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Five lead artists.
Five rules. Jimmy's No. 43 April 2, 2012, 7-10 p.m. Lead Artists: Randall Benichak Christine Drew Benjamin Katie Palmer Greg Redlawsk Sandra Susser Rules: a misused object a phrase repeated five times a non-verbal conversation an excess of silence a five-word alliterative phrase |
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five IN ASYLUM is a night of experiments in which five artists create 10-minute performances that adhere to five rules: a misused object, a phrase repeated five times, a non-verbal conversation, an excess of silence, and a five-word alliterative phrase. Following each performance a short talk-back will provide the audience with the opportunity to engage with the creators.
Event produced by THEATER IN ASYLUM in conjunction with Jimmy's No. 43 Personnel Coordinator: Katie Palmer Lighting Design: Dan Stearns Talk-back Moderator: Paul Bedard |
Katie Palmer and Paul Bedard
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Rikki and Nag
Composed by Randall Benichak - Performed on Guitar and Didgeridoo
At the hole where he went in/Red-Eye called to Wrinkle Skin. Hear what little Red-Eye saith:/Nag, come up and dance with death! Eye to eye and head to head,/This shall end when one is dead. Turn for turn and twist for twist-/Hah! The hooded Death has missed. -Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book
Randall Benichak - Music is not merely a collection of sounds in time, but a language unto itself that conveys meaning and triggers deep emotion in ways ordinary language cannot.
At the hole where he went in/Red-Eye called to Wrinkle Skin. Hear what little Red-Eye saith:/Nag, come up and dance with death! Eye to eye and head to head,/This shall end when one is dead. Turn for turn and twist for twist-/Hah! The hooded Death has missed. -Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book
Randall Benichak - Music is not merely a collection of sounds in time, but a language unto itself that conveys meaning and triggers deep emotion in ways ordinary language cannot.
Randall Benichak
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Randall Benichak and Paul Bedard
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Randall Benichak's guitar and didgeridoo
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Unruly Women
Written and Directed by Christine Drew Benjamin
Performed by Christine Drew Benjamin and Shelley Fort
"our father who art in a penthouse//sits in his 37th floor suite//and swivels to gaze down//at the city he made me in//he allows me to stand and//solicit graffiti until//he needs the land i stand on//in my darkened threshold//am pawing through my pockets//the receipts, the bus schedules//the matchbook phone numbers//the urgent napkin poems//all of which laundering has rendered//pulpy and strange//loose change and a key//ask me//go ahead, ask me if i care//i got the answer here//i wrote it down somewhere//i just gotta find it//i just gotta find it" --Coming Up. lyrics/music by Ani DeFranco
Christine Drew Benjamin is a playwright, director, and photographer that has an affinity for good strong words, and loves having mini Beyonce dance parties in her room by herself.
Performed by Christine Drew Benjamin and Shelley Fort
"our father who art in a penthouse//sits in his 37th floor suite//and swivels to gaze down//at the city he made me in//he allows me to stand and//solicit graffiti until//he needs the land i stand on//in my darkened threshold//am pawing through my pockets//the receipts, the bus schedules//the matchbook phone numbers//the urgent napkin poems//all of which laundering has rendered//pulpy and strange//loose change and a key//ask me//go ahead, ask me if i care//i got the answer here//i wrote it down somewhere//i just gotta find it//i just gotta find it" --Coming Up. lyrics/music by Ani DeFranco
Christine Drew Benjamin is a playwright, director, and photographer that has an affinity for good strong words, and loves having mini Beyonce dance parties in her room by herself.
Christine Drew Benjamin
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Shelley Fort
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Revolution in 1
Conceived by Katie Palmer
Co-created and Performed by:
Laura Aristovulos, Jake Lasser, Rebekah Levin, Lizzy Palmer, Marchelle Thurman
"United. . .there is little we cannot do in a host of co-operative ventures. Divided. . .there is little we can do. . .for we darenot meet a powerful challenge, at odds, and split asunder." - John F. Kennedy
Revolution in 1 is an ongoing work by THEATER IN ASYLUM. Click here to learn more!
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Laura Aristovulos
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Rebekah Levin
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Marchelle Thurman
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Jake Lasser, Marchelle Thurman, and Lizzy Palmer
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Landfall
Written by Greg Redlawsk, Performed by Natalie Kropf and Greg Redlawsk
"I spent a decade and a half – almost my entire life in that house, in that room. And now it’s been swept away as if it was never there at all. And when you look around everything is so calm… you could imagine we were just out sailing on a normal day…"
Greg Redlawsk is a Director/Playwright who moonlights as a Teaching Artist with NYTW and as a Children's Fitness instructor with MyGym NYC.
"I spent a decade and a half – almost my entire life in that house, in that room. And now it’s been swept away as if it was never there at all. And when you look around everything is so calm… you could imagine we were just out sailing on a normal day…"
Greg Redlawsk is a Director/Playwright who moonlights as a Teaching Artist with NYTW and as a Children's Fitness instructor with MyGym NYC.
Greg Redlawsk
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Natalie Kropf
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A Torrent of Phrases
Written and performed by Sandra Susser
A Torrent of Phrases questions the available means of communication that exist between individuals. The poet Jack Gilbert wrote, "How astonishing it is that language can almost mean/ and frightening that it does not quite." This statement speaks to the heart of "A Torrent of Phrases." Directed at someone who can hear but not listen, this poem voices the struggle inherent in finding the right words with which to articulate our turbulent emotions.
Sandra Susser teaches seventh grade Humanities in the city, is continually fascinated by the manipulation of language, and has immense love for peanut butter.
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THEATER IN ASYLUM would like to thank Nik and the staff of Jimmy's No. 43 for their continued support of our work.