THEATRE C ANNOUNCES ITS 2010/2011 INAUGURAL SEASON

BINDING
May 5-15, 2010
As part of the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival
Performance Space 122 (150 First Ave. at E. 9th St.)
A solo dance-theatre piece presented as part of terraNOVA Collective’s 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival.
The incomparable Jesse Zaritt takes us on a journey of violence, tenderness, erotic power, submission and abandonment in a striking and moving event. Binding fuses the worlds of pop music, contemporary dance and video to create a powerful and arresting solo experience.
Performed and Choreographed by Jesse Zaritt
Directed by Bazmat Hazan
Video & Lighting by David Tirosh
Costumes and Masks by Manju Shandler
Producer/Dramaturge: Carlos Armesto

THE WHO’S TOMMY
July 8-25, 2010
Produced by ReVision Theatre in association with Theatre C
ReVision Theatre (603 Mattison Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ)
After witnessing the death of his mother’s lover, Tommy is traumatized into catatonia. Living a childhood of and pain and abuse, he finds solace in the magic of the pinball machine. His talent launches him to international superstardom. The Who’s Tommy takes us on an amazing journey into the kaleidoscopic mind of a boy struggling to break free from his a prison of paralysis. Told through a vaudevillian and circus-like prism, we invite you on an odyssey of hurt, possibility, hope and redemption. The director of last season’s KINGDOM (Best Musical, The Star Ledger) helms this production.
Music, Book, and Lyrics by Peter Townshend
Additional Music and Lyrics by by John Entwistle
Book by Des McAnuff
Directed by Carlos Armesto
Choreographed by Elisabetta Spuria
Music Direction by Michael Thomas Murray
Set Design by Daniel Zimmerman
Lighting Design by Brian Tovar
Costume Design by Jacob Climer
Sound Design by Simon Ghezzi
Puppetry Effects by Emily DeCola

FALL 2010

Theatre C’s first MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION
DISORIENTED
By Kyoung H. Park
Directed by Carlos Armesto
Choreography by Yanghee Lee
Originally written for the Royal Court Theatre, UK, disOriented tells the story of a Korean family in crisis. In a moving and funny tale that spans an ocean, a woman in New York must hide the death of her brother from her parents while traveling back to Korea, or risk the news killing them. A dancing spirit, who is caught between the energies of traditional Korean Fan Dance and modern dance, drives the action to its climax.

Venue, cast, other collaborators, and production dates TBA.

PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

THE UGLY SWAN
Words by Sammy Buck
Music by Dan Acquisto
Puppetry and mask by Emily DeCola
Directed by Carlos Armesto
The writers of the famed Like You Like It and The Seven Year B*tch turn a sweet children’s story on its head, in what is a smart, quirky response to the famed story of The Ugly Duckling. The astonishing Emily DeCola will contribute her talents in puppetry and mask work to this project.

(E)VAPORATE
Music by Parker Ferguson
Lyrics by Parker Ferguson and christopher oscar peña
Book by christopher oscar peña
Directed by Carlos Armesto
With Randy Harrison
A screwed-up reinvention of Orpheus and Eurydice in the form of a made-up love song. In this comic and soulful “bromance,” we see the story of O (the greatest pop singer in the world, who happens to be explosively gay) and E (O’s straight best friend of a muse who happens to take too much “e”). Told through the framework of an eruptive multimedia pop concert, O tells us of his moving story, from when he first meets E to his journey to save him from the clutches of the Underworld.

DISPLACED
By Lori Fischer
Directed by Carlos Armesto
A well-meaning American businessman gets the opportunity of a lifetime — the construction of a major pipeline project in the jungles of Colombia. But what seems to be El Dorado quickly turns into a complex and dangerous snake pit, catapulting him in the heart of the country’s 40-year civil conflict, while risking his family, company and even his life.

Expect to hear more about these pieces in the Fall of 2011.

THEATRE C exists to create vibrant theatre through the fusing of different forms of expression. Through the organization’s Associated Artists, Theatre C joins the next evolution of theatre by melding puppetry and burlesque, video and dance, acrobatics and installations, hip hop, rock and salsa, and much more to tell the most compelling and moving of stories.