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A Life in Three Acts, winner of the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe First Award, finds Bette Bourne and Mark Ravenhill on stage together. The celebrated performer and key figure in Britain's largely unreported post-war gay liberation struggle, shares his story with his close friend and celebrated UK playwright.
A Life in Three Acts is a living, breathing history edited and adapted from a series of private conversations between two friends, recreated on stage, reminiscing about the life and times of Bette Bourne, recently turned 70. Bourne’s retelling of his past is understated and remarkably honest, by turns humorous and angry. He recalls (without attempting to explain or analyze) his post-war childhood; his first forays across Piccadilly Circus in drag, accompanied by four gorgeous friends; his contributions to the formation of the Gay Liberation Front; his life in a drag commune; the creation of the groundbreaking Bloolips company in London and New York, and more. With Ravenhill’s slightly scripted prodding, the account adds up to an extraordinary portrait of an individual and a movement. To be sure, the work is not only a Bourne memoir, but, more broadly, a quiet celebration of the momentous struggles and achievements of gay liberation. The show comes to St. Ann's Warehouse directly on the heels of a successful run at London's Soho Theatre. Directed by Mark Ravenhill.
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Off - Broadway |
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Presented by St. Ann's Warehouse
A London Artists Projects Production
Produced by Jeremy Goldstein |
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March 4, 2010 |
| Closing |
March 28, 2010 |
| Schedule |
Thu Mar 4 8pm
Fri Mar 5 8pm
Sat Mar 6 8pm
Sun Mar 7 4pm
Wed Mar 10 8pm
Thu Mar 11 8pm
Fri Mar 12 8pm
Sat Mar 13 2pm
Sat Mar 13 8pm
Sun Mar 14 4pm |
Wed Mar 17 8pm
Thu Mar 18 8pm
Fri Mar 19 8pm
Sat Mar 20 2pm
Sat Mar 20 8pm
Sun Mar 21 4pm
Wed Mar 24 8pm
Thu Mar 25 8pm
Fri Mar 26 8pm
Sat Mar 27 2pm
Sat Mar 27 8pm |
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St. Ann's Warehouse |
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St. Ann's Warehouse is located in DUMBO, Brooklyn between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges at 38 Water Street at the corner of Water Street and Dock Street, opposite the entrance to Fulton Ferry State Park. |
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A/C to High Street
If you are coming from Manhattan, exit at the rear of the train. Walk downhill toward the bridge on Cadman Plaza West to Old Fulton Street. Bear left on Old Fulton Street and follow it until it ends at the pier. Make a right on Water Street and walk one block (under the Brooklyn Bridge); the Warehouse entrance is between Main and Dock Streets on the right side.
2/3 to Clark Street
Exit the station and make a left onto Henry Street. Turn left on Old Fulton Street and follow it until it ends at the pier. Make a right on Water Street and walk one block (under the Brooklyn Bridge); the Warehouse entrance is between Main and Dock Streets on the right side.
F to York Street
Make a right when exiting the train station. Make a left onto York Street, walk 3 blocks to Washington Street. Turn right on Washington Street and walk 2 blocks to Water Street. Turn left on Water Street and continue past Main Street; the Warehouse entrance is between Main and Dock Streets. |
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Take the B25 to the corner of Water Street and Main Street. Walk half a block along Water Street towards the Brooklyn Bridge; the Warehouse entrance is on Water Street between Main and Dock Streets. |
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Mar 25 - Apr 5, 2010 The 2010 New York Maria Irene Fornés Festival
See schedule at website.
Apr 15 - Apr 24, 2010 Left Out Festival
Stage Left Studio Gay-themed work, mostly solo plays, cabaret acts, stand-up comedy, monologues, and spoken word pieces.
June 3 - June 27, 2010 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity New York's premiere eco-friendly theatre festival. Fostering a diverse cross-section of performances.
At Robert Moss Theater (440 Lafayette Street), The Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street) and Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street (Bleecker Street Theatre and Green Room Theatre). Available online at http://tinyurl.com/ycpxz5e or by calling 866-811-4111.
June 4 - July 3, 2010 The Too Soon Festival The Annual Summer Theme Festival runs for 4 weeks every June. The theme changes every year. This year's festival is "The Too Soon Festival."
July 12 - Aug 1, 2010 Midtown International Theatre Festival Welcomes any kind of stage play, musical or otherwise.
July 13 - July 18, 2010
Samuel French Inc. Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival
35th annual edition of this short play festival, where contenders vie for publication prizes.
At Lion Theatre.
Aug 8 - Sept 5, 2010
Theater for the New City will present a month long anthology of wide-ranging and original theatrical visions embracing drama, poetry, music, and dance in the summer of 2010 from performing artists representing theater and performance companies in their theater complex downtown. In 2010, Dream Up Festival hopes to offer at least 20 shows on the festival line up. The motto of the festival is "Dream Up: Invent, Concoct."
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New York International Fringe Festival.
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