| About the play |
Out of the chaos of war comes the birth of a new kind of order.
In the aftermath of the 17th-century siege of Vienna, the survivors begin to build their society anew. The Emperor and Empress would like order restored, and the poor just want to survive, but Starhemberg, the General responsible for the salvation of the city, seeks to forge a new world out of the ashes of the old.
A harrowing love story, and an exploration of our personal freedoms and choices inside the maddening political structures that control our lives.
“British playwright Howard Barker isn’t a young man, but he is an angry one. He doesn’t countenance niceties, and he actively discourages politesse. Whatever lies we tell ourselves in order to live in civil society, Barker reveals and reviles them.” - The Village Voice
Whistler in the Dark Theatre is an exploration: its inception has been sparked by the desire to delve into vividly dramatic texts and to bring back young people to the theatre.
We believe that the unique relationship between the actors and the audience make theatre a powerful tool for exploring some of the most fundamental questions about what it means to be human. Whistler in the Dark Theatre is a non-profit organization that strives to develop an ensemble of theatrical artists dedicated to producing plays that explore these questions and that celebrate the imagination through linguistic acrobatics and a stripping away of extraneous trappings. We hope to provoke the senses by focusing on the primacy of the actor in space.
The Factory Theatre
http://www.thefactorytheatre.org/
791 Tremont Street
Boston, MA |
