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Stripes: The Mystery
Circus is a delightful theatrical
spectacle that
invites you to “map your
imagination, chart your emotional life,
sculpt your fears, paint your dreams …locate yourself”. The
words and
songs of Stripes bounce around us and for a moment we feel what is
true within ourselves
Stripes: The Mystery
Circus is a play about an audition
that
humorously and touchingly goes awry. People-pleasing Pollyhymnia will
do anything to get into the circus as she launches into eight
out-of-this-world circus acts. The Escape Artist becomes the woman
evading romantic capture, The High Wire Act becomes the High Wired
Act, The Juggler is juggling the demands of care giving. Secret
theories, mysteries and Leonard Cohen are just a few of Pollyhymnia’s
passions. In this metaphysical musical, Pollyhymnia finds her way
through song, memories and sheer determination.
In witnessing her journey, the members of the audience
are invited to
consider the richness of their own experience; to celebrate their own
uniqueness.
Stripes is a
55-minute one-woman play with songs, minimal set and
props, requiring a good sound system to run the music from a CD or
iPod. Stripes encourages people to give voice to their own stories
through
talk-backs and acting workshops. Suitable for ages 13 and up.
- Words and Music by: Sarah Hayward
- Music Arrangements by: Marguerite Witvoet
- Coached by: Marguerite Witvoet and Tara Cheyenne
Friedenberg
- Original Director Consultant: Johanna Mercer
- Promotions and Web Design: Peggy Watkins
- Art work by: Coco Fralic
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