TENNESSEE WILLIAMS PLAY MOUNTED BY METHOD MACHINE
METHOD MACHINE, Rochester’s premiere performance and art company, presents their new production of Tennessee William’s play SOMETHING CLOUDY SOMETHING CLEAR. Set on the dunes of Provincetown, the play is seen as the prolific writes most autobiographical work.
A powerful glimpse into autobiography in the form of a memory play, the main story involves a summer in 1940 Provincetown. It’s the account of a doomed triangle between August, a young playwright, and two beautiful young dancers, Kip and his friend Clare, as he rewrites the play that may bring him his first Broadway production. What’s cloudy and clear isn’t merely the sultry summer by the shore, but the artist’s vision and memory itself. This late play by Williams is a masterwork: full of doubled visions, stylistically daring, leaping in time between 1940 and 1980, peopled with ghosts, including an appearance by Tallulah Bankhead.
The production will be directed by Artistic Director David Henderson and feature Associate Artistic Director Marcy J. Savastano. “We have talking about this show for a few years now,” notes Henderson. “Tennessee William’s Centennial Birthday year is the perfect opportunity to share this rare gem.” METHOD MACHINE usual suspects Jamal Abdunnasir, Peter Doyle and Jill Rittenger are also featured in the production.
Date: Friday, May 20th & Saturday May 21st, 2011 at 8PM
Sunday May 22 at 2PM
Place: TBA
Tickets: $15 Adult $10 Senior/Student at the door or in advance, call 585.319.7427 or online at www.methodmachine.org
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