THE ORANGE PERSON
RADY&BLOOM COLLECTIVE PLAYMAKING
EACH PERFORMANCE IS A CELEBRATION & AN INVOCATION
SHOWS :
ABOUT THE PROJECT
At last, the story of THE ORANGE PERSON, told from the perspective of the people who actually experienced it - a celebration of existence, of difference, and of song. From within both sides of a duplex in Terlingua, a rural town in the south Texan desert, a family confronts a medical marvel: an orange baby is born.
With an original book written by director Jeremy Bloom (“Stylish and inventive” - Theatermania) and Brian Rady who also plays the title role (“entertaining, hilarious, seamless” - Happiest Medium, Culture Blog), the production features additional music from the radio, the Church, and original songs by singer-songwriter Laura Dunn (“Bjorkish runaway melodies” - music critic Mark Mayer), all played live by The Ghosts of Xmas Past (Rady, Dunn, the infamous Kirk Siee on upright bass, along with a stellar and eccentric host of performers, vocalists and instrumentalists).
THE
ORANGE
PERSON
MAY 2012
IRT 3B Residency
NOV 2011
PCTF Artist Grant Production
The Gene Frankel Theatre
on Bond Street
“A QUIRKY TALE
OF A BRIGHT
ORANGE BABY BORN IN A TEXAS BORDER TOWN, TOLD IN A STYLE TAT MERGES DOCUTHEATER WITH ECLECTIC CONCERT”
Time Out New York
THE TEAM
LEAD COLLABORATORS
words and songs by:
director JEREMY BLOOM
banjoist LAURA DUNN
and BRIAN RADY as The Orange Person
FEATURING
ROBERT LAVENSTEIN, JOSE PAZ,
JOE WHITE, ELLEN O’MEARA,
ASHLEY BIEL, CATHERINE BROOKMAN,
DANA KAPLAN-ANGLE, MADALYN MCKAY,
KIRK SIEE, AND BRIAN RADY
with designs by Chris Morris (set),
Olga Mill (costumes),
and Christopher Weston (lighting)
stage managed by Erika Bracy
“The Orange Person is joyous and touching and full of life, love, and hope. It's very much the kind of show Americans need these days to remind us who we are and what we value. Even though the denizens of this show are sometimes small-minded and backward, the way they care for one another and help one another feels grand. And the infectious high spirits that this company brings to sharing this story with their audience are downright inspirational.”
NYtheater.com
VIDEO TRAILER:
PHOTOS BY JAMES MATTHEW DANIEL
PRODUCTION
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