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THE SONGS OF ROBERT goes to the 2009 New York International Fringe FestivalThis August, John Crutchfield takes his popular one-man show, The Songs of Robert, to New York City for FringeNYC 2009. Performances are at the CSV Cultural and Educational Center - Milagro, 107 Suffolk St., Manhattan: Thursday, 8/20 @ 3pm; Friday, 8/21 @ 5:30 & 9:30pm; Saturday, 8/22 @ noon & 7:45pm. The show combines original poetry, choreography, live music on clawhammer banjo and slide guitar, and a menagerie of unforgettable characters, to tell the story of “Robert,” a high school boy growing up in a small Southern Appalachian town. In addition to the usual perils of high school – insane guidance counselors, sadistic assistant principals, and megalomaniacal class poets – Robert is also caught up in the surreal world of being in love for the first time. All told, Crutchfield plays a dozen different characters, and performs songs ranging from Old Time traditionals to delta blues – all of it with a mischievous vaudeville twist. The show is produced by Chall Gray, and is appropriate for all ages. There will also be three local benefit performances prior to the festival: The BeBe Theatre in Asheville, Friday, July 31, 7:30pm and 10pm. The program also features short performances by Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre, improv comedians Karen Stobbe & Mondy Carter, local singer-songwriter Jaye Bartell, and performance poet Julian Vorus. The Valborg Theatre at Appalachian State University in Boone, Wednesday, August 12, 8pm. A co-production with the Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance. Details forthcoming. To see a short clip of the show, click here. |
SOLSTICE, a new play by John Crutchfield
Premier planned for spring, 2010. A Corpus Theatre Collective production. Directed by James Ostholthoff. Details forthcoming.
An intense realistic drama about the turning point in a friendship. A young man goes to visit his childhood friend, and finds him living in dangerous circumstances.
RUTH, a lyric drama by John Crutchfield
June 28 - July 11, 2010. Produced as part of the Catalyst Series at NCStage in downtown Asheville. A Corpus Theatre Collective production. Directed by James Ostholthoff. Details forthcoming.
A revised version of the verse play that premiered in a Blue Shift Theatre Ensemble production directed by Eric Johnson at Lenoir-Rhyne College in 2000. In John Crutchfield's RUTH, the eponymous biblical story is re-imagined in a contemporary Southern Appalachian setting. The production combines powerful original verse, choreography, and live music.