The
Chairs
by Eugene Ionesco
Produced at Artword Alternative
September 25th to October 14th, 2001
"...electric, so full of life and ideas that it's difficult to stay put in your
own chair." Now Magazine
An ancient
couple live alone in an island lighthouse. In order to make public the Old Man's
brilliant political thesis, they organize an enormous reception to which they
invite distinguished guests from around the world to hear his message to
humanity. But the couple's soiree goes awry when the chairs arrive but the
guests are invisible.
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Awards
and Nominations
2002 Dora
Nominations: Best Production (Modern Times), Best Direction (Soheil Parsa),
Best Sound (Ben Grossman), Best Lights (Jan Komarek), Best Set Design (Jan
Komarek), Best Performance, Male (Peter Farbridge), Best Performance, Female
(Michelle Polak).
Creative Team
Artistic Conception: Soheil Parsa and Jan Komarek
Direction: Soheil Parsa
With: Peter Farbridge, and Michelle Polak
Orator: Ed Fielding
Set and Lights: Jan Komarek
Sound: Ben Grossman
Stage Management: Alexa Carrol
Photo
of Peter Farbridge and Michelle Polak by Jan Komarek.