Merrigong Theatre Independent Producers Program presents
The Raven Project
Starting from Edgar Allen Poe’s poem The Raven and paralleling this with the work of Alfred Hitchcock’s films, in particular- The Birds, North by Northwest and Psycho, Jeff Stein looks at birds and planes as a sign of impending doom or simply as a messenger of something to come.
What message do they bring? What impending disaster do they speak to? What does Poe’s Raven mean by Nevermore? Why do crows and ravens have such a bad rep? If we watch all of the TV series Six Feet Under are we ok with death. Is death funny?
Jeff and Frank Mainoo will set up a parlor and will be taking guests and try to address these questions and many more. Part installation, part lecture, part video night.
An Alfred Hitchcock type character narrates a not altogether coherent story, in the way Hitchcock himself narrated the trailers for some of his films- irony combined with comedy into a narration of completely sinister stories.
Artists
Jeff Stein- direction, design and performer/devisor
Frank Mainoo- co-performer/devisor and production/lighting design
Dates and Times
Friday 16th and Saturday 17th April 2010
6pm/7pm/8pm
IPAC Theatre- 32 Burelli St Wollongong
Bookings and Info
02 42245999
Cost
$15/$10
