Tickets on sale now for Circle of Life Theatre's groundbreaking production of Frederick Knott's edge-of-your-seat thriller, "WAIT UNTIL DARK" - OPENING NIGHT SEPTEMBER 4TH, RUNNING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2014. TO PURCHASE: www.CityBoxOffice.com/CircleofLife. Call 415.385.5055 for group, student, senior, and disabled discounts. OPENING NIGHT tickets include on-stage cocktail-reception with cast, Artistic Director Joseph Hege and Executive Director Fritz Lambandrake.
In a modern take on Fred...
Tickets on sale now for Circle of Life Theatre's groundbreaking production of Frederick Knott's edge-of-your-seat thriller, "WAIT UNTIL DARK" - OPENING NIGHT SEPTEMBER 4TH, RUNNING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2014. TO PURCHASE: www.CityBoxOffice.com/CircleofLife. Call 415.385.5055 for group, student, senior, and disabled discounts. OPENING NIGHT tickets include on-stage cocktail-reception with cast, Artistic Director Joseph Hege and Executive Director Fritz Lambandrake.
In a modern take on Frederick Knott’s 1960’s thriller, Susy, a Greenwich Village artist and newlywed who has recently lost her eyesight, finds herself accidentally entrapped in a murderous plot devised by ruthless drug dealers. The question is… will Susy’s ingenuity and her other four senses be enough to help her get the best of the cold-as-ice criminals, even though she can’t see them? Is her blindness really a disability, or is it an advantage? Who’s really in control... in the dark?
In this realistic and terrifying presentation of "Wait Until Dark", watch a truly blind and incredibly talented actor deliver the role of Susy Hendrix in the most believable way, presented with the deft direction of Artistic Director Joseph T. Hege. Founded in 2013 by Mr. Hege and Executive Director Fritz Lambandrake, Circle of Life Theatre is the West Coast’s ONLY theatre company intentionally casting and reasonably accommodating physically, emotionally, cerebrally, and developmentally disabled actors, singers, and performers of all kinds – to interact harmoniously and seamlessly with fully able performers on the same stage. Circle of Life Theatre breaks down barriers and opens minds by revealing to the able world that, when reasonably and effectively accommodated, disabled talent can deliver moving, authentic performances at least as well as any fully able performer.
Disability is a characteristic, but it does not define the entire identity of an actor (or a person), nor is it a reason for automatically disqualifying an actor from a role. However, neither is it cause for casting an actor when someone else is better for the part. In other words, at Circle of Life Theatre, the playing field is leveled, so the best actor wins the role, regardless of ability/disability status.
With the ultimate, uncompromising goal of producing consistently excellent live theatre, Circle of Life offers to audience members, artists, staff, and volunteers alike a harmonious, respectful, dignified place where the seeds of creativity may take root, unfurl, and inspire.
For disability accommodation and press inquiries, kindly call or e-mail Executive Director Fritz Lambandrake at 415.385.5055 or Fritz@CircleofLifeTheatre.org. Tickets: www.CityBoxOffice.com/CircleofLife