AtticRep

True West
by Sam Shepard
December 4 through December 21, 2008

• True West deconstructs the myth of the American Dream through a pair of quarrelling brothers, each laying claim to the “true” spirit—and promise—of the American West. By turns naturalistic and poetic, True West lays bare the myths not only of American families, but of an American nation. The play will star Rick Frederick (Lincolnesque, Fat Pig, One for the Road) and Andy Thornton (Lincolnesque) as the brothers. Directed by David Connelly.
  
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• Walls Symposium
  February 15-17, 2009
  
  For the Symposium, AtticRep presented the following events:
  
  DEL OTRO LADO, a performance and video exhibit by Ana Carillo Baer and Susanna Morrow, explores the alienating effects of walls on the basic human need for connection. Using video footage from Mexico and dance/theater performance, the artists will create a textured offering for contemplation on the first night of the Walls Symposium.
  
  RIVERBANK, an assemblage of clothes, plastic bags, and personal items collected from the United States bank of the Rio Grande. The objects, strewn beyond a wall and beneath a skylight, present the muddied attire worn by individuals as they navigated the river's waters. Shed hastily to avoid detection on American soil, these garments stand as molted shells of unknowns. Guadalajara artist Luz Maria Sanchez originally produced this installation for Artpace San Antonio, while an International Artist-In-Residence in 2006.
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  EL OTRO LADO a video installation by Anne Wallace will be shown during the entire opening. In 2004, artist Anne Wallace drove the 2000-mile U.S./Mexico border, crossing back and forth to record interviews, film the dividing line and document nature sounds in wildlife sanctuaries. In the experimental documentary, El otro lado, sounds of the changing landscape track the international boundary from the Rio Grande in the East to the western deserts of Arizona and California. As the eye follows the hypnotic rhythm of a seemingly endless steel wall, voices reveal the controversial border fence as a projection of our fears and desires.
  
  WALL AS ARENA is a presentation about a series of works by the artist Chris Sauter use of architecture as a raw material. In these works, walls are carved to retrieve material needed to build other objects. This action makes literal the metaphoric connection between the architecture and that which is being represented by the wall-constructed object, revealing aspects of their respective natures. Sauter will discuss how these works physically interact with architecture, exploring the literal, metaphorical, and conceptual function of walls."

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  FLASH WALL Human Wall by AtticRep. All the participants of the Walls Symposium are invited to create a human wall that extends from the Magic Stones to the Miller Fountain at Trinity University. The Flash Wall will be initiated at 11:25 AM and it will dissolve five minutes later as the bell tower strikes 11:30 AM. Please convene in front of the Coates Library at 11:20 AM. 16 February 2009 at 11:25 am.
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  Forum Theatre Project 2009
  "Borders and Walls"
  created by AtticRep Theater Ensemble
  March 12-14, 2009
  
  This play is an original work exploring border relations in Texas. The play will be created by a group of San Antonio theatre artists, Trinity University students and community members. The piece will be formed and presented in the style of Augusto Boal’s community-based theatre and audience discussion is part of the production. Directed by Roberto Prestigiacomo.
  World Premiere
  
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  The Goat or Who is Sylvia?
  By Edward Albee
  May 13 through May 31, 2009
  
  Critic Helen Thomson describes the play as follows: "With The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, Edward Albee has certainly made good his promise to stir up theatre-goers. The play crosses boundaries of all kinds and raises issues that are so remote from our everyday experiences, we don't even talk about them. If you thought there was nothing left to reveal about sex, then perhaps you haven't given bestiality enough consideration." Directed by Tim Hedgepeth.
  San Antonio Premiere
  
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  Blackbird by David Harrower
  July 8 through July 26, 2009
  
  “Scottish playwright David Harrower has bravely chosen to address and dissect a taboo subject that even his characters dare not name. That he has done so with remarkable sensitivity and minimal prurience is much to his credit." -British Theatre Guide . This production will feature Actors’ Equity Association actor David Connelly (Back of the Throat), who has performed on Broadway with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Directed by Stacey Connelly.
  San Antonio Premier