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A cutting edge performance piece
dramatizing the human struggle
through the interweaving of music,
dance, poetry, architecture and
physical interaction. All the senses
are engaged as the body and the
soul struggle with hardship in Andrew
Marvel's poetry.
dramatizing the human struggle
through the interweaving of music,
dance, poetry, architecture and
physical interaction. All the senses
are engaged as the body and the
soul struggle with hardship in Andrew
Marvel's poetry.
Tom Stoppard was born July 3, 1937 in Zlín,
Czechoslovakia, as Tomás Straüssler. He
grew up in Singapore and India during the
Second World War and moved to England in
1946. He was educated in England, and
became a journalist, a theater critic, and then
a successful playwright. He has lived and
worked primarily in England till today,
winning several Tony awards and co-writing
the screenplay for the Oscar-winning
Hollywood film Shakespeare in Love. He is
known for work that is intellectual, clever and
contrary, frequently exploring themes
involving juxtaposition of contrasts.
Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing was a
critical success when he first wrote and
staged it in England in 1982. It was then
performed on Broadway to great critical
acclaim, with Jeremy Irons and Glen Close in
the lead roles, winning several Antionette
‘‘Tony’’ Perry Awards.
The Real Thing is a play about the pain of
adultery and the excitement of love. Its main
character is Henry, a successful playwright,
initially married to Charlotte, an actress who
is playing the lead in his current play.
However, he falls in love with another
actress, Annie, who is also married. Henry
and Annie's extra-marital affair leads to their
marriage, following their respective divorces.
The question arises once time passes, will
Henry and Annie's love grow stale? Is it real?
Czechoslovakia, as Tomás Straüssler. He
grew up in Singapore and India during the
Second World War and moved to England in
1946. He was educated in England, and
became a journalist, a theater critic, and then
a successful playwright. He has lived and
worked primarily in England till today,
winning several Tony awards and co-writing
the screenplay for the Oscar-winning
Hollywood film Shakespeare in Love. He is
known for work that is intellectual, clever and
contrary, frequently exploring themes
involving juxtaposition of contrasts.
Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing was a
critical success when he first wrote and
staged it in England in 1982. It was then
performed on Broadway to great critical
acclaim, with Jeremy Irons and Glen Close in
the lead roles, winning several Antionette
‘‘Tony’’ Perry Awards.
The Real Thing is a play about the pain of
adultery and the excitement of love. Its main
character is Henry, a successful playwright,
initially married to Charlotte, an actress who
is playing the lead in his current play.
However, he falls in love with another
actress, Annie, who is also married. Henry
and Annie's extra-marital affair leads to their
marriage, following their respective divorces.
The question arises once time passes, will
Henry and Annie's love grow stale? Is it real?
Based on the life of Johann Christian Woyzeck, who
was beheaded in Leipzig in 1824 for the slaying of his
common law wife, this drama is made up of a series
of unfinished manuscripts written by Georg Buchner in
1836. Said by many to represent the birth of modern
literature, this play is a study in criminal pathology,
depicting the degradation of a sensitive, morally
upright man into a murderer due to the cruelty and
dehumanization he faces in a lower class social role.
Each character represents a psychological study of
human types as they behave in the context of a typical
modern "civilized" social construct. As emotionally
moving as it is intellectually fulfilling, this play
demonstrates that the downtrodden, when driven to
insanity and violence, rarely strike out at their
oppressors but instead end up destroying their own
kind and ultimately themselves.
was beheaded in Leipzig in 1824 for the slaying of his
common law wife, this drama is made up of a series
of unfinished manuscripts written by Georg Buchner in
1836. Said by many to represent the birth of modern
literature, this play is a study in criminal pathology,
depicting the degradation of a sensitive, morally
upright man into a murderer due to the cruelty and
dehumanization he faces in a lower class social role.
Each character represents a psychological study of
human types as they behave in the context of a typical
modern "civilized" social construct. As emotionally
moving as it is intellectually fulfilling, this play
demonstrates that the downtrodden, when driven to
insanity and violence, rarely strike out at their
oppressors but instead end up destroying their own
kind and ultimately themselves.
Goethe's Faust is a
compelling commentary on
humanity, its underlying
capacity for evil, yet its
redeeming struggle towards
growth, knowledge, and
transcendence. It is the
poetically written story of a
man who spends his life
committing hurtful and
malevolent acts, the devil
who tempts his soul, and the
soul's final salvation.
compelling commentary on
humanity, its underlying
capacity for evil, yet its
redeeming struggle towards
growth, knowledge, and
transcendence. It is the
poetically written story of a
man who spends his life
committing hurtful and
malevolent acts, the devil
who tempts his soul, and the
soul's final salvation.
