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Production History

  • Fall 2011 - The first idea forms.
  • January 2012 - Paul Bedard and Katie Palmer travel through Spain, researching flamenco.
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Paul and Katie visiting Spain
  • May 18, 2012 - Paul Bedard performs a solo version of The Lorca/Dalí Project at The REVOLUTIONS Project.

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A solo presentation at The REVOLUTIONS Project
  • July 10, 2012 - Full reading presented at Green Pages '12. Lorca and Dalí are now played by separate actors.

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First full reading at Green Pages 2012
  • November 5, 2012 - A choreographic experiment entitled "The Lover's Bullfight" is presented at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project.

  • Title changed to ¡Olé! and a third character is added (The Dancer).
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Choreographic experiment at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project

  • November 27, 2012 - A staged workshop of ¡Olé! is presented at UNDER St. Marks Theater.
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Rehearsing for the February 2013 NYC run
  • January 31 - February 16, 2013 - World premiere run at UNDER St. Marks Theater in NYC. Co-presented with the Horse Trade Theater Group.
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  • Spring, 2013 - Extensive revisions are made and the piece is shorted in preparation for a US tour.
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February 2013 run at Under St. Marks, NYC
  • September 5-9, 2013 - ¡Olé! performs at the Chicago Fringe Festival and wins an Audience Favorite Award.
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  • September 13-14, 2013 - ¡Olé! performs at the Hartford Carriage House Theatre. Paul Bedard and Frankie Alicea grew up outside of Hartford and this was a welcome home-coming.
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¡Olé! at Hartford's Carriage House Theatre
  • More revisions are made, with a focus on language accesibility for an international audience.
  • September 20-21, 2013 - ¡Olé! performs at the Rochester Fringe Festival and is awarded the Best Touring Production Award by Rochester City Newspaper.
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  • May, 2014 - ¡Olé! performs at the Prague International Fringe Festival, marking Theater in Asylum's international debut.
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