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.org/things-as-they-are/ Performances Friday - Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2:30 pm Half-price Preview Thursday, May 11 at 7:30 pm Special performance 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 The Cyrus Eaton Foundation The George Gund Foundation