The Deluge: On The Shoulder of Night
by Kirk Smith | Presented by VORTEX
Winner of B. Iden Payne Award: Outstanding Score; Nominated for 5 B. Iden Payne Awards. Austin Circle of Theatres
The rain comes down. It falls over the entire earth: in the fields, the olive groves, on animals, and through cracks in the small, raw wooden room that is the center of existence for what may be the only two people alive. They are friends, lovers, spouses, and soon to be parents. But they are moving in opposite directions, more and more, coming apart as the rain comes down. And in. The pouring inevitability of loss and renewed hope makes for a dreamy and wet world, sometimes punctuated with lightning and thunder, but continually adrift on an ocean of melancholic water.
“The Saturday opening
of The Deluge couldn't have been more compelling. The dialogue,
which jumped from the poetic to the everyday, seemed to rivet the
sold-out audience.”
The Austin-American Statesman
The Deluge is highly imagistic and poetic, a kind of modern myth using traditional storytelling, dialogue, and music to relate the story of Yosanoah, a young olive farmer, and his wife Aliah, who must decide whether or not to abandon their home as a huge storm approaches.
Featuring:
Matthew Patterson as YOSANOAH and Eryn Gettys as ALIAH
Live music played by Michael Werst, Ken Burchenal, and Amy-Lou Werst
a trio on violin, guitar, and cello.Written by Kirk Smith; Directed by Bonnie Cullum; Set Design by Ann Marie Gordon
