Aunt Leaf at HERE

JAN 7-24, 2010

A century-old haunting.
A young girl who won't speak
and an old woman with skin like tree bark.
A dead man whistling on the lawn.
A nightly ritual.
A tale from the dark woods of the Hudson River Valley
and the darker woods of the imagination.
A story about stories.


Part of startHERE: Innovative Theatre for Young People

Jeffrey Mousseau (director) and Barbara Wiechmann (playwright) are creating a new original performance for children ages 9 and up exploring the creative and destructive nature of the imagination. The project will draw upon the literature, art, and folklore that has emerged from the Hudson River Valley region, and is inspired by how the area's landscape and environment provoke both creativity and fear.




Praise for Mousseau's previous directorial work:

"I Am My Own Wife has been directed by Jeffrey Mousseau with considerable attention to detail and an emphasis on clarity of thought and action. It is a very intelligent piece of work." The Independent

"Under the nuanced direction of Jeffrey Mousseau...the physical and vocal detail with which the ensemble members convey their characters' solitude makes this production a richly textured living collage." The Boston Globe (review of American Notes)

"Under Jeffrey Mousseau's confident direction...the actors lay out the passions and the regrets that alternate in their psyches." --The Boston Herald (review of Fool for Love)

Written by Barbara Wiechmann & directed by Jeffrey Mousseau

Praise for Wiechmann's previous work:

"The Secret of Steep Ravines exploits the theatre's unique capacity to engage reality and fantasy at the same time, to make pretty stage picturess by morphing everyday objects or gestures into abstractions, and to let language slide into movement and back again." -- Alisa Solomon, The Village Voice

On The Holy Mother of Hadley New York:
"Riveting.....a serious and moving study of the presistent human need to believe in a power greater than us." -- The Westsider




Support from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

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• HERE
• Here Arts Center
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