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All Together Now at Carroll College
Carroll College, Helena Montana, will open its new FLEX theater for three nights in early June to present a performance experience that bends the rules of traditional theater to share a poignant and powerful story. Choreographer and director Krista Leigh Pasini, of Billings, said she was excited to be able to share with the community of Helena an original performance of her latest work, All Together Now, featuring a professional-caliber cast.
"Krista Leigh Pasini and the cast of All Together Now created an entry point into grief and the human experience that is both heart wrenchingly beautiful and poignant. The use of movement to convey story is original and takes this theatrical performance to new heights. You will be blown away by the caliber of the script, the lighting and set design, only surpassed by the performance of the actors. Montana competes with the best talent coming out of any urban population." ~Jael Kampfe
All Together Now first premiered as a one-act submission for Sacrifice Cliff Theatres New Works Festival in Billings in 2015. Pasini collaborated with sound artist Matt Taggart to explore the drifting gaps in Montana families as sons and daughters pick up new occupations and leave the farms, ranches, and towns they were raised in. Without dialog, the piece depicts a family at dinner communicating through action and gesture. As the project evolved into an evening-length work, a secondary narrative emerged: how a family copes and fractures amid tragedy. The 90-minute performance cant be considered a play or a dance; rather its a nonlinear piece of multidisciplinary theater and relies heavily on a unique sound score to drive narratives delivered through movement and gesture. The movement and story are anchored by a dining tablethe only place the family is together in both bright and dark times.
"Pasini had decided early on to make the play an immersive experience, so that audience members were not merely watching a family dinner but feeling almost a part of it. ... All in all, its an impressive debut for a director." Ed Kemmick, Last Best News.
All Together Now is a performative work meant to open dialog and create community. See it in Helena June 1-3rd at Carroll Colleges FLEX Theatre located at 1601 N Benton Ave. The theater opens at 7 p.m. and the story begins at 7:30 without a curtain call or intermission. Tickets are $15, with a portion of the proceeds donated to the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA).
Cast + Crew
Carol: Dina Brophy
John: Dave Caserio
Annie: Carly Mann
Sam: Dan Nickerson
Dennis: Patrick Scott-Wilson
Set & Tech Designer: Michael Pasini
Lighting Designer: Davison Schanno
Stage Manager: Alys Marshall
Director: Krista Leigh Pasini
Original Theme Score: Matt Taggart
Featured Music by: Matthew Burtner
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LocationFLEX Theatre @ Carroll College (View)
1601 N Benton Ave
Helena, MT 59601
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 15 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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