Promiscuous Stories
October 18-November 23 2008
The Athenaeum Theatre
The idea for Promiscuous Stories originated with the author whose essay inspired the creation of The Plagiarists in the first place. Jonathan Lethem launched “The Promiscuous Materials Project” in the spirit of sharing art and creative freedom, making a number of his writings available to adapt for a negligible fee. The Plagiarists have chosen some of these stories to adapt into an evening of theatre called Promiscuous Stories.
The full-length production of Promiscuous Stories will be approximately two hours in length and feature seven adaptations of different Lethem stories. Each will be a short play in itself, inhabiting its own reality and performed in its own style, but sharing common scenic elements to emphasize the unique world these stories all share. Props or furniture may take on special meaning in one piece, and then carry that meaning into the next piece. Ideas and philosophies presented in one story may be specifically supported or challenged in the next. Characters form one piece may appear in comic books or on television in another piece. This combination of cohesiveness and variety allows us to explore the ideas found in the stories from different angles and contexts. We feel this is both a big-tent theatre event with enormous popular potential and a unique, intelligent work of collaborative art.
Based on short stories by Jonathan Lethem
Adapted by: Kaitlin Byrd, Gregory Peters, and Lindsay Verstegen
Directed by: Gregory Peters
Featuring: Chad Brown, James Dunn, William Heafer, Jordan Hoisington, Tony Kaehny, Marcus Kamie,
Sara McCarthy, Erin Rietz, Jennifer Santenello, Jack Tamburri, Justine C. Turner, and Jeremy van Meter.
Stage Manager: Casey Adams
Production Manager: Layne Manzer
Technical Director: Paul Kastner
Scenic Design: Diane Fairchild
Lighting Design: Matthew Miller
Costume Design: Mieka van der Ploeg
Sound Design: Chas Vrba
Assistant Director: Kaitlin Byrd
Movement Captain: Lindsay Verstegen
Original Music: Mikel Avery
Master Electrician: Sean Mallary
Props Master: Bridget Barclay-Peters
Puppet Design/Construction: Andrew Marchetti
Board Operator: Hiroko Arai
Projection Design: Nathan Young
Promotional Art: “Promiscuous Stories” by Tony Fitzpatrick
Film Crew Director and Camera: Joseph Buszek
Film Crew Camera: Anthony Rossetti
Film Editor: Nathan Young