Tonight, on Into the Absurd, we sat down with IRC stalwart performers Tomas Dura, Jane Moore, Sonja Robson and John Zak, to discuss their performances of their most iconic characters in works by existentialist masters (and their closely-aligned fantastical playwriting counterparts) Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, Jean Giraudoux, Tennessee Williams, Boris Vian and Franz Kafka.
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Since the IRC’s founding in 2006, IRC stalwart performers Tomas Dura, Jane Moore, Sonja Robson and John Zak have mastered the art of theatrical absurdism through their performances of the most iconic characters in works by existentialist masters (and their closely-aligned fantastical playwriting counterparts) Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, Jean Giraudoux, Tennessee Williams, Boris Vian and Franz Kafka.
It’s been nearly a year since the performing arts vacated the stage, leaving the ghost light burning as we all await a safe return. While we take our places and watch for that green light, we wax nostalgic on this week’s Into the Absurd as we head backstage for a conversation with the IRC’s foremost interpreters of the form, digging into all manner and form of absurd conversation: preparing to play Ionesco; how to refashion a second interpretation of Mr. Smith of The Bald Soprano; wearing a tutu while catching fish by mouth on a dock in Tennessee Williams’ The Gnadiges Fraulein; embodying the existential threat that was the Schmerz in Boris Vian’s The Empire Builders.
This week’s Into the Absurd is a chance to relive and reconnect with our audience and our favorite IRC memories over the last 16 years, creating the energy to propel the next decade when we return to the stage. We’ll share some memories, stories and videos as we remember the path created prior to this long intermission. We hope to see you at the table.
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