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An exciting new production opens in just a week! From Theater Galatea, four women perform all the roles in two (shortened) Shakespearean tragedies in one performance! Starring KOLT co-founder Kelley Ogden and favorites Kellie Yvonne Raines, Analise Langford and Jessica Laskey, don't miss this exciting exploration of gender and power. ... Get your tickets today! https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3331901

"The idea was not to stage these well-known playsall of which, except for TRIBES, have been produced in Seattlebut to extract the female characters from the p...lays and look at those voices and experiences in isolation to see what the landscape of female performance looked like collectively. To accomplish that, the three artists pulled all the lines and stage directions relating to the female characters from the 11 plays and looked for commonalities and motifs. Where they saw patterns or related material, they created thematic sections, taking bits and pieces from different works. The result is a compilation of verbal outbursts and tirades; of instances of women giving up or selling themselves short; of questions female characters are allowed to ask; and of women apologizing... ...This accretive lens, the artists argue, is critical to the work. Said Hatlo, 'I don’t want to indict playwrights; that’s not the goal. The goal is for audiences to understand what this accumulation looks like. I want to see if they can feel what it feels like.' "Said Meaker, 'This is a play about all of these plays together, and what they say as a collective whole about where we are in the American theatre scene.'

"Art should not please. On the contrary. Art has to show where it hurts in our societies, in our world. We urgently need the courage back to pick up this role of disturbers again."

This past weekend, we closed DORA with another packed house and a final beautiful performance. We told a story about love, loss and war in Parisian cafes and art studios (a poignant task this closing weekend). We pulled off a nightly load-in and load-out that required five cars, four women and one fantastic new friend (thanks Ron!). We even had the ambient sounds of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" - which really has special resonance when you're trying to recreate the bombing and painting of Guernica onstage (or Journica as it should now be known). [ 456 more words. ] https://koltrun.wordpress.com//11/16/the-denouement-of-dora

Tonight and tomorrow are the final two performances of ADORATION OF DORA. While we are sold out, we have been able to accommodate a number of standbys at previous performances. Reposting our standby policy here, and we will do our best to get everyone in. STANDBY POLICY: Starting at 7:30pm prior to a sold-out performance, KOLT Box Office will begin a wait list. At 8pm curtain time, in the event of last-minute cancellations or no-shows, seats may be released and sold to those on the waiting list on a first-come, first- served basis. We cannot take wait list names over the phone; you must arrive in person to sign up. We cannot guarantee that seats will become available, but will do our best to accommodate.

We are now completely sold out for the remaining performances of ADORATION OF DORA. (Please check our website for information on our standby ticket policy.) Many thanks to everyone for spreading the word about the show - we are truly grateful!

This weekend's performances of DORA are now sold out. If you want to see the show, tickets are still available for closing weekend, Nov. 13 or 14, but they're going quickly so don't wait! www.koltruncreations.com

Another phenomenal weekend for DORA! (And it was awesome to join our Halloween audience members for champagne and cupcakes Saturday night.) Thanks to everyone who joined us. If you want to catch an upcoming show, purchase your tix ASAP! Friday night is sold out, Saturday only has 5 seats left, and closing weekend is selling quickly! www.koltruncreations.com

Another weekend of DORA performances are here! If you haven't purchased your tickets yet, keep in mind that best availability is this Saturday Oct. 31, and closing weekend, Nov. 13-14. (The rest of the performances have less than 5 tix left.) So don't wait! We want to see you!

This is the latest in a series of interviews with local female artists, as a complement to our current production of ADORATION OF DORA. This week, we are highlighting local artist Joy Bertinuson. Joy has a BA in Studio Art from Sac State, and also attended The School of the Art Institute in Chicago after getting her bachelor of arts degree. [ 975 more words. ] https://koltrun.wordpress.com//dora-artist-conversations-/

DORA is told through the language of Surrealism ... and Surrealists LOVED them some costumes. So Halloween seems the perfect night to move into the dream realm, abandon the logical world -- and eat cupcakes! Audiences attending Saturday night's show are encouraged to come in costume and hang out with cast/crew after the show at our post-show reception. Champagne, cupcakes and revelry from 9:30-10 -- so you still have time to make your Halloween parties! Purchase your tix at koltruncreations.com!

It was wonderful to finally share ADORATION OF DORA with audiences last weekend - thanks to everyone who came out and joined us! The rest of the run is quickly filling up ... however, if you decide to join us on Saturday night, you will get a special Halloween treat! Saturday night's audience is invited to join cast and crew for a post-show reception from 9:30-10pm, complete with complimentary champagne and cupcakes! The show is only 80 minutes long so -- feel free to come in costume, join us for the wild ride, stay for some sweets and then hit your Halloween parties with plenty of time to celebrate! Click on the link to get your tix!

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