Upright Egg presents VENUS, a dance-theater event about desire, responsibility and alternative energy– the fourth in a series of ecologically-inspired Planet Plays written and co-directed by NYC theater director Jeremy Pickard.
Citizens of a small town located on the volatile surface of planet Venus gather at the local firehouse each day to eat pancakes, and to power their homemade way of life. Into this community of expatriate 20-something Earthlings enters a girl from another world. Igniting an affair with the local boy serving coffee, her presence pressurizes and destabilizes their fledgling town, and everything erupts.
Come join Upright Egg on an explosive adventure, share our pancakes, and help us decipher the mystery hidden among the remains of a civilization lost at the hands of volcanoes, egos, and two notorious gods.
VENUS features a live folk band, innovative green lighting design and vegan pancakes. It will be performed at the Firefighters Hall and Museum in Northeast Minneapolis.
ALL PERFORMANCES WILL BE AT THE FIREFIGHTERS HALL & MUSEUM
http://www.firehallmuseum.org/
September 17 and 18, 7:30pm
September 23-27, 7:30pm
October 1-3, 7:30pm
Pay-what-you-can Admission
Seating is limited, reservations recommended:
uprightegg@gmail.com
Role Artist
Director / Playwright Jeremy Pickard
Director / Set / Props Designer Matthew Riggs
Lighting Designer Julia Carlis
Stage Manager Meghan Gunderson
Sound Jason Bucklin
Caroline Herschel Anne Zager
James Cook XII Brian O’Neal
Maria Danielle Siver
Colin Josh Vogen
Katia Kelsey McMahon
Olivia Kelsey Cramer
Mark Avi Aharoni
Professor Daniel L. Brian Watson-Jones
The Girl Larissa Shea
Composer Dave Mercer
Musician (Guitar) Peter Schultz
Musician (Violin) and “Susan” Kate Greenwood Gunther
