[NEohioPAL] Theater Ninjas announce third season

[jpaul at theaterninjas.com]

Theater Ninjas announces third season of original work and regional  
premieres
New season boasts work by Sarah Kane, Elizabeth Meriweather and  
Theater Ninjas


Theater Ninjas is proud to formally announce its third theatrical  
season consisting entirely of original work and regional premieres.   
The season began on November 14 with “Blueprints: Works-in-Progress” a  
free showcase of developing work by Mikaela Clark, Mackenzie  
Clevenger, Becky Cummings, Christopher Johnston, MegLouise Dance, Greg  
Vovos and Theater Ninjas.  This weekend-long event resulted in rave  
audience reviews and packed houses, making good on the company’s  
mission to bring affordable, quality work to Cleveland audiences.

Coming up in January, Theater Ninjas will unveil an original play  
mixing puppetry and physical theater called “The Beetlebug and the Bad  
Worm”. A parable about friends, cruelty and bugs, the show follows the  
title characters through a series of comic misadventures reminiscent  
of Tom & Jerry, Laurel & Hardy and Samuel Beckett.  Having already  
unveiled several ‘chapters’ in the pair’s story, a full version of  
“The Beetlebug and the Bad Worm” will run January 9-11 in Cleveland  
Public Theatre’s Big [Box] series.

Following in February, Theater Ninjas is extremely excited to produce  
the tenth USA production and Ohio premiere of Sarah Kane’s “Crave”.  A  
dark, lyrical masterpiece “Crave” is a moving exploration of need,  
want, love, hate, loss and, ultimately, hope. Kane is one of the great  
modern playwrights, and this will be the first performance of “Crave”  
in Cleveland, and only the second Sarah Kane play professionally  
produced in the state ever.

Wrapping up the season in April is “Heddatron”, the regional premiere  
of Elizabeth Merriweather’s hilarious and bizarre play about a  
pregnant housewife who is abducted by robots, taken to the Amazon and  
forced to perform Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabbler” over and over again.  
Intelligent, funny and surprisingly poignant, “Heddatron” includes the  
only human-robot musical number on Cleveland stages this year.

For more information about the season, visit theaterninjas.com.



Theater Ninjas – Season 3

Blueprints: works-in-progress
Local developing works of theater and dance
November 14 - 16, 2008

The Beetlebug and the Bad Worm
Created and performed by Theater Ninjas
Part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s Big [Box] series
January 9 - 11, 2009

Crave
By Sarah Kane
Directed by Jeremy Paul
February 20 - March 8, 2009

Heddatron
By Elizabeth Meriweather
Directed by Jeremy Paul
April 17 - May 3, 2009
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