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Re: RAT seattle rats/printers
Good luck with "The Seagull". It's a beautiful play (my favorite of
Chekhov's), and well worth five tons of love. My heart breaks when I hear
of a production I can't attend. How are you approaching the production?
What's your process been like with this amazing text?
donna
>From: "Deron Bos" <deronbos@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
>To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
>Subject: Re: RAT seattle rats/printers
>Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 10:40:24 PDT
>
>The Elephant Play reading went well.
>
>It is a crowd pleaser i guess, because it's sweet and funny and also has
>these quieter, sadder moments that dmitry stealthy sneaks in.
>
>Let us know how your reading goes, i'm sure you'll have a great time.
>
>Dmitry is genuinely nice guy too, very generous.
>
>This is a script that begs for a production, on it's rich imagery and
>staging possibilities alone so anyone is intrigued by this posting and
>wants to get in touch with Dmitry by all means email me.
>
>Finally, we open the seagull a week from today. If you're in Seattle,
>please join us. It's a project we've been working on for a looooooong time
>and one we've given "five tons of love" to. hope to see you there.
>
>M E D I A R E L E A S E
>Contact: Jennifer Creegan, Managing Director
>(206) 860-7163
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>Through July 21, 2000
>
>Anton Chekhov¡¦s
>THE SEAGULL
>
>Printer¡¦s Devil to install new adaptation on the historic KALAKALA ferry
>
>Seattle: This June Printer¡¦s Devil will install a new version of Anton
>Chekhov¡¦s 1896 play THE SEAGULL, translated and adapted by company member
>Heidi Schreck and co-Artistic Director Kip Fagan, on board the historic
>Kalakala Ferry. Directed by Fagan with sets by Thomas Gregg Meyer
>(subUrbia, The Year of My Mother¡¦s Birth) and lights by Patti West (Free
>Will and Wanton Lust), THE SEAGULL opens on Wednesday, June 21, 2000 and
>plays through July 21, 2000. The Kalakala is docked at the north end of
>Lake Union; the entrance to the ferry is at 2555 N. Northlake Way. This
>project is supported in part with funding from King County Arts Commission,
>Washington State Arts Commission and Microsoft Corporation.
>Anton Chekhov described THE SEAGULL as ¡§a comedy with three female roles,
>six male roles, four acts, a view of a lake, a lot of talk about
>literature, not much action and five tons of love.¡¨ The Printer¡¦s Devil
>production of THE SEAGULL has been in development for three years ¡V
>company member Heidi Schreck and Kip Fagan collaborated on this new
>adaptation using the original Russian text as their source. The development
>process began in 1997 with an initial reading when Printer¡¦s Devil was in
>residency at NADA Theater in New York City and continued last summer in a
>month-long workshop with the cast to shape and refine the adaptation for
>this production. The cast for THE SEAGULL includes Printer¡¦s Devil company
>members Deron Bos, Matt Ford, Tina Kunz and Heidi Schreck as well as
>Seattle actors John Abramson, Carolyn Crabtree, Karl Keff, Richard
>LeFebvre, Ryland Merkey, Cathy Sutherland and Seanjohn Walsh.
>¡§The long development process allowed us to treat The Seagull more like a
>new play than a hallowed classic,¡¨ said Fagan. ¡§We¡¦ve had the freedom to
>experiment with the text and the relationships in the play over a long
>period of time, which revealed the play to be as immediate and vital as
>anything being written today.¡¨
> The location is an essential part of the overall experience of Printer¡¦s
>Devil¡¦s production of THE SEAGULL. Built in 1935, the Kalakala quickly
>became Seattle's foremost pre-Space Needle tourist attraction, primarily
>for its elegant, cutting-edge art deco design. In 1967 the streamlined
>ferry was sold to the Alaska Food Company where it was used as a fish
>processing plant. Subsequently the Kalakala was sold to the City of
>Kodiak, AK and left to rust until the Kalakala Foundation brought the ferry
>back to Seattle in 1997, where it is currently in the early stages of
>restoration. For more information, please go to www.kalakala.org.
