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ARTHUR & ESTHER: A PLAY
Arthur & Esther
Arthur & Esther is a two-act play, taking place over one long day, about a man who loses his job as a community librarian and must realize how he will cope with the loss.
For Arthur, working at the library is a passion, a calling, something in his bloodline. It is one of the strengths of Ross Howard's script that simple, common, everyday things of life take on personal, specific meaning. He highlights the personal in the ordinary, and he does this throughout the play. Because of the loss of his job, Arthur is forced to face other losses he has experienced in his life, one of which is the loss of his wife Esther, which cut him very deeply. He doesn't know what he will do, and his facing the losses he has endured and learning what he will do forms the conflict and the action of the play.
Arthur and Esther, the dark comedy that won acclaim at the 2007 New York Fringe Festival and at the Phoenix Theatre in San Francisco, will make its Alaska debut on Friday, March 21, 2008 in Palmer, followed by a second performance on Saturday, March 22 in Wasilla. It probes the delightfully rich and wacky world of Arthur Huey. It’s the story of one man’s spectacular and unorthodox attempt to reconcile the ghosts of the past with the promise of the future.
For Arthur, working at the library is a passion, a calling, something in his bloodline. It is one of the strengths of Ross Howard's script that simple, common, everyday things of life take on personal, specific meaning. He highlights the personal in the ordinary, and he does this throughout the play. Because of the loss of his job, Arthur is forced to face other losses he has experienced in his life, one of which is the loss of his wife Esther, which cut him very deeply. He doesn't know what he will do, and his facing the losses he has endured and learning what he will do forms the conflict and the action of the play.
Arthur and Esther, the dark comedy that won acclaim at the 2007 New York Fringe Festival and at the Phoenix Theatre in San Francisco, will make its Alaska debut on Friday, March 21, 2008 in Palmer, followed by a second performance on Saturday, March 22 in Wasilla. It probes the delightfully rich and wacky world of Arthur Huey. It’s the story of one man’s spectacular and unorthodox attempt to reconcile the ghosts of the past with the promise of the future.
Arthur & Esther
Arthur and Esther lasts approximately 90 minutes and includes one 10 minute intermission. It will be performed only once in Palmer, and only once in Wasilla. Admission fee is $10 at each location.
In Palmer, the performance is on Friday, March 21, 2008 at 7pm at the Red Beet Cafe, 320 E. Dahlia Street. Tickets for this performance are available at Fireside Books (745-2665), Side Kicks (746-4438) and Non-Essentials (745-2258), all in Palmer, or at the door.
In Wasilla, the performance is on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 7pm at Make-A-Scene, in the Meta Rose Square below the clock tower. Tickets for this performance are available at Make-A-Scene (373-2698) at the Meta Rose Square in Wasilla, or at the door.
In Palmer, the performance is on Friday, March 21, 2008 at 7pm at the Red Beet Cafe, 320 E. Dahlia Street. Tickets for this performance are available at Fireside Books (745-2665), Side Kicks (746-4438) and Non-Essentials (745-2258), all in Palmer, or at the door.
In Wasilla, the performance is on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 7pm at Make-A-Scene, in the Meta Rose Square below the clock tower. Tickets for this performance are available at Make-A-Scene (373-2698) at the Meta Rose Square in Wasilla, or at the door.
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