[NEohioPAL]Deathwatch and Stairway to Paradise open

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New World Performance Lab will present Deathwatch by 20th century playwright Jean Genet. Performances are Oct. 7-9 and 15-16 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at Daum Theatre in Kolbe Hall on the University of Akron campus. 

James Slowiak, UA theatre professor and NWPL artistic director, will direct the Deathwatch cast that includes Jairo Cuesta, a Colombian actor and co-director of the company, and Chris Buck and Justin Hale, NWPL apprentices and UA theatre students.

Deathwatch was Genet’s first play, and he re-wrote it shortly before his death in 1986.  “Deathwatch tells the story of three prisoners who are locked in a sacrificial rite of passage from division to wholeness,” says Slowiak. “It is an intimate and intense experience that will demonstrate our company’s unique physical acting style that has won acclaim on four continents.”  

In repertory with Deathwatch will be Stairway to Paradise, A Cabaret Soul Journey. Performances are Oct. 9 and 16 at 10:30 p.m., Oct. 10 at 2 p.m., and Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. in Daum Theatre in Kolbe Hall. 

Stairway to Paradise will feature NWPL apprentice and UA theatre student Megan Elk singing from the songbooks of Arlen, Berlin, Gershwin and Weil. Elk and UA percussion alumnus Ronald Martin will weave story and song in ways that links the sacred to the profane, the soul to the body, and the Jewish experience to American popular song. 

Seating for Deathwatch and Stairway to Paradise is limited to less than 50 for each performance to create an intimate experience for the audience. Tickets are $10. Call 330-867-3299 for reservations.


New World Performance Laboratory
James Slowiak
Jairo Cuesta
Co-Artistic Director

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