The Saint Plays, Six Short Re-Imaginings of the Lives of Saints
Church Street Theater, Between 17th St NW and 18th St NW (1742 Church Street, NW Washington, DC 20036)
- Full Price:
- $20.00 - $23.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $11.50*
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All offers for The Saint Plays have expired.
The last date listed for The Saint Plays was Sunday October 10, 2010 / 3:00pm.
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Tons of places to eat in Dupont and along 17th street
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There's currently construction work on the west end of the road, which make people easily miss it
8 Goldstar Member Reviews
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DAHnDC
This production hit just the right balance between performance and concept. It is a testament to this (new?) theatre company that these six short plays, loaded with stunning imagery and performed by a first rate cast, did not adhere to traditional methods of story-telling. As a result, I was challenged and rewarded with a thrilling, dream-like evening of theatre; a New York City theatre experience right here in DC.Written on Oct 01 2010
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alabula
I totally like the acting. Speakings are not very easy to follow, but this didn't hinder me a little from getting deeply involved into the atmosphere. The best play I've seen in the past one year.Written on Oct 08 2010
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findingjuliet
A challenging piece. Visually stunning. Engaging throughout. Could it have been shorter? Maybe. Was it, at times, a little self-indulgent? Yes. But the ensemble cast was magnificent and the design elements employed outstanding. The puppets made me weep. Bravo! Definitely worth attending. A unique theatrical experience, this is the type of production that DC audience need to seek out and support. Young companies challenging themselves to produce this type of work is what makes our town a first rate theatre town.Written on Oct 08 2010
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More Information About The Saint Plays
Website
http://www.factory449.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article...
Quotes & Highlights
- "Wildly ambitious ... a triumph of design & ensemble acting [with] one alluring stage picture after another. A dense, imaginative spectacle. I can’t wait to see what they do next."--Washington City Paper
- "Inventiveness ... Eccentric sensibility [and] arresting images. Considerable ingenuity ... teem[s] with Mad-Libs-style juxtapositions"--Washington Post
- "A longform visual poem, sophisticated in style and physical choreography. This is a proactive group of theatre-makers, one that has developed a sizable collection of interesting images and low-budget special effects."--DCTheatreScene
- "Hats off to the young theatre company Factory 449 for daring to tackle The Saint Plays, a set of phantasmagorical mini-dramas by the experimental playwright Erik Ehn."--Washington Post
Description
Factory 449: a theatre collective, coming off the success of its award-winningp production of Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis, begins Season 2 (2010-11) with The Saint Plays by Erik Ehn, directed by John Moletress.
A mobile home in Albuquerque, a housing project in Lower Manhattan, a country torn apart by civil war, a classroom at a Santa Clara university… Here The Saints will make themselves known.
At the intersection between life and death, hope and suffering, loss and redemption, we enter the world of mystical storytelling, a theatrical journey that re-imagines the historical lives of the saints in a contemporary landscape. A selection of six short plays, including two world premieres written especially for the Factory 449 cycle, bring to life Erik Ehn’s fairy tales for the stage.
About the Ticket Supplier: Factory 449
Formed in April of 2009, Factory 449: a theatre collective has approached its inaugural season with a working mission-in-development:
...committed to maintaining an ensemble of multi-disciplinary artists and professionals who are dedicated to the collaborative process of creating "theatre as event." The members of this collective will assume roles involved in the development of new productions, affording artists the opportunity to write, act, direct, design and produce.