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Elephant's Graveyard
THIS IS A STAGED READING WITH PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT OF THE FORSYTH HUMANE SOCIETY
Performances:
Friday, January 11, 2013, at 8 pm
Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 8 pm
by George Brant
Winner of the 2008 Keene Prize for Literature
Winner of the 2008 David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award
This unique play explores the true tale of the tragic collision of a struggling circus and a tiny town in Tennessee, which resulted in the only known lynching of an elephant. Set in September of 1916, the play combines historical fact and legend, exploring the deep-seated American craving for spectacle, violence and revenge.
"The script-based on a true story about a traveling circus that, in 1916, stumbled into gory disaster in a muddy Tennessee town-is, like the best art, microscopically specific with echoes that radiate outward across time. It conjures a world with its own atmosphere and terrible internal logic. It's mesmerizing... symphonic in its emotional variations on a tragic theme. Elephant's Graveyard buzzes with truth about the consequences of misunderstanding, the invisible but enormous gap between artists and their audiences, and the infernal beauty of vaudeville." - The Stranger, Seattle
"A theatrical masterpiece." - Columbia City Paper
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LocationTheatre Alliance (View)
1047 W. Northwest Blvd
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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