Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 09:07:30 -0800
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From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com>
Subject: [Puptcrit] Barbie Oedipus in Catskills Saturday February 4


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05:08 AM 1/31/2006, you wrote:

>BARBIE OEDIPUS TO PERFORM IN CATSKILLS
>Dolls to perform at NACL Theatre in fundraiser
>
>(Highland Lake, NY) 1/27/06.
>Barbie, the world=B9s most famous doll, is known worldwide as a fashion plate,
>a convertible driver, and as a bit of a material girl.  This weekend she=B9ll
>add to her repertoire as a toga-wearing enactor of Sophocles=B9 most complex
>Tragedy, Oedipus Rex.  She=B9ll be starring (naturally) as part of a
>fund-raiser for the NACL theatre.
>
>The show, created and performed by Rhode Island clown, actor, and puppeteer
>Adam Gertsacov, is a serious re-telling of the tragic story of King Oedipus,
>who married his mother, murdered his father, and then blinded himself.
>Well, it=B9s as serious as one can get in 12 minutes on a tomato box stage,
>using 12 inch dolls.  =B3The comedy in this piece comes from the sense of
>scale,=B2 says Gertsacov. =B3I=B9m really telling this fantastic story, and the
>juxtaposition of me acting my heart out, and the scale of the actors=8B that=B9s
>what makes it interesting to watch.=B2  Gertsacov adds, =B3I had a university
>professor come to the show and tell me he thought it may be the best Oedipus
>he=B9s ever seen.=B2
>
>Not all of the actors are Barbie dolls either.  =B3I=B9ve got a lot of different
>performers,=B2 says Gertsacov. =B3From Barbie and Ken to a Santa Claus doll to a
>New Kids on the Block Doll.=B2  The NKOTB doll, Jordan, plays Oedipus.  =B3Well,
>I had to modify him slightly.  I removed his ponytail and earring.  But his
>costume is basically the same as the original doll.=B2  The show has been
>featured at puppet and theatre festivals around the country.
>
>Gertsacov, who hastens to mention that his show hasn=B9t been sanctioned or
>endorsed by Mattel =B3in any way,=B2 does other shows as well.  He bills himself
>as  the most educated clown in America, barring certain elected officials.
>He has several clown shows and routines, a P.T. Barnum impersonation show,
>and is perhaps best known for his Acme Miniature Flea Circus, a Victorian
>flea circus that features real live fleas and has been featured around the
>world on television, radio, and on stage.  He is the current Clown Laureate
>of Greenbelt, Maryland, and is also the artistic director of Bright Night
>Providence, an artist run New Year=B9s Eve Celebration in Providence, RI.
>
>Gertsacov will be performing in Highland Lake as part of a joint benefit for
>NACL and WJFF radio on Saturday, February 4, 2006.  Tickets are $5, and the
>doors open at 7 PM  The performance will be held at the NACL Theatre, 110
>Highland Lake Rd., Highland Lake, NY 12743 Call NACL 845-557-0694 or WJFF at
>845-482-4141 for more info, or visit http://www.nacl.org for more
>information.
>
>For more information about Adam Gertsacov, visit http://www.acmeclown.com or
>http://www.trainedfleas.com
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