Three Of Cups Theatre Collective Brings GOSPEL OF THE MARYS To 2019 Furnace Festival

Gospel of the Marys, an original play written and directed by Molly Houlahan (Hypokrit Theatre Company) will debut as a workshop production at the second annual Furnace Festival at the Center at West Park on August 3rd and 4th, 2019.

Says Houlahan, "The piece draws on centuries of religious history, daring to explore Mary as a young woman faced with an impossible situation-not the gilded, pale mother who has been venerated throughout time. This play is an exploration of the real people behind the story; the people lost to time and to translation."

Houlahan adds, "This workshop production aims to combine intense dramaturgy, physical movement devising, and original music to create a lyrical theatrical experience. What happens when we let ourselves explore the divine as if they were people?"

Learn more on the Three of Cups website here. Tickets on sale here.

Gospel of the Marys is presented by Three of Cups Theatre Collective, written and directed by Molly Houlahan, and produced by Taylor Norton and Chelsea Fryer in association with Hannah Lang and Joyce Lee. The creative team includes Ania Upstill (Physical Deviser), Hannah Lang (Dramaturg), Renee Yeong (Sound Designer), Benji Goldsmith (Composer), Kyle Rosenberg (Lighting Designer), Deidre Works (Production Stage Manager), Laura Hirschberg (Production Stage Manager), and TaTyana Smith (Assistant Stage Manager).

THREE OF CUPS THEATRE COLLECTIVE is named after a tarot card that represents devoted friendship and creative collaboration. There is no better way to describe the ethos with which we work. Our talented company members are all multi-hyphenates, and frequently take on as many roles in a production as they can. We are interested in creating work that not only builds equally on the skills of each member, but also that is unique and breaks with theatre traditions. We enjoy shattering narratives and taking up space in non-traditional theatrical spaces, engaging with our surroundings to help tell the story. Find out more at 3octheatre.com or follow @3octheatre.

The Furnace Festival at The Center at West Park is a workshop forum for incendiary new plays, developed in residence at The Center at West Park. Participants are given one week in the Center's 60-seat Balcony Theater, a 50% split of the box office, and up to 20 additional hours of free rehearsal space to forge a new play in the fiery heat of New York, culminating in fully-staged workshop performances on Saturdays and Sundays in August. Much more than a reading series, the Furnace Festival supports generative artists in transitioning their ideas from the page to the stage. All tickets are currently on sale for $10 each and include a free cold beverage. The Center at West Park's Balcony Theater is located on the second floor of the historic landmark West Park Presbyterian Church at 165 W 86th Street in Manhattan, entrance on Amsterdam Avenue. Subway: 1 train to 86th St. The Balcony Theater is not wheelchair accessible. Please visit www.centeratwestpark.org for more information.

 

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