Cold Read Festival

Credits

Playwright-in-Residence : Octavio Solis

Solo Performer-in-Residence : Bill Bowers

Featured Local Playwright : Charles Martin

Curated by : Kyle Bass

April 1 - April 5, 2020

Description

Description

Octavio Solis has written more than 20 plays and has been produced at more than 25 theatres nationwide including Yale Repertory Theater, Mark Taper Forum, Denver Center Theater, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. His memoir Retablos: Stories From A Life Lived Along The Border was released in October 2018 and recounts his childhood in El Paso, Texas. Solis served as a cultural consultant on the Disney Pixar film Coco. Bill Bowers has been hailed by critics as the most accomplished and renowned mime of his generation. He currently performs and teaches the art of physical storytelling throughout the world. His methods and exploration of universal truths transcend the spoken word to educate and touch audiences in countries as varied as Poland, The Netherlands, Scotland, Japan, Macedonia, Romania, Italy, Germany, Norway, and Austria. Charles Martin lives in Syracuse and is the author of eight books of poetry. His new translation of Euripides’ Medea was recently published by University of California Press.

Tickets for each event are $5. A full weekend pass good for all five events is $20.

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Octavio Solis on growing up a ‘skinny brown kid’ on the U.S.-Mexico border:

FESTIVAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

NEW! COLD OPEN Wednesday, April 1 at 7:30 PM | FREE TICKETED EVENT AT SYRACUSE STAGE
A festival preview event that will feature a “first-look” reading of Octavio Solis’ draft ahead of his work on the script during the festival. Solis and his director will be in conversation with the audience about their plans and goals for their work during the festival. Tickets to this event are free, but require a reservation.

COLD READ KICK-OFF Thursday, April 2 at 7:30 PM | PAID TICKETED EVENT AT SYRACUSE STAGE
A kick-off party and readings of selected 10-minute plays in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. Directed by Leslie Noble.

UNDER CONSIDERATION Friday, April 3 at 7:30 PM | PAID TICKETED EVENT AT SYRACUSE STAGE
A rehearsed reading of a completed play under consideration for a future Syracuse Stage production, The Revolutions by Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Wendy Dann. Followed by a moderated talkback.

WRITE HERE Saturday, April 4 at 2:00 PM | PAID TICKETED EVENT AT SYRACUSE STAGE
A rehearsed reading of a new translation of Medea by nationally renowned local poet Charles Martin. Directed by Robert Hupp. Followed by a moderated post-reading talkback.

SOLO ACT Saturday, April 4 at 7:30 PM | PAID TICKETED EVENT AT WUNDERBAR
The festival’s in-residence writer-performer Bill Bowers will present a workshop performance of a new work. Directed by Martha Banta. Followed by a moderated post-performance talkback. Wunderbar is located at 201 S. West St., Syracuse.

DRAFT/PAGES Sunday, April 5 at 2:00 PM | PAID TICKETED EVENT AT SYRACUSE STAGE
Cold Read concludes with a reading of the play-in-progress My Two Cents: A Personal Discourse on Luis Bunrel's Dos Centavos, The Recently Discovered Unfinished Masterpiece of Mexico's Golden Age of Cinema, by the festival playwright-in-residence Octavio Solis. Directed by Elena Araoz. Locally crafted beers and food will be available. Followed by a moderated post-reading talkback.

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