Dmae talks with one of the most inventive directors in Portland, Samantha Van Der Merwe, artistic director of Shaking The Tree Theatre. We'll hear about her original work devised with the cast and designers, Head. Hands. Feet:Tales of Dismemberment, which combines three lesser-known fairy tales with an epic Greek tragedy. The show runs through Nov. 5th.
And in the last part of the show we'll hear a Writer's Read segment from Central Oregon author Bing Bingham, whose newest book is Shaped By The Land: Stories of the Rural American West as Told in the Dusty Dog Cafe will be available later this month.
(Airs at 11am Tues 10/11/16 on KBOO 90.7FM.)
More about Shaking The Tree Theatre production:
Head. Hands. Feet:Tales of Dismemberment, an ensemble-devised play includes as Act 1, Bluebeard by Charles Perrault, The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Anderson, and The Handless Maiden by The Brothers Grimm. They are three unscripted fairy tales whose female protagonists are placed in the most dire and perilous situations imaginable. Act 2 features the classic Greek drama, Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis, adapted by Irish playwright Edna O’Brien.
Head . Hands . Feet. ~Tales of Dismemberment
Directed by Samantha Van Der Merwe
Bluebeard by Charles Perrault
The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Anderson
The Handless Maiden by The Brothers Grimm
Iphigenia by Euripides (adapted by Edna O'Brien)
A dark descent into the wild terrain of fairytale and myth. Featuring set design by Rhiza Architecture & Design
The show runs through Nov. 5th, Thurs-Sat at 7:30pm, and Sun at 5pm. Plus a special Halloween show on 10/31 at 7:30pm. All shows are at the Shaking The Tree Warehouse, 823 SE Grant St., (corner of SE 9th & Grant), in Portland
More on Bing Bingham:
Bing Bingham lives on a remote ranch in Northern Central Oregon where he works as an independent writer, photographer and radio producer. Check out his web column Dusty Dog Cafe at DustyDogCafe.com. Many of his blog essays are included in his book: Shaped By The Land: Stories of the Rural American West as Told in the Dusty Dog Cafe. Look for his e-book at the end of October.
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