RESOLVED
| THE REAL THING BY TOM STOPPARD |
WOYZECK
A FRAGMENT BY GEORG
BUCHNER
A FRAGMENT BY GEORG
BUCHNER
FAUST
GOETHE
GOETHE
LAMB
by Wolfgang Thompson
A symphonic performance of lament
by Wolfgang Thompson
A symphonic performance of lament
A modern performance that sends a
compelling message about human
suffering with the goal of inspiring
peace, Lamb combines the poetry of
Paul Celan with the Lamentations of
the prophet Jeremiah into a symphonic
performance of lament. It juxtaposes
two responses to mass human
disaster, Celan's broken quality with
Jeremiah's strength.
In Lamb, the dialogue, the body and
the voice combine into a production
which touches the soul by bringing the
subconsious to awareness and
merging it with the conscious.
compelling message about human
suffering with the goal of inspiring
peace, Lamb combines the poetry of
Paul Celan with the Lamentations of
the prophet Jeremiah into a symphonic
performance of lament. It juxtaposes
two responses to mass human
disaster, Celan's broken quality with
Jeremiah's strength.
In Lamb, the dialogue, the body and
the voice combine into a production
which touches the soul by bringing the
subconsious to awareness and
merging it with the conscious.
"[I]t plumbs the depths of the misery
the destruction has wrought, and looks
for hope and redemption in the future."
- San Francisco Chronicle
the destruction has wrought, and looks
for hope and redemption in the future."
- San Francisco Chronicle
"It's a fight between different
elements -- the spoken word and
the dance, the body and the soul. . ."
- San Francisco Chronicle
elements -- the spoken word and
the dance, the body and the soul. . ."
- San Francisco Chronicle
"The three central characters — two
sirens and the prophet Jeremiah —
explore a range of human
emotions that ultimately gives rise
to an inspiring message of hope for
a peaceful world." - San Francisco
Examiner
sirens and the prophet Jeremiah —
explore a range of human
emotions that ultimately gives rise
to an inspiring message of hope for
a peaceful world." - San Francisco
Examiner
MOLIÈRE'S DON JUAN
Moliere's comedic version of
this tale of immorality is a treat
with serious implications.
Witty and charming, Molière’s
Don Juan tells a story with
current relevance. It depicts a
man driven by hedonism,
immorality, and the pursuit of
pleasure at all costs.
Unrepentant and set on his
licentious course, Don Juan
maintains his anti-moralist
stance even when it
endangers his own welfare. In
this play, Molière dares to
speculate at the ultimate fate
of one of the beautiful,
privileged, self-indulgent, and
rich.
this tale of immorality is a treat
with serious implications.
Witty and charming, Molière’s
Don Juan tells a story with
current relevance. It depicts a
man driven by hedonism,
immorality, and the pursuit of
pleasure at all costs.
Unrepentant and set on his
licentious course, Don Juan
maintains his anti-moralist
stance even when it
endangers his own welfare. In
this play, Molière dares to
speculate at the ultimate fate
of one of the beautiful,
privileged, self-indulgent, and
rich.
William Shakespeare's
KING LEAR
KING LEAR
The classic masterpiece of the King who suffers a tragic
fate, which reminds us about the wickedness present in
human nature, even in some of those we think are closest
to us.
fate, which reminds us about the wickedness present in
human nature, even in some of those we think are closest
to us.
Pangs Theater Ensemble's King Lear was scheduled for January 11-26, 2008 in San
Francisco's theater district, but unfortunately due to unforseeable emergency
circumstances, had to be cancelled only one-and-one-half weeks before opening night.
Nonetheless, we place it here in our archive to remind us how many talented people
put in months of hard work into the production, to remind us how fantastic the
production was going to be, to remind us to produce it again in the near future, and to
remind us that sometimes life does imitate art.
Francisco's theater district, but unfortunately due to unforseeable emergency
circumstances, had to be cancelled only one-and-one-half weeks before opening night.
Nonetheless, we place it here in our archive to remind us how many talented people
put in months of hard work into the production, to remind us how fantastic the
production was going to be, to remind us to produce it again in the near future, and to
remind us that sometimes life does imitate art.
Treachery . . .
Betrayal . . .
Tragedy . . .
Betrayal . . .
Tragedy . . .
