The Actors Theatre Playhouse begins its 2015 season on Fridays and Saturdays June 19, 20, 26, and 27 with a new Playhouse program entitled Theatrical Explorations, featuring the latest collection of New Hampshire Poet Laureate Alice B. Fogel's Interval, a work based on Bach's Goldberg Variations. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m.
Fogel's work will be explored thru a variety of performance techniques including improvisation, dance, music, video, and spoken word. Interval is rediscovered and enhanced by director Josh Moyse and actors Peter Eisenstadter, Richard Epstein, Colin Grube, Skyler Heathwaite, Pat Langille, and Jennifer Moyse.
Their free-form interpretations aim to inspire strong emotional responses through performance pieces of varying lengths that reflect Fogel's poems.
“This is a non-traditional piece,” director Josh Moyse says. “There is no story with a beginning, middle and end. Instead there is a rigorous structure intended to elicit strong emotional responses. This approach is designed to move the audience and give them a sense of play while deepening their appreciation of Fogel's and Bach's work.”