Written & Composed by Nate Weida
Directed by Isaac Klein
Sunday, April 13
3:00PM..............Act 1/Hell/The Epic Poem
6:00PM...............Act 2/Purgatory/The Play
Saturday, April 19
11:00AM............Act 1/Hell/The Epic Poem
1:30PM...............Act 2/Purgatory/The Play
5:00PM.......Act 3/Heaven/The Folk Opera
Sunday, April 27
2:00PM...............Act 1/Hell/The Epic Poem
4:30PM................Act 2/Purgatory/The Play
8:00PM........Act 3/Heaven/The Folk Opera
I’s Twinkleis an epic poem modeled after Dante’s Divine Comedy in its three parts, telling the story of a young man growing up in Reconstruction Era America—an artist figure who travels from the South northward. The style of the work gradually progresses from an epic poem to a play to a folk opera. It incorporates elements of New York and American history, mythology, philosophy, and theology. Whereas Dante’s Divine Comedy leads its protagonist on a spiritual journey, I’s Twinkle is an artistic one, chronicling the punishments and rewards of a life set towards the arts.
Featuring: Michael Covert, Bill Coyne, Dia Dearstyne, Paul Eddy, Ava Eisenson, Katie Esswein, Kate Foster, James Fouhey, Jessica Frey, Nick Gasworth, Ana Gothard, Jeremy Lawrence, Erik Liberman, Sergio Maggiolo, Kenny Metzger, Mike Piazza, Aaron Philips, Stacy Salvette, Arielle Siegel, Trevor Strader, Allan Washington, Nate Weida, Adam Wennick, Wesley Zurick
Producers.......................Colby Day, Jessika Doyel
Stage Manager..........................Aysa Abdulmajid
Dramaturg........................................Lynn Spector
Assistant Director...................................Ali Keller
Artistic Development Intern.........Silviana Russo
About the Pipeline PlayLab
Through a year-long series of monthly meetings, the Pipeline PlayLab serves as a workshop for playwrights to build new plays with constructive feedback from other playwrights, directors, and the artistic staff of Pipeline, culminating in staged readings of the developed plays. The PlayLab class of 2014 includes: A.P. Andrews, Colby Day, Andrew Farmer, Jessica Fleitman, Scott McCarrey, Alex Malcolm Mills, and Nate Weida.
Learn more at www.pipelinetheatre.org.
Artwork by Jay Pluck