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SPRING 2008
PREMIERE
OF NEW WORLD PERFORMANCE LABORATORY’S FRANKENSTEIN
AKRON, OH –New World Performance
Laboratory’s production of Frankenstein will premiere as part of the
Cleveland Playhouse’s Fusion Fest with performances May 5 and 6 at 7:30 pm on the Bolton stage. The company will continue performances in Akron,
May 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 at 7:30 pm in Sandefur Theatre, Guzzetta Hall, on The University of Akron campus. New World Performance Laboratory's investigation of the classic story of Frankenstein by
Mary Shelley incorporates images from the novel and scenes from Shelley’s own life. This company creation
depicts the epic battle between body, mind, and soul fought on a landscape of solitude and horror. The characters
of Frankenstein mingle with Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, her husband, the poet Percy Shelley, and their
friends in a gothic nightmare that displays the deeply detailed physical style of NWPL’s
actors and
a haunting vocal score exploring 19th century romantic motifs
with new music
composed by Megan Elk.
NWPL presents
these Northeast Ohio performances of Frankenstein prior to embarking on a tour to Poland
where the production will be performed in June and July as part of several international festivals including the Malta Festival
in Poznan and the Atelier Festival in Wroclaw. Co- Artistic Directors Jairo Cuesta and James Slowiak (who recently published a book,
Jerzy Grotowski,, Routledge 2007) will conduct a series of workshops while in Poland and then travel to Italy where they will conduct workshops throughout the month of July in Rome,
Chieti, and at several locations in Umbria. When the company returns to the USA,
the group will travel to the Catskills to participate in North American Cultural Laboratory’s summer festival in mid-August.
Directed by NWPL
co-artistic director and University of Akron
theatre professor James Slowiak, Frankenstein features NWPL co-artistic director Jairo Cuesta and company
members Debora Totti, Christopher Buck, Megan Elk, Justin Hale, and Jamie G. Hale. Costume
and set design is by Inda Blatch-Geib, lighting design by Chris Hariasz dramaturgy by Mike Geither, company and technical management by Danny
J Durst, and photographs by Andrew McAllister.
NWPL works in residence at The University of Akron and under the auspices of the Center for Applied Theatre
and Active Culture (CATAC). For information on the company’s performances,
educational programs, and workshops call 330-867-3299 or visit the website at www.nwplab.org
For information
about Summer 2008
Workshops in Italy
and Ohio go to
Workshops page.
WINTER 2008
New World Performance Laboratory premiered Alice...Down the Rabbit
Hole, a performance for children, at the Akron-Summit County Public Library on February 9, 2008, as part of the This
City Reads Festival. Company members Jairo Cuesta, Jamie G. Hale, Alex White, and Debora Totti conducted a workshop
in physical theatre techniques before the performance. Alice...Down the Rabbit Hole is a 40 minute journey
through Lewis Carroll's classic tale. Alice meets the Chesire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, the White Rabbit, the Mock Turtle
and other memorable characters on her adventure. NWPL will tour Alice...Down the Rabbit Hole to schools, libraries,
and community centers. Contact the company at nwpl@lycos.com
Spring 2008!!!! Time and place to be announced.
SPRING/SUMMER/FALL 2007
NWPL is working on a new adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
A work demonstration of the work-in-process was presented April 30, 2007 at 7:30 pm in Guzzetta Hall, Studio 194, on
The University of Akron campus. Open rehearsals/workshop performances are scheduled for October 25, 26 and November
1, 2, 3, 2007 in Sandefur Theatre, Guzzetta Hall on The University of Akron campus at 8pm. More information will follow soon.
A mini-workshop with NWPL is scheduled for August 19, 20, 2007.
For information call: 330-867-3299.
Winter 2006
NWPL is in residence this winter at Ashland University where they are engaged in a collaboration with San Francisco-based
circus/clown artists and AU students to create a new performance piece entitled Angry Gods and Lost Marbles. The
play premieres in Ashland on March 16. Follow this link for performance information!
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