Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:14:19 -0400
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
From: "Sean T. Cawelti" <seancawelti-AT-gmail.com>
Subject: [Puptcrit] Mr. Punch - returns!


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>Mr. Punch returns=8A
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><http://www.rogueartists.org>Rogue Artists Ensemble presents
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>    The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of MR. PUNCH
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>Written by SEAN T. CAWELTI, MILES TABER, and THE ROGUES
>Adapted from the graphic novel by NEIL GAIMAN and DAVE McKEAN
>Directed by SEAN T. CAWELTI
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>Variety Magazine called Mr. Punch "=8Aa feast for the senses."
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>Backstage West said it "...triumphantly mixes traditional
>puppeteering, shadow puppets, masks, video projections and more into
>a thriving whole."
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>Last year Mr. Punch received FIVE honorable mentions at the 2007
>Backstage West Garland Awards!
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><http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/33830>BUY
>TICKETS<http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/33830>
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>July 18-August 31, 2008
>The Bootleg Theater
>2220 Beverly Blvd.
>Los Angeles, CA 90057
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>Fridays at 8PM (live bands every Friday, including Figureone, Jesca
>Hoop, Marcela Carmona, and more!)
>Saturdays at 4PM & 8PM
>Sundays at 4PM
>(No performances the weekend of Aug. 8-10)
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><%20http://www.youtube.com/v/I25mgB4rvow&hl=en>See the
>trailer!<http://www.youtube.com/v/I25mgB4rvow&hl=en>
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>Art gallery and puppet display in the lobby at every performance!
>Featuring the artwork of Lloyd Matthews, Michael Pukac, Tom
>Ashworth, Verlena Johnson, and Joel Daavid!
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>Summary: Adapted from the best-selling graphic novel by Neil Gaiman
>and Dave McKean, Mr. Punch is a dark fable in which the innocence of
>childhood and the pain of adulthood collide in the oft-fragmented
>recesses of memory.  The man's memories of his boyhood at his
>grandfather's seaside arcade are full of talking badgers,
>crocodiles, car accidents, mermaids, and murder...or could that just
>have been the Punch and Judy show? "It is easier to take short
>journeys into the past, remembering in miniature, tiny puppet plays
>in our heads."
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>"I read a book of reminiscences from the 1920s written by a Punch
>and Judy man," explained Gaiman from his home in Minneapolis. "Punch
>was like a little serial killer who left a legacy of violence behind
>him. Then, I discovered some strong and bizarre connections to the
>story in my own history--like a hunchbacked uncle who was a twin and
>a baby who may or may not have been killed in that generation. It
>was like a huge game of 'Chinese Whispers', or what Americans call
>'Telephone', in which messages get changed and no one can remember
>the exact details--all you get are fragments.  So the novel is a
>very personal piece for me."
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>This world premiere production of The Tragical Comedy or Comical
>Tragedy of Mr. Punch returns exclusively to Los Angeles after a
>successful run at Theatre/Theater in 2007 and features an updated
>script with new scenes and effects.
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>STARRING:
>Don Allen
>Tom Ashworth
>Sean Eaton
>Dana Kelly
>Kerr Seth Lordygan
>Connor Merkovitch
>Matt Ritchey
>Nina Silver
>Miles Taber
>Cari Turley
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><http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/33830>BUY
>TICKETS<http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/33830>


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