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Icarus
& Aria By
Kirk Wood BromleyDirected by Joshua Spafford A sexy, explosive Romeo & Juliet for the 21st century Icarus & Aria by Kirk Wood Bromley directed by Valentino Ferreira @ the Los Angeles Valley College 5800 Fulton Ave. (The theater arts building on Fulton st.) Valley Glen, California May 9th - 20th, Thur - Sun 8pm, $10 (818) 947-2790 for reservations From the 2002 New York Production...
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"Startlingly
clever and wise;
in comparison, all prose plays seem facile." -Back Stage From the 2002 NYC production.  Dina (Gina Merchan), Primalo (Joshua Spafford), and Aria (Kate Rose). From the film by Jessica Grace Wing.  Aria
(Emilie Jacobs), Icarus (Donald Lopez).Aria- Then take my hand. O, Icarus, your hand. How can I represent its touching me? A virgin swim in the natal sea? The smell of pecans clicking in a grove? A blanket, how it feels newly wove? O, it's futile to. I let it clutch. Speech cannot define the perfect touch. Scene 10.  Primalo
(Josh Spafford)Primalo- Imaginero? Imaginero is a hoax, do you see? Erotic freaks of enmity, that is Imaginero. They kill to breed, treat women like dogs, eat dogs for dinner, O, chicano chicanery. That is Imaginero, can you see? All the things you make of me, Imaginero, will you see? Scene 17  The
undercover cops Barciaolo (Bill Coelius) & Junkfood (Mark Greenfield).Junkfood - Twizzler? You oughta listen to Barcaiolo. He's Forever-man. Primalo at least pretends he ain't a beanbag. See, this is negative space, and unless you're a mathwhiz, one-on-one don't equal two. Imaginero hangs this neck of the burbs, and all transmission goes out in reverse. Bullets fly backward, a noose is a truce, you enter on an exit, man. This is negative space. If I had a thumb, I'd suck it. Yo, Barcaiolo, wait up! From the Los Angeles production.  Icarus (Matthew Troyer),Primalo (John Rosenfeld), & Aria (Kim Jackson). Cop- Let her go, Primalo, and I give my word Imaginero gets immunity. Primalo- You know where to find Imaginero? The smell of Aria, Immigration, TV weddings, that's Imaginero. Icarus- Malo, no! Take a chance, but not from me. Primalo- I, Primalo, take you, Aria, To be my unlawfully wedded bride. Do you take me? Do you take me? Aria- I do. Primalo- You should be more faithful to my brother. Scene 20  Paul Vogt, Michael Caldwell, & Peter Vogt. Announcer- Aloha, sportsfreaks! It's toasty at the Southwest Hyperplex For the biggest tailgate party in all history, And I'm with those cool fans, Ray and Hammer. Your scoop on the season? Both- Raiders? Steelers? Packers? Not! Aztechs got the goods be hot. Icarus, just do what's right! Zona, Zona, fight fight fight! |
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2002 Performance Information
Cast: Seth Allen, Jesse Atlas, Alan Benditt, Sarah Bunker, Megan Dullaghan, Jonathan Green, Mark Greenfield*, Emily Greenhill, Olivia Jane Greer, Billie James*, Christian Johnstone, Michael Kayne*, Robert Laine, Hemky Madera, Aria McKenna*, Gina Merchan, Frank Perozo, Kate Rose, Joshua Spafford. Additional InformationFor information about producing this play at your theater, click here.  To read about other Inverse plays, click here. Synopsis When Phoenix's new football team, the Aztecs, recruits the amazing Icarus Alzaro from the barrio to be quarterback, the entire city is full of excitement about its prospects. But everything goes awry when Icarus' mysterious brother, Primalo appears on the scene. Worse, Icarus soon runs off with the owner's daughter, the delightful Aria Jones. Herein begins the dramatic career of Primalo, that daedal underboss; Dina, Duna of the Dust; Jimmy Jones, capitalist cowboy; Medicine Woman, registered trademark; Cindy, the spunky step-mom; Barcaiolo, Forever-man; Junkfood, the human Slim-Jim; Trinidad, the fire-snorting nana; Leslie and Ernie, or Ernie and Leslie; Luce, the hummingbird humano; Jimmy Jones Junior, the spinal fist; Icarus, the unobeying; and Aria, the song of seeing.
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money-back guarantee. Selections Introduction by Peter Lepeska Icarus & Aria is a modern re-telling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In it, the playwright, Kirk Wood Bromley, unearths the verse play, Shakespeare's arcane dramatic form, to explore and animate modern America. His interests in America are broad: from the racial and gender politics of its universities and the vicious and ardent life of its inner cities to the travails of its intellectuals and the existential angst of its overnight sports sensations... (read on) Press
conference: The signing of Icarus is announced A
Love Duet Three
Monologues Performance History
Reviews Click publication link for full review Multimedia Click here for photos from the 2001 shooting of the Icarus & Aria short film. Click here for photos from the 2002 Inverse production. Miscellany Link to Sacred Fools production (w/photos!) Produce Icarus & Aria at Your Theater Whether you're a New York, regional, community, or college theater, the plays of Kirk Wood Bromley can be an effective way to energize your actors, audience, and patrons. Click here for information on producing Bromley plays at your theater. 
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