Only Five Shows Left For The Imago World Premiere of FALLOUT
Carol Triffle, Portland's premier absurdist playwright, has penned a darkly stirring comedy called Fallout. When three characters are trapped in a fallout shelter, their identities slide from doom to zany, and all perspective of life is confused.
In May & June Imago Opens Two World Premieres Created by Its Founding Members
Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad, Artistic Directors of Imago Theatre, each bring to the stage their own original work in May and June. To Fly Again is written, choreographed and directed by Jerry Mouawad and plays May 4, 5, 6, 11, and 12, Fri/Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2:00. Fallout is written and directed by Carol Triffle and plays June 1, 2, 3, 8, and 9, Fri/Sat at 7:30, Sunday at 2:00. While distinctly different, each play taps into a world removed from the ordinary.
THE DANGEROUS PRECIPICE OF MEDEA Resurrects the Company's Famous No Exit Stage
Imago Theatre's mentor Jacques Lecoq, a theatre icon who influenced the world on movement in the performing arts, taught a concept called "the balance of the stage." In 1998, Jerry Mouawad, Artistic Co-Director of Imago Theatre, designed a deck suspended in a black void three feet off the stage floor that tips and sways in an abyss. It made physical and visible Lecoq's "Balance of the Stage."
CoHo Productions Presents MR. DARCY DREAMBOAT, Now thru 7/14
Catch a ride on the Dreamboat with all your literary crushes in Camille Cettina's original one-woman show. A visceral celebration of the joy of reading books, this literary frolic is a mash up of books and characters from Nancy Drew to JD Salinger, T.S Elliot and the romance and fantasy of Jane Austen. Audiences embark on a journey through literary worlds they have known and loved, guided by 'the kind of instantly charming performer that any theatergoer might be happy to watch'. - The Oregonian
CoHo Productions Presents MR. DARCY DREAMBOAT, 7/11-7/14
Catch a ride on the Dreamboat with all your literary crushes in Camille Cettina's original one-woman show. A visceral celebration of the joy of reading books, this literary frolic is a mash up of books and characters from Nancy Drew to JD Salinger, T.S Elliot and the romance and fantasy of Jane Austen. Audiences embark on a journey through literary worlds they have known and loved, guided by "the kind of instantly charming performer that any theatergoer might be happy to watch". - The Oregonian
Photo Flash: Imago Theatre's THE BLACK LIZARD Returns Tonight, 10/4
Imago Theatre's critically acclaimed production of THE BLACK LIZARD, directed by Jerry Mouawad, returns to open the Imago's season in October. The English-language premiere of Yukio Mishima's play will remount tonight, Oct. 4 through Nov. 4 at Imago Theatre, 17 SE 8th Avenue. Check out photos from the spring production below!
Photo Flash: Imago Theatre's THE BLACK LIZARD to Return, 10/4
Imago Theatre's critically acclaimed production of THE BLACK LIZARD, directed by Jerry Mouawad, returns to open the Imago's season in October. The English-language premiere of Yukio Mishima's play will remount Oct. 4 through Nov. 4 at Imago Theatre, 17 SE 8th Avenue. Check out photos from the spring production below!
BWW Reviews THE BLACK LIZARD at Imago Theatre: The Dance of Kabuki and Noir
Though 'grotesque' and 'for adults only' are the buzzwords in the advertisement, THE BLACK LIZARD delivers a dynamic, entertaining, and incredibly knowing production at Imago Theatre, merging and subverting the traditional styles of Kabuki and Noir for a story that makes for more than just the wild ride.
Imago Stages the English World Premiere of Yukio Mishima's THE BLACK LIZARD, Now thru 6/2
Since 2009, Jerry Mouawad has staged five silent productions Apis, Cuban Missile Tango, Tick Tack Type, Stage Left Lost and Zugzwang. Now he is breaking his silence with the English Language World Premiere of one of Japan's most popular plays, Yukio Mishima's THE BLACK LIZARD, opening tonight, May 11 and playing through June 2 at Imago Theatre located at 17 SE 8th Avenue.
Imago Theatre's THE BLACK LIZARD Opens Tonight, May 11
Since 2009, Jerry Mouawad has staged five silent productions Apis, Cuban Missile Tango, Tick Tack Type, Stage Left Lost and Zugzwang. Now he is breaking his silence with the English Language World Premiere of one of Japan's most popular plays, Yukio Mishima's The Black Lizard, opening tonight, May 11 and playing through June 2 at Imago Theatre located at 17 SE 8th Avenue.
Imago Theatre Opens THE BLACK LIZARD Friday
It's 1968 and a dazzling jewel thief has left Tiffany's behind for Tokyo. In order to possess the perfect diamond, The Black Lizard and her underground amphibian gang pursue the Star of Egypt, through the jeweler's perfectly beautiful daughter. Her kidnapping leads to a pursuit all over Japan and into a museum of terror.