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There Aint No More!
During his last performance, a dying folksinger faces the life he has led, the legacy he will leave behind, and death itself with five instruments, square-dance calls, and enough dirty jokes to make a beaver blush. The medication-addled musician relives lost love, his experience of the Vietnam War, years of political activism, and adventures into the American wilderness in this haunting, heartfelt hootenanny. The Orlando weekly describes it as "A poetic celebration of America's original art form that is simultaneously ancient and avant-garde."
There Aint No More! addresses the faded and sometimes troubling legacy of American folk culture. Developed in a collaboration with Ozark renaissance folklorist Willi Carlisle and director Joseph Fletcher, the play is the product of five years of research, down-home poetry, field recordings, music-mentorship, and folklore amidst the misty mountains of the Arkansas Ozarks. Winner 2017 Orlando Fringe Best Show of the Fringeand Patrons Pick.
Credits:
Written and Performed by Willi Carlisle
Directed and Designed by Joseph Fletcher
Mask Design by Octavio Logo
Photography/Graphic Design by Randy Franco
Produced and developed in partnership by Willi Carlisle and Joseph Fletcher
Festival Awards:
Best Show- Orlando Fringe
Patrons Pick- Orlando Fringe
Venue Pick- Tampa Fringe
Patrons Pick- PortFringe
Excellence in Acting- PortFringe
Excellence in Writing- PortFringe
Outstanding National Act- St. Louis Fringe
Singular Award- SaraSolo Festival
Best of the Fest- Orlando Weekly
Best of the Fest- Orlando Sentinel
5 Stars- KC Applauds
Best of Fringe- Twin Cities Arts Reader
Powerful...both down-home and brainy. -The Washington Post
A poetic celebration of America's original art form that is simultaneously ancient and avant-garde.- Orlando Weekly
...will make you a true believer.- Orlando Weekly
puts larger shows to shame -Twin Cities Arts Reader
...raw and authentic - Orlando Sentinel
Impossible to look away from. - Creative Loafing
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LocationMabee Theatre (Basement of St. Benedict's Hall) (View)
1020 N 2nd Street
Atchison, KS 66002
United States
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| Dog Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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