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“Tear Up the Front Page” Takes to the Road - March 19, 2008
Corrupt corporations, scheming politicians and co-opted journalists... It’s not tomorrow’s headlines, it’s the world of “Tear Up the Front Page,” a play from TAPIT/new works. Join us Saturday, April 5, at 8:00 PM, TAPIT/new works Studio Theater, 1957 Winnebago St., to send this pointed contemporary play on the road to Purdue University and a Wisconsin tour. Tickets are $10 at the door.
In a storm-ravaged city, a major political party plans its future while behind the scenes players manipulate information to make sure it’s the future they want. Inspired by real events, this play tells the story of a journalist led astray by practicing business as usual. In a world of spin and counter-spin, it’s easy to lose your way and truth is one of the first things to disappear.
“Tear Up the Front Page” is written by TAPIT/new works producing artistic director Danielle Dresden and directed by Pete Rydberg. The play features actors John Gustafson, Matt Schrader, TAPIT/new works producing artistic director Donna Peckett and Dresden.
The voice and work of cartoonist P.S. Mueller have cameo roles in this production, with Mueller playing the part of John Doe, a political cartoonist. Hannah Murray is the “Tear Up the Front Page” costume designer. Steppe is stage manager and technician. Michael Duffy created the wall hangings based on quotes from state-wide listening sessions conducted with Wisconsin residents during the Fall of 2006.
The fully accessible TAPIT/new works Studio Theater, at 1957 Winnebago Street, will be transformed into a 21st century newsroom, as well as the halls of power and more.
Contact TAPIT/new works Ensemble Theater at 608-244-2938, www.tapitnewworks.org, for more information. TAPIT/new works Ensemble Theater was established in 1985 to develop and perform new theater productions. The Company is based in Madison, Wisconsin, and tours throughout the United States and abroad.
“Tear Up the Front Page” is supported, in part, by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin; The Wisconsin Community Fund; the Neil Allen Peckett Memorial Fund of TAPIT/new works.
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“Source Code: Candide” in San Miguel de Allende Biblioteca Publica - February 25, 2008
Roll over, Voltaire.
“Source Code: Candide,” a satirical play for today running March 26 – 30 at the Biblioteca Publica in San Miguel de Allende, offers a new take on the book you don’t remember reading in school.
Where a foolish optimism, proclaiming this was “the best of all possible worlds,” was the focus of Voltaire’s comic novel, Candide, this award-winning play from TAPIT/new works Ensemble Theater tackles fundamentalists of all stripes.
“Source Code: Candide” a two-act play written by Danielle Dresden, takes audiences on a wild ride through the carnival of contemporary “isms” as they follow Candide from his innocent beginnings through hilarious and hair-raising adventures in Afghanistan, Florida, Iraq, Las Vegas and a vegetarian coffeehouse in Minnesota.
“Source Code: Candide” is inspired by Voltaire’s classic satire of the faiths and foibles of his time, with an equally fierce and funny approach to our era. Like Voltaire’s original character, this Candide is motivated by love. He’s enamored of Betty, a co-worker at Barron’s T 3, a Fundamentalist conglomerate. Vertically-integrated and producing everything from Bibles to bombs, Barron’s T 3 has just developed a source code so advanced it can force any system into compliance.
When Betty and Candide tentatively kiss, they drop the source code, alarms go off and Candide’s adventures kick into high gear. The pursuit and loss of the source code, along with the vagaries of the human heart, propel the madcap action of the plot.
The production, directed by Jeanne Leep, features an original score by Diane Monroe, sets and visuals by Michael Duffy, costumes by Donna Breslin and sound design by Stephanie Wild. The cast includes Donna Peckett, who acts and tap dances, Nelson Zane Eisman, Sam White and Dresden. Talk-backs will follow selected performances.
TAPIT/new works is a performing arts organization established by producing artistic directors Donna Peckett and Danielle Dresden in 1985 to create and produce original theater. This ensemble theater has developed and mounted 25 productions, touring and conducting residencies across the United States and abroad.
“Source Code: Candide” is made possible, in part, by generous support from Marilyn and Richard B. Mazess and the Neil Allen Peckett Memorial Fund of TAPIT/new works.###
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