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TROJAN WAR - SECOND GENERATION - THE CURSE ENDURES
Orestes loves Ermione - Ermione loves Pyrrhus - Pyrrhus loves Andromache.
And Andromacheis a mystery. Unrequited love dissolves the ability to
reason, paralyzes the will, and ultimately overrides the most powerful of
instincts - self-preservation. Central Works completes its 2006 season with a
revival of its 1994 production, a new adaptation of Jean Racine's neoclassic
potboiler, Andromache.
"...there's nothing jolting or anachronistic about writer and director Gary Graves' text, it's modern and clean...which gives this Andromache immediacy and vigor while still feeling larger than life."
--East Bay Express
"Graves' adaptation (he also directs the play) concentrates an impressionistic reworking of the dialogue into often witty contemporary prose. The cast is an exceptional ensemble, each cutting a fine figure."
--Berkeley Daily Planet
Leontyne Mbele-Mbong in the title role of Central
Works', Andromache
Photo by Daniel David
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a new adaptation of Racine's neo-classic potboiler
written & directed by Gary Graves
October 14 - November 19
Reservations and Information:
510-558-1381
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Avenue
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
at 8pm, Sunday at 5pm
Tickets: $25 - $9 sliding scale
Written & directed by Gary Graves, costumes by Tammy Berlin, lights by
Robert Ted Anderson, Greg Scharpen with music composed by Matthias Bossi & Thomas Carnacki
& stage management by Kristin Fitch. Featuring Susan Allen,
Ken Ingram,
Alex Klein, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Paul Rodrigues,
Karuna Tanahashi & Sean Williford.
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