NOW PLAYING: (2nd EXTENSION)
PARTY PEOPLE @ Berkeley Repertory Theatre
October 17th, 2014 to November 30th, 2014
Audiences & Critics Respond to Party People,
now extended at Berkeley Rep
from Berkeley Repertory Theatre on Vimeo.
Party on!
Prepare for a high-energy, infectious mix of theatre, poetry, jazz, blues, hip-hop, boleros and salsa as UNIVERSES digs into the story and legacy of an American revolution. Four decades ago, the Black Panthers and Puerto Rican Young Lords were young activists providing food and health care in their impoverished communities while in a desperate struggle to survive the systematic dismantling of their movements. Now they are 60-somethings untangling a traumatic past and an unclear future. In ensemble, OSF actors and UNIVERSES toggle between then and now in this meticulously researched, compelling work of fiction.
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The Story: An opening at an art gallery of works inspired by the 1960s and ’70s activities of the Black Panthers and the Young Lords presents a unique opportunity for members of both groups to gather and reflect on the past and present. As those from younger generations confront party members, they wrestle with how the ideals of yesterday are reflected in the present. Old lovers reconnect, and friends who haven’t talked in 25 to 30 years reunite. Meanwhile, former frenemies—and informants, too—meet and catch up. As the evening proceeds, however, certain facts that were taken as truths come into question. Songs and poetic monologues flare up to reveal the inner thoughts of party leaders as well as rank and file who had contributed to the party’s cause. By evening’s end, history does not seem as black and white as it sometimes reads in history books.
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UNIVERSES: The Creators of Party People
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Party People has been redeveloped/reimagined in Berkeley Repertory Theatre's ground Floor, for it's New World Premier at Berkeley Rep's Thrust Theatre - October 24th, 2014-November 23rd, 2014
Berkeley Rep Season Sponsors INCLUDE:
Berkeley Rep Building Art Work provided by The Oakland Museum.
Party People was originally commissioned as part of American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle. Original version premiered at OSF July 3, 2012-November 3, 2013 - OSF: New Theatre.
“These deeply gifted artists bring new perspectives
and artistic styles to the Cycle and continue to deepen this portrait of our nation" -- Alison Carey, OSF
OSF production sponsors / Partners INCLUDE:
OSF PRODUCTION PARTNERS INCLUDE:
* Michael and Leslie Schroeder
* Anonymous Applegate Donors |
* The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
The original creation of Party People was made possible by generous Research and Development support from:
Interviewed members of The Black Panther Party
Interviewed members of The Young Lords Organization/Party
