F R E E S H O W
Diz and Izzy Aster : Vaudeville’s Late Bloomers
This offbeat duo brings their baggage to the stage in harmonies from between-the-wars and cheery songs of the Great Depression.
Slapstick comedy and musical saw. Fun for the whole family!
Monday, February 20th at 2pm
in the Mansion at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane
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Taught by Mark Jaster & Sabrina Mandell
January 24 – February 28
Tuesdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm
To Register: http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/education/training/master_classes/winter.aspx
Tuition: $370
Explore physical techniques that support comic performance, with exercises in stillness, reaction, focus, clarity of mimetic gesture, illusion, physical characterization, the divided self, status in the duo and trio, the inclusion of the audience, and clown. Mark draws on his training with Etienne Decroux and Marcel Marceau. Sabrina draws on her training in the LeCoq pedagogy with Dody DiSanto with concentration in the realm of the theatrical clown. Their complimentary approaches combine to address nuts-and-bolts physical, technical and structural skills and the more esoteric issues of honesty, presence and accessibility.
Bring the kids to see “Plunkett & Tremolo”! This Saturday evening.
Encore Stage & Studio presents Happenstance Theatre’s Plunkett & Tremolo. As star of the show, Tremolo is full of spectacular skill, knockabout comedy and classic physical antics, but Plunkett is determined to upstage him! Hilarity ensues as these two wordless fools try to prove who is who. Kids ages 4 and older and their families will be entertained by Mark Jaster and Sabrina Mandell’s spectacular skill and silly antics. The duo comprise Happenstance Theatre, a professional company committed to devising and producing original, performer-created visual, poetic theater.
January 7 at 7:30 pm
Where: Rosslyn Spectrum
1601 N Kent St - Arlington, VA 22209-2127
We will be appearing in the Cambridge Revels.
For more information visit www.Revels.org
Check out these Reviews: Washington Post, DC Theatre Scene, MD Theatre Guide
And look for us again next year!
So here is our first foray into filmmaking. We wanted at least post something to show a possible flavor of the piece. We recorded a lot of studio time after this movie was made and eventually will edit it and share it for viewing. Happy Spring! And good viewing!
and HERE is an article about us from the Gazette…
Are you looking for an affordable alternative or supplement to the usual Christmas season entertainments? LOOK OUT BELOW! another Happenstance Tour De Force just finished its performances at Round House Theatre Bethesda…keep posted to see where it will happen next.
THUNDER! MOONLIGHT! SLAPSTICK! The end of the 19th century is at hand…Pierrot is on his way to Paris where he intends to make the very first recorded sound. En route he meets Augustine, a would-be Hot Air Balloonist. Accompanied by an eccentric one-person Band they encounter comic misadventures at the Circus, the Paris Metro, the Eiffel Tower and the Moulin Rouge. Starring Mark Jaster as Pierrot, Sabrina Mandellas Augustine andKaren Hansen as The Band.
Happenstance Theater employs whimsical imagery, physical comedy and live music to engage imaginations of all ages.
Mark Jaster has been selected as the winner of the 2009 Montgomery County Executive’s Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Outstanding Artist Award for his achievements in, and contribution to, the arts in Montgomery County. Also, Happenstance Theater received an Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County Creative Projects Grant and have been invited to perform at the Montgomery County Executive’s Ball on October 19th, 2009 where we will show a short preview of Look Out Below! and Mark Jaster will receive his Outstanding Artist Award. This event is free and open to the public. Click HERE for more information.
