US

Tara M.E. Thompson and Paul Cure in Karen Malpede's US (1995).

Tara M.E. Thompson and Paul Cure in Karen Malpede’s US (1995).

US
by Karen Malpede

Production History
November 17, 1995- January 7, 1996 : The MK-Ultra Theatre :: Denver, CO

The Company
Direction: Brian Freeland
Lighting Design: John Babcock / Jason Hiester
Scenic Design: Brian Freeland
Sound Design: Brian Freeland

Ensemble *
Paul Cure: Tony / The Man Who Came in Through the Window / Michel
Tara M.E. Thompson: Cora / Sylvie / Hannah

* Original casting included John Babcock & Sara Casperson

 

 

Mar a tha an Sguel

Mar a tha an Sguel (1995). Kevin Phelan & Paul Cure.

Mar a tha an Sguel (1995). Kevin Phelan & Paul Cure.

Mar a tha an Sgeul (…and so the story goes) was a collection of dramatic works by Ireland’s most influential playwrights, highlighting how the political and economic climates of Ireland have influenced both Irish and western drama.

This series of works included:
Catastrophe by Samuel Beckett
Rockabye by Samuel Beckett
Come and Go by Samuel Beckett
Blood by Larry Kerwan
Dreaming of the Bones by William Butler Yeats
Not I by Samuel Beckett
Piece of Monologue by Samuel Beckett

Production History
August 26, 1995 | Denver International Irish Festival, Auraria Campus, Denver, CO
September 1 – 17, 1995 | MK-Ultra Theatre, 3601 Blake St., Denver, CO

The Company
Direction: John Babcock, Brian Freeland, & Tara M.E. Thompson

Ensemble
John Babcock, Paul Cure, Beth Dodd, Renée Goldberg, Brian Freeland, Kevin Phelan, Garth Shineman, & Tara M.E. Thompson

Tainted Pavement

Tainted Pavement (1995). Pictured: Renée Goldberg.

Tainted Pavement (1995). Pictured: Renée Goldberg.

Tainted Pavement
a devised work of The LIDA Project

Tainted Pavement was a devised, site specific piece in which audience members experienced the work through a series of intimate character interactions. The ten interactions took place within a two-block radius in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood with audiences being guided seamlessly from one interaction to the next by the performers. Audience size was limited to four members per group and 10 groups per evening. The work was designed to blur lines between LIDA’s sculpted “characters” and the legitimate residents of the neighborhood with a particular exploration and emphasis on publicly viewable mental illness.

Production History
June 23 – July 16, 1995 : Site Specific :: Denver, CO

Ensemble
John Babcock, Brian Freeland, Rachel Fulmer, Renée Goldberg, Laura Ingram, Brian E. Lewis, Sean Perkins, Garth Shineman, Tara M.E. Thompson, & Jennifer VanHorn

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