Premiere: October 20-30, 2011 | ODC Theater, San Francisco
Peregrine can’t sleep. The following day she’s turning sixty and has to give a speech which she’s not yet written… so she bounces off the walls of her apartment in the middle of the night trying to figure out what to do about getting older and what the hell she’s going to say to a bunch of young people looking for advice. Peregrine– played by several performers– excavates her life for clues: What has she done wrong? What has she done right? What should she do now? An unexpected visitor alters the course of the night.
Reviews:
“Witty dance theater… in the wee hours of a truthful night.”
– SF Bay Guardian, named as one of the Top Ten Performances in 2011
“‘Night Falls’ is a true coming of age story with significant depth and relatability:
– Heather Desaulniers, www.heatherdance.com/
“What makes Night Falls such a rare experience… is how deeply integrated the narrative and psychological levels are with the physical, gestural life of the piece. …What could be rendered as either a conventional “scene” or as a “poetic” movement duet becomes a stunning, layered, complex exploration of the necessity for and the impossibility of authentic connection.”
– Corey Fischer, Blog, Co-founder of A Traveling Jewish Theater
Co-Direction: Julie Hebert and Deborah Slater
Text: Julie Hebert
Choreography: Deborah Slater
Performers: Bob Ernst, Joan Schirle, Patricia Jiron, Patricia Silver, Jessica Ferris, Stephen Buecher
Set: Giulio Cesare Perrone
Music: Bruno Louchouarn
Lighting: Allen Willner
Costumes: Stephanie Verrieres
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All photos of Bob Ernst, Joan Schirle, Patricia Jiron, Patricia Silver, Jessica Ferris, Stephen Buecher by Allison Wyper