In the shadows of a dark and fog-cloaked alley, a modern cowboy sings a lament to his lost love; on the high wire of a circus trapeze, a daring acrobat is heckled by singing clowns; in the rubble of a collapsed building, a newscaster grapples with a world gone mad, And all the while, a group of dedicated citizens gather to keep the flames alive. The flames of freedom? of fortune? of frivolity? Can one small cohort of concerned citizens Fire Walk to keep the Home Fires burning?
Once again, Theatre R.A.W. at Santa Monica Playhouse brings you a remarkable multi-media musical performance piece, developed to address issues of local, and global, concern.
This amazing ShortBurst Theatre® production is crafted and performed by Marty Cohen, Christie Evans, Taylor Marie Fowler, Peter Gueracague, Cherri Hidalgo, Parris Kaspszak, Louise Kerr, Linda Kohn, Deirdre O’Connor, Warren Sata, Sergei Stern, Theda Weston and Playhouse Associate Director of Adult Education Berkeley Sanjay.
Written by Evelyn Rudie, directed by Chris DeCarlo. Original music by Sergei Stern. Team captain Madeleine Lemay.
ShortBurst Theatre® sees professional artists, tyro performers and members of the community at large pool their resources, their time, and their concerns, to create theatre that is relevant on a personal, local and global level, and do it all in a very short span of time, hence the name.
Over the past 36 years, ShortBurst Theatre® has created 50+ collaborative productions locally, nationally and with companies from 11 countries, many that have later become main stage and touring productions, fostering cultural exchange and understanding and making a tangible difference across the city and around the world. “The performances and collaborations are excellent and very educative. Their work is brilliant!” Fusami Sugimine, Director Global Project, International Human Network, Japan.
Santa Monica Playhouse programs are supported in part by generous grants from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission and Playhouse PALS.
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