[NEohioPAL] THE HYACINTH MACAW opens Fri, March 16

[convergence-continuum]

CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM OPENS ITS 2012 SEASON FRI, MARCH 16
WITH 'THE HYACINTH MACAW' BY MAC WELLMAN

convergence-continuum opens its 2012 Season with the Ohio premiere of The
Hyacinth Macaw, a lyrical, beautiful and strangely comic tale by Mac
Wellman.  This is the first production of convergence-continuum’s
three-play series “Cosmic Conundrums Curiously Considered.” Each play in
the series deals with big issues (our place in the universe, relationship
to the infinite, existence itself) in a different, cutting-edge, engaging
manner:  from the dense linguistic gymnastics of poet/playwright Mac
Wellman’s 'The Hyacinth Macaw,' to Craig Wright’s space/time-bending dark
comedy 'Grace,' to the camp hilarity of Buddy Thomas and Kenneth
Elliott’s' Devil Boys from Beyond.'

The Hyacinth Macaw takes place in Gradual, a quiet American town on the
banks of Bug River.  Ray and Dora are slightly uneasy American parents
raising their precocious teenage daughter Susannah. When a mysterious 
stranger, Mr. William Hard, arrives from The Land of Evening with news
that Ray is a "duplicate," “a pneumatic redundancy” and must be replaced,
their entire world is turned upside-down. Mac Wellman's surreal/absurdist
1994 play The Hyacinth Macaw presents a fast-paced comedy contained inside
a sumptuous linguistic adventure.

The Hyacinth Macaw is directed by converge-continuum Artistic Director,
Clyde Simon, with Assistant Director, Cory Molner, and features company
actors Lucy Bredeson-Smith, Zak Hudak, Michael Regnier, Lauren B. Smith
and Clyde Simon.

The Hyacinth Macaw  opens Friday, March 16 and runs at 8 p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays through April 7 at the Liminis, 2438 Scranton Rd.,
Cleveland, OH 44113.    Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for seniors
and $10 for students.  For reservations and information visit
http://www.convergence-continuum.org or call 216-687-0074.