Eric Overmyer's sparkling adaptation and synthesis of Beaumarchais's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO and Odon von Horvath's FIGARO GETS A DIVORCE. FIGARO/FIGARO follows the iconic characters of Figaro, Susanna, the Count and Countess Almaviva, and other favorites through the ups and downs inherent in all relationships - husband and wife, master and servant, family ties and the like. "Odon von Horvath's magnificent 1936 FIGARO GETS A DIVORCE was conceived as a modern sequel to Beaumarchais's 1784 classic THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO and, naturally, has always invited comparison to the earlier work. In...
Eric Overmyer's sparkling adaptation and synthesis of Beaumarchais's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO and Odon von Horvath's FIGARO GETS A DIVORCE. FIGARO/FIGAR...
Eric Overmyer's remarkable adaptation of Ibsen's PEER GYNT, set in the Pacific Northwest and in South America. "Writing skills unequalled among American playwrights, a] brilliant wordsmith ..." -Richard Stayton, Los Angeles Herald Examiner "A cosmically inclined theatrical court jester." -Mel Gussow, The New York Times "Overmyer is a dazzling verbal acrobat, as well as a serious student of pop culture. Both linguist and cultural anthropologist ..." -Michael Kuchwara, A P
Eric Overmyer's remarkable adaptation of Ibsen's PEER GYNT, set in the Pacific Northwest and in South America. "Writing skills unequalled among Americ...
A comical, anachronistic, and witty retelling of the Greek myth, composed "after Kleist by way of Moliere with a little bit of Giraudoux." "The story of Jupiter's cuckolding of Amphitryon has come in a variety of theatrical styles over the centuries. Plautus, by all accounts, had great success with it as a burlesque for the Romans; Moliere turned it into a farce, of course; Kleist made a romance of it; and Giraudoux fashioned it into a fantasy. In the new version, Mr Overmyer seems to aim for the sophistication of a Saturday Night Live skit, a sort of Classics Comics for the theater."...
A comical, anachronistic, and witty retelling of the Greek myth, composed "after Kleist by way of Moliere with a little bit of Giraudoux." "The story ...
In a futuristic city, one man tells it like he sees it - Hungry Mother He's the DJ with a strong pulse but a weak signal. He riffs on the truth with verbal virtuosity, with primal passion, with ambidextrous dexterity, with a sexy scream ... but when his visions begin to manifest themselves in sinister ways, is he being played by darker forces? Or are his words creating a dangerous truth? "Down at the bottom of your radio dial is a station with a weak signal but a strong message. The man behind the message calls himself Hungry Mother, and he's a disc jockey with a difference. In NATIVE...
In a futuristic city, one man tells it like he sees it - Hungry Mother He's the DJ with a strong pulse but a weak signal. He riffs on the truth with ...
