Fall 2008 Update

Economic crisis. A new president-elect. Proposition 8. So much has happened since our last update to inspire new hope and struggle, and we at Elixir Productions have been watching it all unfold as we lay the next cobblestone in our company’s journey.

For those of you who have been checking our CURRENT WORK page, here’s the scoop: The To Be Loved graphic novel is still in progress, while the Celia Version 4 podcast production has clearly overshot its promised arrival in July 2008. Whether or not it will materialize remains to be seen, but you can finally experience Elixir’s first experiment in internet drama, “‘Da Da’ (There, I Said It Twice).” Created in collaboration with State of Play Productions, “Da Da” re-mixes the old-time radio play, cutting and pasting a variety of genres (juvenile detective novel, spicy telenovela, comic soliloquy) into a unique schizo-sonic experience. To behold the result, click here.

In related Elixir news, core company member Jody P. Person is currently directing Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler at Mercer County Community College. Performed in repertory with Ibsen’s A Doll House, both plays make up IbsenREP, the first of two main stage events in the 2008-09 season of “Angels and Demons” at MCCC. Jody’s Hedda Gabler uses a racially-diverse ensemble to create new resonance for the play for a tapestry of American cultures. Click the image to see more about “IbsenREP,” including the complete performance schedule.

Other projects in development by company members at MCCC as well as Elixir itself: A new play inspired by Laura Albert (a.k.a. J.T. Leroy), a dance featuring new music from singer, poet, and interdisciplinary artist Vanessa Daou, an experimental adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and much more! As always, keep checking back!

November 14, 2008 | Filed Under Company Members, Mercer County Community College, News 

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