"Selkie: Theatre Uncut" debuts at the Charles Brown Ice House in Bethlehem on Friday, May 22 at 8pm, followed by a special Opening Night ReceptionSelkie is presenting the US premiere of Fragile and Dalgety, two provocative plays by award-winning Scottish playwright David Greig, at the Ice House Tonight series as SELKIE: THEATRE UNCUT over Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24!
Directed by George B. Miller, and starring Joseph Ferraro, Brandon Lay, and Melissa McKenna, the plays are produced in conjunction with the UKs exciting "Theatre Uncut" project (www.theatreuncut.com).
"What marks theatre out from other art forms, I think, is that its essentially a distilled form of empathy; we have a need to understand and probe the world around us, and create stories from what we see," explains Hannah Price, Co-Artistic Director, Theatre Uncut.
In "Fragile", Jack has a midnight epiphany “ and a radical plan to save his mental health support center. This visceral, startling, and beautiful roller-coaster-ride of a play features two roles, one actor - and many voices.
In "Dalgety", two coppers in the sleepy suburban sprawl of Dalgety Bay just want to get home to the London Olympics (on TV) and a nice bottle of wine - whilst on the exercise bike, of course. Until the Naked Rambler shows up in the office with “ a deer' The call of the wild is about to get pretty primal in the Scottish burbs!
Weekend performances are Saturday, May 23 at 8pm, and Sunday May 24 at 3pm, with Q&As with the artists afterwards.
Tickets are $15/$10. Reservations can be arranged
The plays are intended for Mature Audiences.