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THE WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE EVENT CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY JOSHUA KAUFMAN “UNCHILDING” WILL PLAY BASED ON THE LOST SHORT PLAYS OF JOHN WALTER HOWLEY NEW YORK’S DIMENNA CENTER FEATURING AN ENSEMBLE OF 27 PERFORMERS
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BASED ON THE LOST SHORT PLAYS OF JOHN WALTER HOWLEY New York, NY (July 18, 2019) – Unchilding, the new performance piece conceived and directed by visual artist Joshua Kaufman and based on lost plays by John Walter FEATURING AN ENSEMBLE OF 27 PERFORMERS Howley, will have its world premiere at the Benzaquen Hall at New York’s DiMenna
Center for Classical Music (450 West 37th Street). This one-night, two-performance
ONE NIGHT, TWO PERFORMANCES only eventONLY will take place on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 8:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 AT 8:00 & 10:00 P.M. New York, NY (July 18, 2019)
In 1947, Boston University graduate student John Walter Howley wrote a collection of one-act plays exploring the tragedy of lost innocence and the heavy burden of
responsibility. Uncovered more than 70 years later by visual artist Joshua Kaufman, of these found texts now performance serve as the basis piece for an epic performance event –two Unchilding, the new conceived conceived by Kaufman and featuring a sprawling ensemble of 27
and directed by visual artist Joshua Kaufman and based on lost plays by John Walter performers. Unchilding immerses its audiences in an original audioscape that features Howley, will have its world premiere at the Benzaquen Hall at NewofYork’s DiMenna adapted, manipulated, and recorded versions Howley’s plays, while a sequence of visually arresting, stylized vignettes unfold onstage. Equal parts eerie and
Center for Classical Music (450 West 37th Street). This one-night, two-performance evocative, Unchilding merges classic, mid-century dramaturgical sensibilities with only event will take place on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 8:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M.use of tableau to David Lynchian surrealist expressionism and Gregory Crewdsonian create a visual/auditory artform uniquely its own.
In 1947, Boston University graduate student John Walter Howley wrote a collection of The creative team includes Emily Grace Mays (Costume Design), Jessica
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Visual artist Kaufman conceived the project based on recently discovered plays by John Walter Howley about growing up, specifically the loss of innocence and burden of responsibility. Unchilding immerses the audience in an original audioscape featuring variations of Howley’s works while a sequence of stylized vignettes plays onstage. The one-night-only, two-performance event will feature a 27-person ensemble comprised of Ashley Trawinski, Benjamin Daniel Culpepper, Bradley Carrington, Brittin Ward, Bruno Giraldi, Corinne MacLean, Elise Ramaekers, Eric Novak, Francisco Raposo, George Brown, Hannah Carne, Henry Larsen, James Alt, Juanes Montoya, Justyna Kostek, Kwangmin Lee, Lana Abdo, Lisa Maciel, Michael James Fry, Mitchell List, Paige Barry, Paul Donovan, Sean Hazen, Serena Roan, Steve Humphreys, Tara Ellwood, and Thomas Tyler West. The creative team includes costume design by Emily Grace Mays, lighting design by Jessica Elliott, sound design by Diwas Gurung, Sean Lewis, and Singer Joy, and SFX make-up design by Sarah Bedrick. Tickets are available at Unchilding.com.
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