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"Striking
new production...absorbing...
Director Michael Unger and his cast create
a rich world of ritual...
exquisite costumes....evocative lighting."
- Charlotte Stoudt, Los Angeles
Times
"GO!
Handsomely staged...
Bray and Zion are lovely and expressive
in communicating the sisters' bond...
Kramer's villainess is handled by this performer
with considerable skill."
-Deborah
Klugman, LA Weekly
"This production
ideally suits Deaf West Theatre and its
imaginative yet nonintrusive melding of
the hearing and nonhearing worlds." - Dany Margolies,
Backstage
April 10 -
May 30, 2010
A New Version
By Wendy Kesselman
Directed by
Michael Unger
Deaf West
Theatre is proud to present My Sister
in This House, a new version written
especially for Deaf West by Wendy Kesselman
and directed by Michael Unger. Inspired
by a true incident in 1930s France, this
haunting play explores class struggle, identity,
and what happens when the need for connection
and companionship is ignored and abused.
The play is based on the true story of the
Papin Sisters, who suffered through an abusive
childhood and an estranged workplace in
1930s France. Their bizarre tale inspired
many writers of the era, including Jean
Genet and Jean Paul Sartre.
The themes
of the play are accentuated by the unique
theatrical experience that Deaf West Theatre
is known for: here, deaf and hearing actors
perform in a multilingual setting of American
Sign Language, spoken English, and open
captioning. The divide between the deaf
and the hearing worlds provide added thematic
weight to the world that the Papin Sisters
live in. Join us for a thrilling, innovative
evening of boundary-stretching theater.
Starring
(in alphabetical order): Deanne
Bray (NBC's Heroes, Sleeping
Beauty Wakes), Lindsay Evans,
Matthew Jaeger (James in Children
of a Lesser God),
Troy Kotsur(Peter
in Zoo Story),
Casey Kramer, Jennifer Losi, Darrin
Revitz, Amber Zion
Understudies:
Kalen Feeney (Christine,
Performance May 2),
Rebecca Johnson (Voice
of Christine, Performances April 29
-May 2)
NOW PLAYING!
Runs Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8pm,
Sundays at 2pm thru May 30
Student
Rush Tickets – Only $15
Thursday Nights - April 29,
May 6 and May 13
Purchase 30 minutes prior to curtain.
Subject to ticket availability. Must
show valid ID
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Talkbacks
Join us after the show for a question
and answer session with the artists.
Sunday, April 25 &
Thursday, May 6
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Parental
Notice
Due to mature content, My Sister
in This House is recommended for
patrons 16-years-old and older.
For group
sales and other production information,
call 818-762-2773 V ; 866-954-2986 VP
or email boxoffice@deafwest.org
This
production is sponsored in part by the James
Irvine Foundation, National Endowment for
the Arts, Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation
and a U.S. Department of Education congressionally-directed
grant.
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