Event

The Earth Shakes

HERON presents an ambitious original work by NYC playwright Samantha Cooper, loosely based on Shakespeare's epic Antony and Cleopatra.

Untethered to one time and place, The Earth Shakes examines the cyclical nature of love and war through five different lenses. True to HERON's unique multidisciplinary style, characters will be shared, shuffled, and traded between the ensemble of ten; modern choreography will be seamlessly woven into the script; original music will be performed live.

Equal parts pithy and poetic, hilarious and heartbreaking, The Earth Shakes reimagines the infamous couple as they set a collision-course toward each other, hurdling toward a future as catastrophic as it is inevitable.

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FEATURING
Amanda Keogh
Anthea Carns
Francesca Betancourt
Jessica Andrews
Jordan Moeller
Kevin Lin
Mario Orallo-Molinaro
Mi Kang
Sam Turner
Stefan Richmond

Directed by Linnea Ingalls
Original music composed by Lauren Freman
Choreographed by Francesca Betancourt and Jordan Moeller
Set/Lighting by Hannah Ferguson
Costumes by Jessica Andrews
Props by Mitchell Helton
Stage managed by Kayla Imrisek

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HERON is an innovative theater arts ensemble, committed to challenging expectations and "ripping out the givens." They develop works that are both entertaining and intimate, experimental and impactful, by way of their signature multimedia style--this ensemble includes choreographers, musicians, clowns, and many other genres and disciplines. They aim to reach across established boundaries to create a culture of empathy, honesty, and innovation, from the inside out.

Whatever your worldview, HERON invites you to see it differently.

"You are in that 10% that are pushing boundaries and exploring new ideas."
Brett Love, theater critic

"Somehow the ensemble made the material seem so fresh and new...somehow you guys managed to find the beating heart of the emotions of the words in such a beautiful energetic new way."
--Maggie Lee, playwright