September 23-October 17, 2010
SHIPWRECKED! AN ENTERTAINMENT THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT (AS TOLD BY HIMSELF)
By Donald Margulies
The true story of a Victorian fabulist!
Louis De Rougemont thrilled his readers with tales of his adventures and his life as king of a cannibal tribe in Northern Australia. In "Shipwrecked" - by award-winning playwright Donald Margulies - De Rougemont tells his story in a deft and highly theatrical narrative folded into a vaudevillian romp with radio theater overtones.
Directed by Gorilla Theatre Managing Director Bridget Bean; starring Christopher W. Swan as Louis de Rougemont, Jonelle Meyer, and Glenn Gover (The Woman in Black); and featuring an Eccentric Sea Captain, a Tribe of Aborigines, and a Giant Octopus!
"Margulies gives a sympathetic nod to the audacious autobiographer's creative overreach in SHIPWRECKED " LA Times.
"The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman / seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. The audience is left to judge whether he is an inspirational figure touched by imaginative genius or a mere con man. We can also consider the possibility that the hero of this true story based on an untrue story is a little of each." NY Times.
DATES:
Thursday Sept 23 7pm
Friday Sept 24 8pm
Saturday Sept 25 8pm
Sunday Sept 26 3pm and 7pm
Thursday Sept 30 7pm
Friday Oct 1 8pm
Saturday Oct 2 8pm
Sunday Oct 3 3pm and 7pm
Thursday Oct 7 7pm (includes free talkback with the cast)
Friday Oct 8 8pm
Saturday Oct 9 8pm
Sunday Oct 10 3pm and 7pm
Thursday Oct 14 7pm (includes free talkback with the cast)
Friday Oct 15 8pm
Saturday Oct 16 8pm
Sunday Oct 17 3pm and 7pm
PRICES
Thursday: Full Price $20 / Students and Seniors $15 / Student Rush $10
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Full Price $25 / Students and Seniors $20 / Student Rush $10
CHILD one child free with adult or senior ticket purchase if purchased online before September 23.
After September 23 or any other ticket purchase method, same as Student and Senior rate.
A NOTE FOR PARENTS
Shipwrecked! is suitable for all ages including children. Parents please consider your child's attention span and ability to behave appropriately (remaining quiet and seated for an extended time) before booking. The play runs for approximately two hours with one fifteen minute intermission.
SHIPWRECKED! AN ENTERTAINMENT THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT (AS TOLD BY HIMSELF)
By Donald Margulies
The true story of a Victorian fabulist!
Louis De Rougemont thrilled his readers with tales of his adventures and his life as king of a cannibal tribe in Northern Australia. In "Shipwrecked" - by award-winning playwright Donald Margulies - De Rougemont tells his story in a deft and highly theatrical narrative folded into a vaudevillian romp with radio theater overtones.Directed by Gorilla Theatre Managing Director Bridget Bean; starring Christopher W. Swan as Louis de Rougemont, Jonelle Meyer, and Glenn Gover (The Woman in Black); and featuring an Eccentric Sea Captain, a Tribe of Aborigines, and a Giant Octopus!
"Margulies gives a sympathetic nod to the audacious autobiographer's creative overreach in SHIPWRECKED " LA Times.
"The breathless story of a Victorian gentleman / seafaring wanderer springs to life like a theatrical pop-up book. The audience is left to judge whether he is an inspirational figure touched by imaginative genius or a mere con man. We can also consider the possibility that the hero of this true story based on an untrue story is a little of each." NY Times.
DATES:
Thursday Sept 23 7pmFriday Sept 24 8pm
Saturday Sept 25 8pm
Sunday Sept 26 3pm and 7pm
Thursday Sept 30 7pm
Friday Oct 1 8pm
Saturday Oct 2 8pm
Sunday Oct 3 3pm and 7pm
Thursday Oct 7 7pm (includes free talkback with the cast)
Friday Oct 8 8pm
Saturday Oct 9 8pm
Sunday Oct 10 3pm and 7pm
Thursday Oct 14 7pm (includes free talkback with the cast)
Friday Oct 15 8pm
Saturday Oct 16 8pm
Sunday Oct 17 3pm and 7pm
PRICESThursday: Full Price $20 / Students and Seniors $15 / Student Rush $10
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Full Price $25 / Students and Seniors $20 / Student Rush $10
CHILD one child free with adult or senior ticket purchase if purchased online before September 23.
After September 23 or any other ticket purchase method, same as Student and Senior rate.
A NOTE FOR PARENTS
Shipwrecked! is suitable for all ages including children. Parents please consider your child's attention span and ability to behave appropriately (remaining quiet and seated for an extended time) before booking. The play runs for approximately two hours with one fifteen minute intermission.
