The Spoken Word: "Cutting Across the Map"

Performed by Ariel Gratch and Benjamin Haas. Directed by Lisa Flanagan. Coordinated by John Gentile. An interactive performance that gives the audience the opportunity to control certain aspects of the performance. Throughout the evening, the performers will tell stories—some true, some outright lies—ranging from personal anecdotes about psychedelic drugs, to stories about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the first nuclear bomb, to ancient Hindu myths. As the performers tell stories the audience is invited to participate and disrupt those stories in a process that will make each evening of performance unique. In a show with undefined boundaries, just about anything is possible! This event may not be suitable for all audiences.