PARIS — At 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20, Celebration Barn Theater will present “BrouHaHa,” a funny and poetic escapade from Washington, D.C.’s award-winning Happenstance Theater.
In this newly devised, clown-esque piece, Happenstance Theater’s ensemble pares down to the raw essentials: Each performer plays one character, with one costume, carrying one case. This troupe of eccentrics is on the precipice at the end of the world. Their curiosity lights up the darkness like a firecracker. What happens in that moment of illumination?
“BrouHaHa” is a funny and poetic escapade inspired by images of refugees fleeing on foot, Edwardian workers, cinematic treasures like “La Strada” and “The Seventh Seal,” and the existential comedy of Samuel Beckett.
Happenstance Theater is a professional company committed to devising, producing and touring original, performer-created visual, poetic theatre. The ensemble is made up of multi-talented performers who craft all aspects of work from concept to realization, harvesting imagery from the past and re-contextualizing it in works that address eternal themes of life and death. With the simplest means — humor, music, silence, text and beauty — they seek to elevate the moment when the performers and audience meet, to lift the encounter beyond the daily and pedestrian into the realms of dreams, poetry, and art.
Tickets to see Happenstance Theater’s “BrouHaHa” at 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20 are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors (60+), and $8 for kids 17-and-under. All tickets are general admission; members receive priority seating. Lobby and concessions open at 7 p.m.. Purchasing tickets in advance is strongly recommended.
To purchase tickets or find more information, visit www.CelebrationBarn.com or call the Barn’s box office at 207- 743-8452. Celebration Barn Theater is located just off Route 117 at 190 Stock Farm Road in South Paris, Maine.
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