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Annie Dorsen

ANNIE DORSEN  

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below is a list of Annie Dorsen's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Blue Bird, The         Democracy In America         Passing Strange

Blue Bird, The

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Notes:
Original Playwright - Maurice Maeterlinck

1st Produced:
Buxton School, Williamstown, Ma    12 Jul 2001

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Democracy In America

Synopsis:
Democracy in America began in the winter of 2003 when annie Dorsen invited about 30 artists to her apartment to discuss creating a performance using alexis de Tocqueville's classic work of political theory as a starting-place. She proposed a performance that was open to whomever wished to participate, and that would find its form through an open-ended period of research and discussion. Democracy in America is a process that happens in phases. In Part I, the consumers were the creators. The market opened on November 26, 2007 and the public was invited to imagine and purchase any and all elements of what-will-be-the-performance, primarily through a website constructed specifically for this project: www.buydemocracy.com. anything that can be on a stage was available for sale: participants could select or submit text, personal anecdotes, stories and jokes, physical or non-verbal actions, themes and concepts, and all elements of the design. One might've chosen to see a particular image or gesture performed-a kiss, a dance, a cartwheel. another may have chosen to buy a costume, a sound cue or a prop. Product placement and other advertising opportunities were made available to corporations, small businesses and groups. Sales closed on February 29, 2008. The performance of Democracy in America (Part II) will be comprised entirely of these purchases. Dorsen and her creative team take what's been bought and create the live art event to be presented at Performance Space 122
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
The Foundry Theatre

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Genre:
Piece

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Passing Strange

Annie Dorsen
It is described as the story "of a young black bohemian in search of self and home who charts a course for 'the real' through sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Loaded with soulful lyrics, packed with political irony, and overflowing with passion, the show takes us from black middle-class America to amsterdam, Berlin, and beyond. It's a quirky journey from L.a. to authenticity, crossing boundaries of place, identity, and theatrical convention on the way."
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
book And lyrics by Stew; music by Stew & Heidi Rodewald; created in collaboration with Annie Dorsen

1st Produced:

Organisations:
The Public Theate & Berkeley Repertory Theatre

1st Published:
-   ghoslight-passing

Music:
Original cast recording: Ghoslight Records 2008

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Genre:
rock musical Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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