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Beggars
at the Waters of Immortality
THREE
ONE-ACT PLAYS BY CELEBRATED POET/PLAYWRIGHT
W.B. YEATS
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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