four foundational beliefs: 1) ample time must be allotted to artistic development and rehearsals; 2) administrative and creative decisions are made by consensus, 3) core members are encouraged to take on various roles in the production company: as director, designer, actor, writer, etc.; 4) having fun is mandatory! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- chashama offices will be closed for July 4th. Have a happy holiday!
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