Fortnight²

January 8th - February 1st, 2009

Works in Progress

Works in Progress

About the Show

BST's "Works in Progress" (WIP) series is a forum where new work can be further developed by producing staged readings of some of the most innovative theatre being created today.

THE AWESOME DANCE

by Nick Starr

Can four souls bound by lifetimes of mutually inflicted pain find peace? Yes, but not without stabbing. Three women seek a Guru's grace but are caught instead in a fanatic's quest for glory. A man's wife and sister accidentally force him into the path of a distracted driver on the day of his father's funeral. A man pursuing the love a woman he barely knows must first fulfill her sisters' terrifying demand.
Tuesday, January 13 @ 7:30PM

THE DAUGHTERS OF EVE

by Mark Borkowski
Directed by Marcia Haufrecht

The play centers around three sisters who find their deceased mother's diary buried in a wall. The diary unveils childhood secrets and exposed the horrific circumstances that ruined their family.
Tuesday, January 20 @ 3PM

LINEAR A

by Ryan Dolley

Brothers Larry and Cosmo haven't seen their father since his mysterious incarceration thirty years ago. When they believe they find him in a dingy northern Michigan hotel, their dashed expectations signal dire consequences for the two. Ominously supernatural, Linear A is a sci/fi - horror play of identity and inheritance told in the desperate moments before a murder, and in decades of listless regret.
Wednesday, January 14 @ 7:30PM

FULL MOON

by Marcia Haufrecht

This is the story of seven women who find each other and share their stories in the bathroom of a pun they frequent. Throughout the three acts of the play we discover the relationships between the women and the conflicts that develop.
Sunday, January 18th @ 5PM

all over.

By Elizabeth Audley
Directed by Michael Page
Designed by Tom West

She's gone to look for America.
She still hasn't found what she's looking for;
You can't always get what you want.
Don't stop believin' - it's a beautiful day.

(a story about reckless optimism, irrational patriotism and driving around)
Monday, January 26th @ 7:30PM
Thursday, January 29th @ 10PM

METIS

metis is an interaction between the short experimental works of six playwrights and the continuous improvisation of six musicians. it is an exploration of communication and miscommunication -- as indicated by the name metis, the Greek term for deceptive speech and appearance. The twelve members of the ensemble meet beforehand to explore the process of improvisation and discourse. the theatre artists then each prepare a short experimental piece inspired by these interactions and the theme of (mis)communication. In January, the writing process will continue on-stage as the theatre artists and musicians respond, react, and rebut one another. The resulting interplay of word and non-word, of sound and gesture, of emotion and thought, mimics human interaction and the confusion that can sometimes arise within it.

www.themetis.org

Friday, January 23rd @ 10PM


Tickets

All staged readings are $5.00 (cash only) at the door