Rogue Artists Ensemble's "Hyper-Theatrical" Gogol Project
Bootleg Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
Rated 3.5 by 37 members who went.
Rogue Artists Ensemble presents the unique Gogol Project at Bootleg Theater. Three of Gogol's most famous short stories come to life with puppetry, music, dance, masks and digital projection in the Rogue's signature, award-winning "Hyper-theatrical" style.
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- CandyCoatedStrychnine
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CandyCoatedStrychnine
Member since 2007
15 Reviews
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i'm taking one star away because i wish they would have tied the story together better - there were too many loose ends for my liking.
now that the bad is out of the way - I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE TECHNICAL ATTENTION AND DETAIL. It was stupendous and hilarious and brilliantly well done. The shadow plays, the acting, the lighting, the music, the songs, the costumes, the paper daughter, the dogs, the dog love song, the mail people throwing up mail - it was all too much and it was all perfection. =)
intermission was strangley placed at the 80% mark so when it picked up again, i was expecting more but it just kinda cut off and the lights went on.
i was super happy with the popcorn sold by donation. it was yummy and super cool that it was allowed back in the theatre.
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- Anna Incs Lantsman
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Anna Incs Lantsman
Member since 2009
5 Reviews
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the show was awesome. the acting was great. the puppets were pure genius and overall a fantastic experience. there's more than one story told and all are intricately woven together. definitely something for everyone and highly recommended.
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- Goldstar Member
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Goldstar Member
Member since 2006
1 Reviews
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The show is visually spectacular and brimming over with creativity and unabashed theatricality. It is worth seeing just for that. It is the type of show that makes you want to go home and be creative. That said, I found I watched the show like you would look at creative window dressing- I was emotionally detached and at times had difficulty following the story- even at the end I wasn't exactly sure what happened as it turned really absurd- I'm good with absurdity but in this case it left me hanging and wondering what the point of the show was. The one other show I saw with the Rogue's Theater had the same challenge- beautiful and rich to look at but it also kept my heart at a distance with the storytelling.
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Top Useful Tips
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Dress
- Casual
- Dress warm!
- Jeans and t-shirt. the seats are dirty and the theatre has a few ants crawling about
Parking And Transportation
- Lots of construction here, park where you can.
- Parking in the church across the street from the theatre.
- Parking in the church lot across the street from the theatre.
Food And Drinks
- Free popcorn; inexpensive snacks and drinks for sale
- Free popcorn; inexpensive alcoholic and non-al drinks and snacks for sale.
- Free popcorn; inexpensive drinks and snacks for sale
Other
- The Bootleg has a great lobby, so you can get there early and have a drink.
- Show up on early! That start pretty much right on time!
- Great lobby, lite food and drinks available
More Details About Gogol Project
More Information
Website: http://www.rogueartists.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&...
Welcome to Nevsky Prospect! With a script by playwright and KPCC journalist Kitty Felde, an original score and songs by indie musician Ego Plum, and Rogue Artists Ensemble's signature mix of live actors, puppetry, masks and digital projection, three of Nikolai Gogol's most famous short stories - Diary of a Madman, The Overcoat and The Nose - will come to "Hyper-theatrical " life this fall. Directed by Sean T. Cawelti, Gogol Project will open at the Bootleg Theater.
Gogol Project will catapult audiences into the grotesque and whimsical world of Nikolai Gogol’s St. Petersburg neighborhood of Nevsky Prospect. A man chronicles his descent into madness. A poor postal clerk’s life is turned upside-down by the overcoat he sacrificed so much to obtain. A Very Important Person wakes up one day to discover his nose is missing, only to find out his nose is now a government official - and the nose outranks him!
"We all long for the possibility of magic, that anything can happen at any time or any place," says Felde. "Gogol's stories have a dark side, but the Rogues bring a sense of a fun and play to everything they do. They make magic onstage."
Cawelti, who is also the Artistic Director of the company, agrees. "In our town," he laughs, "noses escape their faces, your rank is judged by the coat you wear and dogs sing love songs. Here, time is ruled by the law - but kept by a clock-keeper who wants to get the girl."
Rogue Artists Ensemble differs from other theater companies in that it's run by a collective of multi-disciplinary artists and designers rather than by actors, writers or directors. The Rogues are known for creating their own brand of "Hyper-theater," an innovative hybrid of theater traditions, puppetry, mask work, dance, music, and modern technology.
Rogue Artists Ensemble
Rogue Artists Ensemble is a collective of multi-disciplinary artists who create Hyper-theater, an innovative hybrid of theater traditions, puppetry, mask work, dance, music, and modern technology. Through a collaborative development process, with an emphasis on design and storytelling, the Rogues create original, thought provoking performances. They cultivate unique audience experiences that appeal to multiple generations of theatergoers in order to expand the boundaries of contemporary American theater.
