PLAYWRIGHTS LOCAL
PRESENTS
The world premiere of a new play-with-music
THINGS AS THEY ARE
Written by David Todd
Original score composed by Ben Chasny
Directed by Anjanette Hall
May 12 - 28, 2017
Reinberger Auditorium (Upstairs Loft)
5209 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102
http://www.playwrightslocal.or
Performances
Friday - Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2:30 pm
Half-price Preview Thursday, May 11 at 7:30 pm
Half-price Industry Night Monday, May 15 at 7:30 pm
Tickets
$18 Adults | $15 Seniors & Groups | $12 Students
For more information, visit playwrightslocal.org/ or call (216) 302-8856
Synopsis
“Things as They Are” is a dramatic exploration of poet Wallace Stevens, a stoic visionary whose imagination and duality have lent him an unwavering mystique. This all-new work combines dramatic scenes, an original score performed by Ben Chasny (of the acclaimed group Six Organs of Admittance), and licensed works by Stevens with movement, commedia dell’arte, and projections. “Things as They Are” looks past the stock image of its subject as an aloof executive, revealing the “real” Wallace Stevens to be a man of great insight, whimsy, and desire.
Performing Musicians
Ben Chasny (Guitar)
John Elliott (Synthesizer/Electronics)
Cast
Robert Hawkes
Jason Markouc
Laura Starnik
Tessa Hager
Robert Branch
Kenzie Critzer
Jeanne Task
Marco Liguori
Liam Stilson
Creative Team
Inda Blatch-Geib (Costume Designer)
Nora Jeanne DeMilta (Assistant Director & Marketing Coordinator)
Cleo D’Orio (Commedia dell’arte Choreographer)
Tom Hayes (Carpenter)
Michael Hinton (Dance/Movement Choreographer)
Emily Kovalcik (Prop Designer)
T. Paul Lowry (Set & Projection Designer)
Jonathan Maag (Lighting Designer)
Francesca Mamlin (Stage Manager)
Elizabeth Tofig (Dramaturg)
Kelly Tomko (Production Manager)
Support
Funding for this production is provided in the form of an ArtsNEXT grant from:
The Ohio Arts Council
Funding for Playwrights Local is provided by:
The AHS Foundation
The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation
The Cleveland Foundation
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture