[NEohioPAL]Cesear's Forum's THE LARK opens this weekend at Kennedy's

Sun Oct 31 20:32:50 PST 2004

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Cesear's Forum is pleased to announce it will be presenting Jean Anouilh's 
THE LARK,
as adapted by Christopher Fry and Lillian Hellman, at Kennedy's Down Under, 
Playhouse 
Square Center, Cleveland, Ohio, from November 5th through December 11th.  THE
LARK tells the story of the trial of Joan of Arc as a play within a play.  A 
graceful 
freedom and interplay of time and sequence allow Anouilh to present a 
sardonic picture 
of politics, morality and religion, with a not so distant echo of current 
events.  The 
life of an exceptional and often provocative figure, in conflict with the 
standards of the
world around her, should resonate with contemporary audiences.       

Jean Anouilh, (1910-1987) a prolific French playwright whose career spanned 
over five
decades, wrote plays that ranged from high drama to absurdist farce.  He 
partly adopted 
Jean Sartre's existential views and was influenced by such writers as Jean 
Giraudoux and 
Luigi Pirandello.  During the Nazi regime, he wrote plays about resistance to 
oppression
through classical mythology.  ANTIGONE is the most celebrated of these.  
Anouilh's
work frequently contrast the worlds of romantic dreams and harsh reality.  
Best known
plays include BECKET, RING AROUND THE MOON, THE WALTZ OF THE 
TOREADORS and THE REHEARSAL.

British playwright, Christopher Fry, (1907 - present) and American playwright 
Lillian
Hellman (1905 - 1984) both adapted successful English-language versions of 
the play, 
the former produced at London's Lyric Theatre in early 1955 and the latter at 
New York 
City's Longacre Theatre in late 1955.  Fry, a successful verse dramatist, 
translates
Anouilh's philosophy with rich language, while Hellman's politics and 
feminism (she 
had recently appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on 
Un-American 
Activities) informs her protagonist's experience.  Editing and merging the 
scripts 
provides the Cesear's Forum production with a fresh adaptation. 

Cesear's Forum, a minimalist theatre company, produces only a few times a 
year, but is 
dedicated to producing plays of social commitment and theatre 
experimentation; works
that are unconventional, new or lesser known.  Performing at Kennedy's Down 
Under
(literally under the Ohio Theatre) at the Playhouse Square Center, ticket 
prices are 
reasonably priced at just $15.   

THE LARK; November 5th through December 11th , 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. 

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unce it will be presenting Jean Anouilh's THE LARK,<BR>
as adapted by Christopher Fry and Lillian Hellman, at Kennedy's Down Under,=20=
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freedom and interplay of time and sequence allow Anouilh to present a sardon=
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of politics, morality and religion, with a not so distant echo of current ev=
ents.  The <BR>
life of an exceptional and often provocative figure, in conflict with the st=
andards of the<BR>
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Jean Anouilh, (1910-1987) a prolific French playwright whose career spanned=20=
over five<BR>
decades, wrote plays that ranged from high drama to absurdist farce.  H=
e partly adopted <BR>
Jean Sartre's existential views and was influenced by such writers as Jean G=
iraudoux and <BR>
Luigi Pirandello.  During the Nazi regime, he wrote plays about resista=
nce to oppression<BR>
through classical mythology.  ANTIGONE is the most celebrated of these.=
  Anouilh's<BR>
work frequently contrast the worlds of romantic dreams and harsh reality.&nb=
sp; Best known<BR>
plays include BECKET, RING AROUND THE MOON, THE WALTZ OF THE <BR>
TOREADORS and THE REHEARSAL.<BR>
<BR>
British playwright, Christopher Fry, (1907 - present) and American playwrigh=
t Lillian<BR>
Hellman (1905 - 1984) both adapted successful English-language versions of t=
he play, <BR>
the former produced at London's Lyric Theatre in early 1955 and the latter a=
t New York <BR>
City's Longacre Theatre in late 1955.  Fry, a successful verse dramatis=
t, translates<BR>
Anouilh's philosophy with rich language, while Hellman's politics and femini=
sm (she <BR>
had recently appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Un-Am=
erican <BR>
Activities) informs her protagonist's experience.  Editing and merging=20=
the scripts <BR>
provides the Cesear's Forum production with a fresh adaptation. <BR>
<BR>
Cesear's Forum, a minimalist theatre company, produces only a few times a ye=
ar, but is <BR>
dedicated to producing plays of social commitment and theatre experimentatio=
n; works<BR>
that are unconventional, new or lesser known.  Performing at Kennedy's=20=
Down Under<BR>
(literally under the Ohio Theatre) at the Playhouse Square Center, ticket pr=
ices are <BR>
reasonably priced at just $15.   <BR>
<BR>
THE LARK; November 5th through December 11th , 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. <BR>
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