A play by Caridad Svich
Full-length in one act. Running time: approximately 100 minutes.
Cast: four actors. Special requirements: one live or digital animal appears in the show.
Synopsis:
when there’s little time left, what world can we create? What is our theatre? A play-conversation and art installation about love, catastrophe, capitalism and climate grief, and yes, theatre, too. This is a show for everyone who loves theatre and misses theatre but who is sick of theatre industry not living up to all it can and should be. It’s a theatrical experience where you and four actors sort out all that we loved about coming together to tell stories, rage against what’s wrong with everything and rediscover what’s worth fighting for. And when we say “theatre,” we also mean the world.
Premiere credits:
world premiere as a transmedia theatre production (live and pre-recorded) at Know Theatre in Cincinnati from February 27-March 27, 2021. In a collaboration with Pones dance company. Music by Yheti and The Bengsons. Directed by Tamara Winters, Brant Russell and Daryl Harris. Scenic, lighting design by Andrew Hungerford. Choreographer: Kim Popa. Cinematographer: Ryan Lewis. Costume Designer: Noelle Wedig-Johnston. Sound Designer: Douglas Borntrager. Props and Scenic Art: Kayla Wiliams. Stage Manager: Meghan Winter. Technical Director: Henry Bateman.
Cast: A.J. Baldwin, Elizabeth Chinn Molloy, Nathan Tubbs, Montez O. Jenkins-Copeland. Dancers: Courtney Duncan, Ian Forsgren, Ashley Morton, Emily Vizina.
Development History:
The play received a roundtable reading at The Lark in New York City in 2019 under the direction of Knud Adams with actors Emily Cass
Video:
60 second trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EMGMSoOJec&feature=youtu.be
Press and Reviews:
New York Theater review: https://newyorktheater.me/2021/02/27/theatre-a-love-story-caridad-svichs-riff-on-art-the-world-and-sofas/
Arts Wave review: https://guide.artswave.org/theatre-a-love-story-reflects-on-storytelling-and-value/?fbclid=IwAR1N_-GrGalHSyaFM6G49Dylu7Z-e7dEfAgjrsHzQY0o-oJZA2rNnbHcz2w
Forward Theater reflection: https://forwardtheater.com/show/mikes-picks-virtual-theater-guide-volume-38
Young and Howze blog review: https://rickyyoung-howze.tumblr.com/post/644653999949250560/sentimentally-yours-know-theatre-warms-our-hearts
NY Times review: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/theater/streaming-theater.html?smid=tw-share
Biz Journals Cincinnati on Know Theatre’s adapting to global pandemic with Theatre a love story and more:
Cincy Magazine mentions the show in their Spring Arts Preview: https://www.cincymagazine.com/2021-spring-arts-preview/