The San Jose Rep teams up with dozens of up-and-coming artists to create SJREAL (San Jose Rep's Emerging Artist Lab). SJREAL's Friday night pieces reaches across a wide variety of themes and diverse presentation methods, and are guaranteed to turn heads and challenge assumptions. Performances will take place after Friday evening showings of The Understudy, which is on San Jose Rep's main stage this May and June.
Charlie: An Adventure
story by Cj Hayes
adapted for the stage and directed by Gina Marie Hayes
Charlie: An Adventure is based on a semi-autobiographical short story by Cj Hayes. In the vein of "The Phantom Tollbooth" or "Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland," Charlie is the tale of a boy whose eldest brother has died in a motorcycle accident: Charlie is sleeping in his bed when he is suddenly awoken by George, a talking kitten, who leads him on an excursion inside Charlie's own mind; he must then outsmart a number of foes before confronting God – who is not at all what he expected. Featuring projections and puppetry, Charlie is an adventure not to be missed!
Performance Run Time: 36 minutes
May 18, 2012 at 10-11 pm
Star Gazing
by Heather Robinson
directed by Ana-Catrina Buchser
A boy and a girl grow up together, and look at the stars and make big dreams together. And maybe they fall in love. Or not.
Performance Run Time: 7 minutes
An Understudy Play
by Scott Munson
directed by Ana-Catrina Buchser
Dan and Linda, two disgruntled theatre goers, have just experienced San Jose Rep's performance of "The Understudy." As they discuss their interpretations of what they've just seen, differences emerge, secrets are revealed, and marital tensions heighten. Oh, why, oh, why, didn't they just stay home and watch Sports Center on ESPN?
Performance Run Time: 20 minutes
May 25, 2012 at 10-11 pm
The Cruel Continuous Cycle of Male/Female Relationships in Six ScenesFriends, Sex, Delicious.
Performance Run Time: 45 minutes
June 1, 2012 at 10-11 pm
QueryIn Query, a young woman goes to the Department of People Who Help Other People With Their Personal Problems to discuss a troubling issue with a civil servant. What transpires is an alternatively comic and menacing conversation about art, living comfortably, and banjos.
Performance Run Time: 15-20 minutes
Promises Kept
By Lauren Doyle
directed by Emily Brouwer and Liz Marsden
After years of unconditional commitment, a man prepares to leave his terminally ill wife to start a new life with his young mistress, who is about to have his child.
Performance Run Time: 7-10 minutes
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