The Hinterlands to Present THE RADICALIZATION PROCESS, 4/21-5/7

From the company that brought you Manifest Destiny!, The Circuit, and the Porous Borders Festival, comes a new original and explosive site-specific work: The Radicalization Process. The Hinterlands will perform The Radicalization Process from April 21- May 7 (Thursdays through Saturdays) at 8:00 PM at Play House (12657 Moran Street, Detroit) at 8PM. Tickets are sliding scale $10-30. For reservations please call 313.454.1756 or email info@thehinterlandsensemble.org.

Layering historical accounts of the radical left of the 1960's and 70's with a master class in American method acting, socialist pageantry, and a gleefully obtuse re-production of The Living Theatre's Antigone, The Radicalization Process stokes the embers of America's past revolutions to ignite our radical potential. Audiences will begin the performance sifting through a basement archive of a forgotten revolutionary, navigating histories true and false, real and imagined, before they make their way into the performance space, a safe-house within a house in 1970s Detroit. Multiple timelines run concurrently; imagery unfolds both mundane and shocking; a live-score is performed on analog synthesizers and everyday objects; L'Internationale is sung; a bomb is built.

The Radicalization Process asks us to question our assumptions about what drives us to take action, how far is too far, and what role the imagination has in revolution. Also, it's funny. Sometimes. Other times it's really dark. But hey, that's America!

After its preview in Detroit, The Radicalization Process will travel to Alverno Presents (Milwaukee, WI) and Legion Arts (Cedar Rapids, IA) before its full run at Play House.

Play House performances will be held Thursdays through Saturdays April 21-May 7 at 8PM. Run time is approximately 90 minutes. Tickets are available on a sliding scale for $10-30. Seating is limited, so please reserve ahead of time by calling 313.454.1756 or emailing info@thehinterlandsensemble.org

The Radicalization Process is an original performance by The Hinterlands, created and performed by Richard Newman, Liza Bielby, and Dave Sanders. Live scoring by Richard Newman. Scenic design by Shoshanna Utchenik, archive creation by Casey Rocheteau, and publication design by Benjamin Gaydos. The performance was commissioned by Legion Arts, Power House Productions and Alverno Presents with generous support from the National Performance Network, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the NEA Artworks program.

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