Tickets are now on sale for our second production of the 2024-2025 season: a staged reading of IN A WORD by Lauren Yee, directed by Brian Berdanier.
It’s the two-year anniversary of the disappearance of Fiona’s son, and even now, nothing makes sense. Not her blasé husband, not the incompetent police detective, not the neighborhood kidnapper who keeps introducing himself in the supermarket checkout line. As Fiona delves back into her memories of that fateful day in search of the crucial missing puzzle piece, grief collides with comedy and ordinary turns of phrase take on dangerous new meanings. A lyrical, absurdist journey on how to get over, get around, and get through what haunts you.
What is a “staged reading”? Quite simply, a staged reading is theater in its purest form. Actors delivering a fully realized performance with scripts in hand. Minimal "bells and whistles" to distract from the text itself. Some stage directions may be read aloud. Sets, costumes, and lighting effects reflect only the essentials. It is perhaps closest in form to an intimate radio play or audiobook, performed for a live audience!
米国演劇界で大ブレイク中の若手作家によるミステリアスな悲喜劇
イン・ア・ワード byローレン・イー
フィオナの息子が失踪してから丸2年が経過したが、彼女は今も戸惑っている。無関心な夫や無能な刑事、スーパーのレジで自分をアピールし続ける近所の誘拐犯にも解決の糸口は見出せない。フィオナは、解決の糸口となる失われた記憶の欠片を求めて、運命の日の記憶を掘り起こす。記憶を辿るにつれ、悲しみは喜劇の一面を帯び、平凡な言い回しは危険な別の意味を帯びてくる。自分を悩ませるものをどう乗り越え、どう回避し、どうやり過ごすか。叙情的で不条理な物語は、見る者の心を深く捉えるだろう。
ステージ・リーディング（朗読劇）とは? 俳優、演出家、台本だけに集中し、余計な装飾を排除した最もシンプルで純粋な形式の演劇。演出の一部または全部を声に出して読むこともある。セット、衣装、照明効果を必要最低限に抑えた、ライブ上演のラジオ劇やオーディオブックに最も近い形式を指す。チケットはこちら！
CAST/キャスト
Fiona - Louisa Marshall
Guy - Jacob Everetts
Man - Alexander O'Malley
WHEN/公演日時
Thursday, February 13th (7PM)
Friday, February 14th (7PM)
Saturday, February 15th (3PM & 7PM)
Thursday, February 20th (7PM)
Friday, February 21st (7PM)
Saturday, February 22nd (3PM & 7PM)
WHERE/公演場所
Our Space, Hatagaya
TICKETS/チケット
General admission: 2800 yen
Seating is limited. Visit our box office to get your tickets today!
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