Saturday, August 20, 2005
PWYC: "Sandstorm" on Sunday, 8/21
Just back from a lovely week at the beach, in time to glimpse this Pay-What-You-Can Offer for "Sandstorm." I want these plays to be written and produced. I'm just not sure I have the stomach to see them as I follow the war news. I hope the show travels to Crawford...
Sun 21 Aug 2005@07:00 PM, Special: Pay What You Can - Go to Box Office 30 min
prior to show
The Sand Storm
theatrical play
The East Coast premiere of a remarkable new play
written by actor/playwright/Iraqi vet Sean Huze
In performance at MetroStage
Aug. 17-Sept. 25
Wed-Fri at 8, Sat at 7 & 9, Sun at 2 & 7
°ßshocking force and awesome honesty°®
LA Times
°ßa searing exploration of what happens to those who become our warriors°®
Washington Post
For more information or directions go to www.metrostage.org or call
703-548-9044
Or come directly to the box office Sunday eve one half hour before the show.
Producer
MetroStage
Venue
MetroStage
1201 N Royal St
Alexandria VA 22314
United States of America
main: (703) 548-9044
http://www.metrostage.org/
Seating
general admission
Run Time
1 hours 10 minutes
Details
Produced by Charlie Company Inc.
The Sand Storm recently concluded its debut production at the Elephant Asylum
Theatre in Los Angeles, where it garnered rave reviews, and was extended
twice.
The Sand Storm: Stories from the Front is based on the war as experienced by
playwright Sean Huze, a corporal in the U.S. Marines with 2nd Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion (2D LAR). 2D LAR fought through Nasirya, Al Kut,
Baghdad, Tikrit and many places in between.
Huze has captured his experiences, and those of his comrades, in ten chilling
monologues which expose the rage, honor, courage, commitment, doubt, fear,
and remorse shared by our men at war. Amidst all of the controversy surrounding
the war and occupation in Iraq, their stories have been lost in the storm.
Until now
Sun 21 Aug 2005@07:00 PM, Special: Pay What You Can - Go to Box Office 30 min
prior to show
The Sand Storm
theatrical play
The East Coast premiere of a remarkable new play
written by actor/playwright/Iraqi vet Sean Huze
In performance at MetroStage
Aug. 17-Sept. 25
Wed-Fri at 8, Sat at 7 & 9, Sun at 2 & 7
°ßshocking force and awesome honesty°®
LA Times
°ßa searing exploration of what happens to those who become our warriors°®
Washington Post
For more information or directions go to www.metrostage.org or call
703-548-9044
Or come directly to the box office Sunday eve one half hour before the show.
Producer
MetroStage
Venue
MetroStage
1201 N Royal St
Alexandria VA 22314
United States of America
main: (703) 548-9044
http://www.metrostage.org/
Seating
general admission
Run Time
1 hours 10 minutes
Details
Produced by Charlie Company Inc.
The Sand Storm recently concluded its debut production at the Elephant Asylum
Theatre in Los Angeles, where it garnered rave reviews, and was extended
twice.
The Sand Storm: Stories from the Front is based on the war as experienced by
playwright Sean Huze, a corporal in the U.S. Marines with 2nd Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion (2D LAR). 2D LAR fought through Nasirya, Al Kut,
Baghdad, Tikrit and many places in between.
Huze has captured his experiences, and those of his comrades, in ten chilling
monologues which expose the rage, honor, courage, commitment, doubt, fear,
and remorse shared by our men at war. Amidst all of the controversy surrounding
the war and occupation in Iraq, their stories have been lost in the storm.
Until now
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Actually, Burl Ives for me was similar to Theodore Bikel. I thought of Ives as the singing "Frosty the Snowman" character in the children's Christmas special. (He was also the narrator of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"--what a versatile man!)
I distinctly remember when I first saw the excellent 1950's movie of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and THERE was Frosty the Snowman, playing Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt! Not singing or child-friendly at all! No reindeer either--just hot summer drama and a superb performance by Burl Ives. (I was really quite shaken to see him outside of my friendly child's vision of him).
Two lessons: first, if you want immortality, perform for children. Second, a man who looks like Santa Claus, and sings like a friendly snowman (he got his start as a folksinger) can be a terrific actor as well.
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I distinctly remember when I first saw the excellent 1950's movie of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and THERE was Frosty the Snowman, playing Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt! Not singing or child-friendly at all! No reindeer either--just hot summer drama and a superb performance by Burl Ives. (I was really quite shaken to see him outside of my friendly child's vision of him).
Two lessons: first, if you want immortality, perform for children. Second, a man who looks like Santa Claus, and sings like a friendly snowman (he got his start as a folksinger) can be a terrific actor as well.
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