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(performing at the Salvage Vanguard Theatre, 2803 Manor Rd. - click for map)
presents
Normal Like Us! The Depression Chronicles
Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. at the Salvage Vanguard Theater.
The show will continue on the first Saturday of the month until August (April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, and August 3.)
Collaborative. Experimental. Music. Drama. Humor. Yea, we are doing this! Come experience it from our point of view.
How can someone convey the experience of living with depression and do it in a way that is both easy to understand and entertaining? Leng Wong, producing director of Lucky Chaos Theater, set out to do just that with Normal Like Us! The Depression Chronicles. The show is a collaborative, experimental production of performers with first-hand experience. It combines humor, music, and drama to present the realities of life with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other mental health conditions.
How can someone convey the experience of living with depression and do it in a way that is both easy to understand and entertaining? Leng Wong, producing director of Lucky Chaos Theater, set out to do just that with Normal Like Us! The Depression Chronicles. The show is a collaborative, experimental production of performers with first-hand experience. It combines humor, music, and drama to present the realities of life with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other mental health conditions.
The performers in this ensemble-based work offer views from the inside. Most cast members are Austin artists who perform regularly and are trained in voice, theater, and improvisation. Some cast members are not trained performers, and will be appearing on stage for the first time to share their experiences. The vignettes use music, humor and drama to illustrate their personal perspective of the subject. The show includes an original mini-musical written by Austin musicians/songwriters Jeff Luna and Eddie Lehwald. Live accompaniment by Eddie!
Event Details:
LuckyChaos Theater Projects presents: “Normal Like Us! The Depression Chronicles”
Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78722
Humor! Music! Drama! A collaborative, experimental show by and about people living with it
General admission $10. For details and tickets, visit www.luckychaos.comTickets here: http://luckychaosdc.eventbrite.com/
Produced/Directed by Leng Wong
ABOUT LuckyChaos Theater Projects: LuckyChaos Theater Projects produce works by or about Asian Americans as well as other under-represented communities. We hope to increase dialogue about these experiences through the performance arts. Our projects are stories from a different point of view and range from published works to original works including submissions from the community. We explore all mediums including scripted, experimental, improv and movement. Come checkout our shows – every 1st and 2nd weekends of the month at Salvage Vanguard Theater (Studio) – Fri/Sat 8pm and 1st Sat 10pm. “Create Art. Create Identity. Create Possibilities. Play On!”
(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)
(performing at the Salvage Vanguard Theatre, 2803 Manor Rd. - click for map)
presents
Normal Like Us! The Depression Chronicles
premieres on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. at the Salvage Vanguard Theater.
The show will continue on the first Saturday of the month until August (April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, and August 3.)
Collaborative. Experimental. Music. Drama. Humor. Yea, we are doing this! Come experience it from our point of view.
The performers in this ensemble-based work offer views from the inside. Most cast members are Austin artists who perform regularly and are trained in voice, theater, and improv. Some cast members are not trained performers, and will be appearing on stage for the first time to share their experiences. The vignettes use music, humor and drama to illustrate their personal perspective of the subject. We will also be reading submissions from the community. The show includes an original song written by Austin musician/songwriters Jeff Luna, Eddie Lehwald and Emily Breedlove.
Live accompaniment by Eddie!
Tickets here: http://luckychaosdc.eventbrite.com/
Produced/Directed by Leng Wong
Ensemble cast:
Suny Ader
Emily Breedlove
Clay Loban
Todd Hart
Mike Nystul
Edwin Wise
David Wells
Sandra Ybarra
Leng Wong
Original song written by Jeff Luna, Eddie Lehwald and Emily Breedlove
Tech: Cortney DeAngelo
ABOUT LuckyChaos Theater Projects:
LuckyChaos Theater Projects produce works by or about Asian Americans as well as other under-represented communities. We hope to increase dialogue about these experiences through the performance arts. Our projects are stories from a different point of view and range from published works to original works including submissions from the community. We explore all mediums including scripted, experimental, improv and movement. Come checkout our shows – every 1st and 2nd weekends of the month at Salvage Vanguard Theater (Studio) – Fri/Sat 8pm and 1st Sat 10pm. “Create Art. Create Identity. Create Possibilities. Play On!”
(Click to go to the AustinLiveTheatre front page)
Lucky Chaos is casting for multiple shows in 2013. All shows will have an Asian flair but all ethnicities are encouraged to submit. Please specify if you have improv training or background. Also, tell us about any other specific training/interest you have, e.g. movement, dance, slam poetry, storytelling, puppetry, mime, mask work, etc. There will be a lot of experimentation and the dynamics of the group will drive how we tell the stories. If interested in any of these projects, please email us at leng (a) luckychaos (.) com and you will be provided with audition details. Auditions are scheduled from Dec to Jan.
Shows and show dates:
My Asian Mom and My Jewish Mom
February 1st Fri/Sat 2 shows
From fact to fiction, angelic to evil incarnate, this is a show about the Asian mom and the Jewish mom. It’ll be made up of 3 segments:
-Scripted – selections from published plays (directed by Mike Ferstenfeldt, all roles casted)
- Stories from the community – submissions by the community will be read onstage by the performers in form of monologues or other form of spoken word
- Traditional and interpretive scenes – will be based on stories from the community
Winter of our DysContent (Shakespeare using a traditional Asian art form)
March first 2 weekends Fri/Sat 4 shows (possibly extra 2 shows in April)
Normal Like Us - The Depression Chronicles
February to June (monthly show – every 1st Sat 10pm)
A show about living with depression, bipolar and anxiety disorders. Performers should be passionate about the subject and have at least good knowledge of the subject. These will be traditional and interpretive scenes. Stories will come from the performers and submissions from the community.
LuckyChaos Theater Projects promotes works by or about the Asian American experience and other underrepresented communities and hopes to increase dialogue about these experiences through the performance arts.
