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BATED BREATH THEATRE COMPANY
Hartford, Connecticut - Sex, chocolate, death. Two women share the same man and the same recipe in Hunger, a new play that explores obsession, narcissism and consumerism. Audiences at Hunger will be immersed in an intoxicating world of desserts, desire and excess in a unique and unconventional look at who we are as Americans. The world premiere of Hunger, a new work from Bated Breath Theatre Company, will run from Friday, September 16 through Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Real Art Ways, which is committed to promoting the creation of new work. Max Restauraunt Group is supporting the play by creating and donating the profiteroles. The evening begins as the audience participates in a wine tasting and ends in a shared feast of cream and chocolate. Hunger is a story that will appeal to all adults with a curious mind and eager palate. This is an experience as much as it is a play. Bated Breath Theatre Company is committed to celebrating the diversity of Greater Hartford audiences through groundbreaking work. Made possible through the Greater Hartford Arts Council, The City of Hartford, the University of Connecticut and the Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation. Actors: Director: Helene Kvale Performances The world premiere of Hunger opens at Real Art Ways, Hartford from Friday, September 16 through Sunday, October 2, 2011. Fri. Sept. 16, 8 PM Advance tickets: Door tickets: About Bated Breath Theatre Company Bated Breath Theater Company is a registered 501(c)3 non profit company founded in 2008 by six theatre artists eager to bring a new style of work to Greater Hartford audiences. Bated Breath Theatre Company rethinks classics and devises new plays to produce experiential work that engages the audience in non-traditional spaces. In 2008, Bated Breath Theatre Company produced a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Gene Frankel Theatre, NYC with funding from The Marks Family Endowment in Fine Arts and the University of Connecticut. Variety called it "Compelling!" and Curtain Up said, "It shouldn't be missed!" In 2010, Bated Breath Theatre Company devised The Parkville Project inspired by the history and immigrant experience in Parkville. The world premiere opened at The Playhouse on Park using physical theatre, music, and puppetry in a piece that captured the zeitgeist. The Parkville Project was funded by The United Arts Campaign, the Marks Family Endowment in Fine Arts and the University of Connecticut. "This ambitious company certainly deserves watching." - examiner.com "Hartford's fortunate to have a new professional theater company creating original work." - Hartford Advocate Helene Kvale (Director) is the founding Artistic Director of Bated Breath Theatre Company. With Bated Breath, she has directed A Doll's House and The Parkville Project. Helene's acting career spanned two decades in award winning theatre, television and film. Highlights include the National Theatre (world tours of Richard III and King Lear), the West End (Burning Blue), Prime Suspect 4, and Tomorrow La Scala (Un Certain Regard, Cannes). Helene teaches in the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of Connecticut and regularly directs for Connecticut Repertory Theater (including Pride and Prejudice, The Skin of Our Teeth). Helene's writing credits include the screenplay of Burning Blue with cowriter DMW Greer. Chantal Bilodeau (Writer) is a New York-based playwright and translator originally from Montreal. Recent productions include The Motherline, Pleasure & Pain (Magic Theatre; Foro La Gruta, Teatro La Capilla and Festival de Teatro Nuevo León in Mexico City, 2007), the English translations of Bintou by Koffi Kwahulé (The Movement Theatre Company, 2010) and Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre by Larry Tremblay (Alberta Theatre Projects, 2010). Chantal has received fellowships from the The Arctic Circle, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Banff Centre (Canada), the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. Laura Crow (Costume Director) is an internationally known costume designer whose designs have been seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in prominent regional theatres including Connecticut Opera and the Connecticut Repertory Theatre. Laura is the recipient of the Drama Desk Award, the American Theatre Wing Award, the OBIE Award, the Maharam Award, the A*bie Award, and the Village Voice Award for New York work; the Joseph Jefferson Award and multiple Joseph Jefferson Award nominations in Chicago; three Drama-Logue Awards, the Backstage Garland Award and the Bay Area Critics Award for work in Los Angeles and San Francisco; the Phoenix Drama Critics Award and four ZONI Awards from Arizona and a Helen Hayes Award nomination in Washington, DC. Laura is Head of Costume Design at the University of Connecticut. Greg Webster (Movement Director) is a performer, choreographer and teacher and has worked from Broadway to the West End. Founding member of Bated Breath Theatre Company and Split Knuckle Theatre, Greg teaches movement in the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of Connecticut and is the fight choreographer for the Connecticut Repertory Theatre. 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