NEW WORLD PERFORMANCE LABS DON QUIJOTE RETURNS TO BALCH STREET THEATRE
"Whimsical...heartbreaking...highly physical theatre" for the whole
family AKRON, OH New World Performance Laboratory (NWPL) presents the
return of Don QUIJOTE, its wildly successful, bilingual adaptation of
Cervantes enduring fable of the man of La Mancha, based on a version
by Argentine playwright Patricia Suarez. The production will have its
reprise engagement for three weeks at The BALCH STREET THEATRE
beginning September 14, 2018 through September 29, 2018. Performances
are Friday and Saturday, September 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, at 8pm;
Saturday, September 29 at 4pm; and Sunday, September 16, 23, at 2pm.
The BALCH STREET THEATRE is located at 220 South Balch Street, AKRON
Oh, 44302. Tickets are $15 general admission; $10 students; and are
available online at https://quijote.bpt.me [https://quijote.bpt.me] or
by calling 330-867-3299. Seating is limited. In October, NWPL will
present a number of sold-out school performances of the play. When it
premiered in May 2018, Northeast Ohio theatre critics called NWPLs Don
QUIJOTE "stunning, electrifying and innovative,"
"whimsical...heartbreaking... and highly physical." The play
chronicles the fantastic adventures of a self-created knight-errant
(considered loco by his family and friends) and his reluctantly
faithful squire, Sancho Panza. Don QUIJOTE EMBARKS ON A QUEST TO RIGHT
THE WRONGS OF THE WORLD AND ENDS UP TEACHING US ALL WHAT IT IS TO BE
HUMAN: to love, to dream, to fail, and most of all, to laugh. The play
is performed in both Spanish and English, with classic Spanish songs,
and is suitable for families. NWPLs dynamic physical performance style
allows the story to be understood by all. Don QUIJOTE IS DIRECTED BY
NWPL CO-artistic director James Slowiak, with costume design by Inda
Blatch-Geib and Dred Geib, lighting design by Chris Hariasz, and
scenic design and technical direction by Kirsten Williams. Actors
include NWPL long time company members Chris Buck, Justin Hale,
Rosilyn Jentner, and Debora Totti, with NWPL co-artistic director
Jairo Cuesta playing the role of Don QUIJOTE AND COMPANY MEMBER JAMIE
HALE AS SANCHO PANZA. The guitarist will alternate between
accomplished musicians James Marron and Adam Keeler, accompanying the
actors with James Marron's arrangements of traditional Spanish songs.
Don QUIJOTE MARKS THE CULMINATION OF NWPL'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON.
Funding for the project has come from The Char and Chuck Fowler Family
Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, and the AKRON Community Foundation.
About NWPL NWPL, an internationally acclaimed ensemble of theatre
artists, has been active in Northeastern Ohio since 1992. Since taking
up residence at The BALCH STREET THEATRE in 2011, NWPL has produced a
number of exceptional productions including The Devil's Milk Trilogy,
Virginia Woolf's ORLANDO and Gilgamesh: He Who Saw Everything as well
as hosting various theatre companies such as Studium Teatralne from
Poland, TAPIT Theatre Ensemble from Madison, WI, Akropolis Performance
Lab from Seattle, and AKRON's MaSue Productions. NWPL spearheads
numerous community projects, training sessions, educational programs,
and performances throughout the region, nationally, and
internationally. Contacts CATAC/NWPL: James Slowiak, nwplab@gmail.com,
330-867-3299 Website: www.nwplab.com Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/nwplab/ [https://www.facebook.com/nwplab/]
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