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Beggars at the
Waters of Immortality
THREE ONE-ACT PLAYS BY CELEBRATED POET/PLAYWRIGHT
W.B. YEATS AT PACIFIC THEATRE JANUARY 14 TO 29
Purgatory, At The Hawk’s Well and The Cat and The Moon
Devised and Directed by Anthony F. Ingram
“I call to the eye of the mind/A well long choked up
and dry…”
Dumb Prophet Equity Co-op, in association with Pacific Theatre
and Origins Theatre Projects is proud to present the Canadian
premiere of three of William Butler Yeats’ one-act plays,
devised as one intriguing evening of theatre by director Anthony
F. Ingram as “Beggars at the Waters of Immortality”.
A son discovers his father’s bitter past, two irreverent
beggars search for a miracle, and the siren call of immortality
beckons from an enchanted spring. Three unconventional stories
from W. B. Yeats, the celebrated poet and father of Irish
theatre, blend myth, music and dance: “At the Hawk’s
Well”, “The Cat and the Moon”, and “Purgatory”.
Stratford Conservatory graduate, and seasoned Vancouver theatre
artist Anthony F. Ingram shares his long-held passion for
Yeats’ dramatic imagination with a company who are thrilled
by the power and beauty of Yeats’ lyrical text. “These
are theatrically rich plays, charged with all the elements
of a truly alive theatre,” says Director Anthony F.
Ingram.
Actor/Writer/Producer Donnard MacKenzie (Shakespeare Project,
Mark Anthony, Origins Theatre Projects) whose family is from
Yeats home county in Ireland says, “When I first read
them, I could not believe how this felt like home to me—the
rhythm, the tone, the dark humour—I just love it.”
Original music by musician/actor Varya Rubin (Shakespeare
Project) performed live by herself, and the acclaimed sound
designer Bill Moysey and the multi-talents of actor/musician
Valerie Sing Turner of Fugitive and Yoko Ono Project fame.
Rounding out the performing company is Kyle Rideout, (currently
performing in Pacific Theatre’s production of “Halo”)
recently declared “ a star in the making’ by the
Georgia Straight, and noted for his recent work at Studio
58 as Hamlet.
The exacting design and technical team includes: Anthony
F. Ingram (Sets) Anne Meeson (Costumes) Laura South (Lighting)
and Lynette Candy (Stage Manager.)
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Irish poet, dramatist and
prose writer, one of the greatest English-language poets of
the 20th century. Yeats received the Nobel Prize for Literature
in 1923. His work spans the late romantic poets, and his fascination
with mysticism into a more physical and realistic style. His
founding of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, with Lady Augusta
Gregory and others, led to the discovery of several noted
modern playwrights. Some of his popularly known works include
The Tower (1928) and Last Poems (1940). We recommend the website
http://www.online-literature.com/yeats/ for an introduction
to Yeats’ work.
The play runs January 14-29, 2005
at Pacific Theatre
1440 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
Performances
Tuesdays – Saturdays 8pm, with Saturday matinees 2pm
Tickets $14.00 - $28.00
“Pay-What-You-Will” Tuesdays
Box Office 604.731.5518
or purchase online at PACIFICTHEATRE.ORG
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