>¡§The Kalakala is the ideal space for our adaptation of The Seagull,¡¨
>added Fagan. ¡§It immediately takes care of the most important scenic
>element in the play ¡V the view of the lake. It also provides an atmosphere
>rich with history, tradition and culture, which is literally rusting on the
>walls.¡¨
>Kip Fagan is a co-founder and co-Artistic Director of Printer¡¦s Devil
>Theatre. He has directed the Printer¡¦s Devil productions of North Street
>by Aaron Thomas, Konstantin by Deron Bos, Skin by Naomi Iizuka, El Cid by
>Herbert Bergel, subUrbia by Eric Bogosian and The Woods by David Mamet. He
>has received grants from Artist Trust in Seattle and the National Endowment
>for the Humanities.
>Actor/writer Heidi Schreck has been a member of Printer¡¦s Devil Theatre
>since 1996. Her solo play Backwards into China was produced by Printer¡¦s
>Devil in 1998 and she has performed original works at On the Boards, Annex
>Theatre, Bumbershoot, FronteraFest in Austin, TX and the Uno Festival in
>Victoria, B.C. Her play Parturition was workshopped in the 1999 Bonanza and
>her adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov¡¦s Master and Margarita was developed
>during the Printer¡¦s Devil residency at NADA Theater in New York City in
>1997. Heidi¡¦s acting credits include Greta in Maria Irene Fornes¡¦
>Springtime, Masha in Three Sisters, Rosalind in As You Like It and, with
>Printer¡¦s Devil, Linda in Hurricane by Erin Cressida Wilson and Lily in
>the workshop of Kip Fagan¡¦s Chewing Gum, Walking. As a translator, she has
>worked for Freehold Lab Studios, interpreting for Gennadi Bogdanov¡¦s
>Meyerhold Intensive and for The Chamber Drama Theater of Vladivostok¡¦s
>production of The Lower Depths. Before moving to Seattle, Heidi spent
>almost two years living in Russia and in 1996 was a staff reporter for The
>St. Petersburg Times.
>
>Founded in 1995, Printer¡¦s Devil Theatre is a company of artists dedicated
>to creating challenging, engaging theatre experiences for new audiences ¡V
>innovative new work combining bold acting and high production values, often
>in non-traditional spaces. The company focuses on developing new work by
>emerging playwrights, exposing Seattle audiences to plays and projects they
>would not otherwise see.
>
>THE SEAGULL by Anton Chekhov
>translated and adapted by Heidi Schreck & Kip Fagan
>directed by Kip Fagan
>Opening: June 21, 2000
>Closing: July 21, 2000
>
>CAST
>CHARACTER ACTOR
>Trigorin John Abramson
>Konstantin Deron Bos
>Polina Carolyn Crabtree
>Medvedenko Matt Ford
>Dorn Karl Keff
>Masha Tina Kunz
>Yakov Richard LeFebvre
>Sorin Ryland Merkey
>Nina Heidi Schreck
>Arkadina Cathy Sutherland
>Shamrayev Seanjohn Walsh
>
>DESIGNERS and COMPANY
>Scenic Designer Thomas Gregg Meyer
>Lighting Designer Patti West
>Stage Manager Meaghan Maloney
>
>TICKET INFORMATION
>„h Performances run Wednesday through Sunday at 8pm.
>„h Ticket Prices:
>$10 each on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday performances
>$15 each for Friday and Saturday performances.
>„h Pay-What-You-Want on Thurs. June 22, Wednesday June 28 and Wednesday
>July 12.
>CALENDAR EDITORS PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE THREE SCHEDULED PWYC
>PERFORMANCES.
>
>PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE NO PERFORMANCES ON JUNE 24-25 OR JULY 5-9
>
>
>BOX OFFICE
>Advance ticket reservations are highly recommended by calling: 206-328-2690
>or by going to www.ticketweb.com
>
>PRODUCTION ADDRESS
>Kalakala Ferry
>2555 N. Northlake Way
>Seattle, WA 98103
>Street Parking Only
>
>
>
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>
>>From: Mitchell Gossett Reply-To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com To: Subject: Re:
>>RAT seattle rats/printers Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:19:38 -0700
>>
>>
>>Printers Devil-
>>
>>I was wondering how the reading of The Elephant Play by Dimitry Lipkin
>>went? Was it a crowd pleaser? We are reading it in our sun and moon press
>>series next month. Who is running The Annex now and what is up over there?
>>How's Seattle theatre holding up? House of Dames? Derek Horton's King
>>Lear? wasssup
>>
>>m. 'bottoms dream LA
>>
>>
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