Over the Mountain

Over the Mountain (World Premiere)

Written by Brian Thorstenson
Music Composed by Meklit Hadero
Directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges
April 15 -25,2009 at 8pm
$20-$35 (depending on the evening you come)

A battle rages. Neighbors disappear. Nothing is sacred. Set in an oddly familiar totalitarian state, this lyrical play explores a world where two sisters, faced with the severities of war, must make choices that threaten to sever them forever. In the midst of banned books, catalogued prisoners, and women acting as human shield, the two pass words of poetry through strangers, desperately hoping to preserve their rapidly erasing past.

At its essence, Over the Mountain is about family – those created by birth and those developed by choice. It shows the human spirit at its worst and best. It also shows how the family we are born into can shape us, but may not completely define who we become in our communities. This piece poses questions in hopes of presenting the audience with an opportunity to evaluate its own contemporary value systems, whether they be social or economic in nature.

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Featuring:
Anne Darragh, Laurie Smith, Cathleen Riddley, Rachel Rajput, Jeffrey Adams, Michael Heriford, Meklit Hadero

Production Team:
Director: Raelle Myrick-Hodges; Playwright: Brian Thorstenson; Composer: Meklit Hadero; Stage Manager: Mary K Gabrysiak; Assistant Director: Elizabeth Anderson; Set Designer: Jerrold Enos; Lighting/Sound Designer: Derek Duarte; Costume Designer: Barbara Murray; Production Manager: Megan Soto

Performance Dates:
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Wednesday, April 15 - $20 Preview

Thursday, April 16 - $35 Opening Night

Friday, April 17 - $25

Saturday, April 18 - $25

Monday, April 20 - $20 Industry Night

Thursday, April 23 - $30

Friday, April 24 - $30

Saturday, April 25 - $35 Closing Night

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World Premiere of Theatrical Production of Over the Mountain presented at Brava! for Women in the Arts in Collaboration with the Santa ClaraUniversityCollege of Arts and Sciences

Press:

March 19, 2009

Brava! Presents OVER THE MOUNTAIN By Thorstenson 4/15-4/25

March 15, 2009
Over the Mountain, Written by Brian Thorstenson

June 14, 2008
Meklit Hadero - composer of Over the Mountain featured in SF Chronicle!!!