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Random Access Theatre Company presents
Tempting Air: A gallery of particular accidents & rough pageantry
after Shakespeare’s The Tempest
NEW YORK, NEW YORK— Random Access Theatre Company brings to the New Orleans Fringe Festival five actors with only 60 minutes to enact a non-linear, gender-bending exploration of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. As an original, gallery style, ensemble piece, Tempting Air re-stages new and old interpretations of Shakespeare's The Tempest to examine our physical and emotional responses to chaos and re-imagines traditional relationships between audience and artist so participants can collectively investigate the classic play of storms, spirits and power. Watch these ...Read More
Random Access Theatre Company presents
Tempting Air: A gallery of particular accidents & rough pageantry
after Shakespeare’s The Tempest
NEW YORK, NEW YORK— Random Access Theatre Company brings to the New Orleans Fringe Festival five actors with only 60 minutes to enact a non-linear, gender-bending exploration of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. As an original, gallery style, ensemble piece, Tempting Air re-stages new and old interpretations of Shakespeare's The Tempest to examine our physical and emotional responses to chaos and re-imagines traditional relationships between audience and artist so participants can collectively investigate the classic play of storms, spirits and power. Watch these performers in the intimacy of a gallery furiously journey through the panic, power struggles, sexual awakenings, and hilarity of The Tempest. This non-traditional piece will make the audience question their role in the theater and their understanding of a story we all think we know…
The fifth annual New Orleans Fringe Festival, Nov. 14-18, 2012 will be a five-day mind-blowing spectacle of theater of all types from New Orleans and all over the country performing at venues throughout the city. Tickets are $8 with the one-time purchase of a Fringe button ($3). Visit www.nofringe.org for more info. The Fringe is a 501(c)3 non-profit that was founded by local arts organizers to nurture fearless theater in New Orleans.
Tempting Air, a Gallery After Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Directed by Christopher Shepard
Featuring: Jessica Ko, Martin Meccouri, Jennifer Sandella, Joshua Tewell, and Lisa Jane Wright.
Run: Thursday November 15th-Sunday November 18th
Showtimes: Thurs 9pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 11pm, and Sun 5pm
Venue: Café Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans
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