[NEohioPAL]Cesear's Forum presents BLUE HEART at Kennedy's, Nov. 14th thru Dec. 13th

Sun Nov 9 21:52:22 PST 2003

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Dear NEOhiopal Subscriber:

Cesear's Forum is pleased to announce it will be presenting Caryl Churchill's 

BLUE HEART, a double bill of two interrelated plays, 'Hearts Desire' and 
'Blue Kettle,' 
at Kennedy's Down Under, Playhouse Square Center, Cleveland, Ohio. The plays 
are 
united by their common themes of disruption and loss.  Conversely, they are 
also very 
funny, sharing an anarchic wit, and an almost joyous flouting of theatrical 
conventions. 
Chronology, characterization and even, occasionally, coherence are chopped 
and 
twisted providing an unexpected form of poignancy and heady pleasure. 

In the first play, 'Hearts Desire,' a family is waiting for the return of a 
long absent 
daughter.  As they wait, the action repeats, allowing improbable secrets and 
long-held 
hostilities to be revealed through a series of 'what-if?' scenarios.  In 
'Blue Kettle,' 
random words - 'kettle' for instance - insinuate themselves repeatedly into 
the dialogue, 
highlighting the gulf between words and feelings, as a young man attempts to 
convince 
several older women they're his birth mother.

Caryl Churchill's plays can almost always be counted on to take your head for 
a spin, 
and though not easy to categorize, they continue to challenge the assumption 
that theatre
is about linear storytelling.  Her play-writing career began in radio in the 
1960's, 
encompasses numerous acclaimed stage plays (among them: CLOUD NINE, TOP 
GIRLS, SERIOUS MONEY), and from the 1990's, has moved more and more into a 
mixed theatre of text, dance, and music.  She was Resident Dramatist at the 
Royal Court 
(1974-5) and spent much of the 1970's and 1980's working with the theatre 
groups 'Joint 
Stock' and 'Monstrous Regiment.'  BLUE HEART was developed for the 1997 
Edinburgh Fringe in collaboration with a small British touring company, 'Out 
of Joint.'  
The production then moved to London's Royal Court, followed by an 
international tour.

Cesear's Forum, a minimalist theatre company, produces only a few times a 
year, but is
dedicated to production excellence through unique, timely and often unknown 
plays.
The cast includes company regulars Glenn and Jean Colerider, Lee Mackey, with 
Dana 
Snyder, Victor D'Altorio, Marci Paolucci and Mary Alice Beck.  Performing at 
Kennedy's Down Under (literally under the Ohio Theatre), an intimate venue 
with close
proximity to the stage action (no seat is more than 35 feet from the stage) 
at the 
Playhouse Square Center, ticket prices are reasonably priced at just $15.

BLUE HEART; November 14th through December 13th, Kennedy's Down Under, 
Playhouse Square Center, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Friday & Saturdays at 
8pm. 
Single tickets at $15.00.  Call Tickets.com at (216) 241-6000.  Web site: 
Cesearsforum.com. 

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LANG=3D"0">Dear NEOhiopal Subscriber:<BR>
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Cesear's Forum is pleased to announce it will be presenting Caryl Churchill'=
s <BR>
BLUE HEART, a double bill of two interrelated plays, 'Hearts Desire' and 'Bl=
ue Kettle,' <BR>
at Kennedy's Down Under, Playhouse Square Center, Cleveland, Ohio. The plays=
 are <BR>
united by their common themes of disruption and loss.  Conversely, they=
 are also very <BR>
funny, sharing an anarchic wit, and an almost joyous flouting of theatrical=20=
conventions. <BR>
Chronology, characterization and even, occasionally, coherence are chopped a=
nd <BR>
twisted providing an unexpected form of poignancy and heady pleasure. <BR>
<BR>
In the first play, 'Hearts Desire,' a family is waiting for the return of a=20=
long absent <BR>
daughter.  As they wait, the action repeats, allowing improbable secret=
s and long-held <BR>
hostilities to be revealed through a series of 'what-if?' scenarios.  I=
n 'Blue Kettle,' <BR>
random words - 'kettle' for instance - insinuate themselves repeatedly into=20=
the dialogue, <BR>
highlighting the gulf between words and feelings, as a young man attempts to=
 convince <BR>
several older women they're his birth mother.<BR>
<BR>
Caryl Churchill's plays can almost always be counted on to take your head fo=
r a spin, <BR>
and though not easy to categorize, they continue to challenge the assumption=
 that theatre<BR>
is about linear storytelling.  Her play-writing career began in radio i=
n the 1960's, <BR>
encompasses numerous acclaimed stage plays (among them: CLOUD NINE, TOP <BR>
GIRLS, SERIOUS MONEY), and from the 1990's, has moved more and more into a <=
BR>
mixed theatre of text, dance, and music.  She was Resident Dramatist at=
 the Royal Court <BR>
(1974-5) and spent much of the 1970's and 1980's working with the theatre gr=
oups 'Joint <BR>
Stock' and 'Monstrous Regiment.'  BLUE HEART was developed for the 1997=
 <BR>
Edinburgh Fringe in collaboration with a small British touring company, 'Out=
 of Joint.'  <BR>
The production then moved to London's Royal Court, followed by an internatio=
nal tour.<BR>
<BR>
Cesear's Forum, a minimalist theatre company, produces only a few times a ye=
ar, but is<BR>
dedicated to production excellence through unique, timely and often unknown=20=
plays.<BR>
The cast includes company regulars Glenn and Jean Colerider, Lee Mackey, wit=
h Dana <BR>
Snyder, Victor D'Altorio, Marci Paolucci and Mary Alice Beck.  Performi=
ng at <BR>
Kennedy's Down Under (literally under the Ohio Theatre), an intimate venue w=
ith close<BR>
proximity to the stage action (no seat is more than 35 feet from the stage)=20=
at the <BR>
Playhouse Square Center, ticket prices are reasonably priced at just $15.<BR=
>
<BR>
BLUE HEART; November 14th through December 13th, Kennedy's Down Under, <BR>
Playhouse Square Center, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Friday & Saturda=
ys at 8pm. <BR>
Single tickets at $15.00.  Call Tickets.com at (216) 241-6000.  We=
b site: Cesearsforum.com. <BR>
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