FAST AND FURIOUS / DOWN AND DIRTY

Fast and Furious is a new program that supports the evolution of projects and collaborations not possible under the constraints of our Main Stage programming.

F2D2 allows adventurous artists and audiences to explore a variety of works: everyday life and cultural performance, stage adaptations of texts and other materials, and the avant-garde and performance art.

Through Fast and Furious, we seek to: present audiences with high-quality work that entertains, challenges, and stimulates; provide a venue and support Whidbey Island artists who create this work; provide workshops for diverse audiences and aspiring local artists to encourage the growth and continued health of the local performing arts community; create experiences that solidifies Whidbey Island as a performing arts destination.

Proceeds from F2D2 performances will fund the lighting and sound equipment needed to finish Zech Hall.


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THE EARTH PORTAL

"LIFE LESSONS EGYPT TAUGHT ME" HALLE EAVELYN

Join author Halle Eavelyn for a fascinating evening as she as she recounts her travels
to Egypt and shows stunning photos from one of the world's most exotic locales.
Halle will share her first-person experiences of post-revolutionary Egypt, her
intimate talks with Egyptian women, stories of mysterious ancient temples and
sites, and the life lessons she's learned while leading sixteen spiritual tours to a
country that is a bewildering mix of modern and ancient.

The evening will include readings from Halle’s just-released spiritual travel
memoir, Red Goddess Rising which weaves her experiences of Egypt into
fascinating vignettes of spiritual realization and growth. Humorous and timeless, Red
Goddess Rising has already been called “enlightening,” “moving” and “funny.”
LIFE LESSONS EGYPT TAUGHT ME is an evening at the Whidbey Island Center for
the Arts, and part of the F2D2 series on the Zech Hall stage.

For more information about Halle and Red Goddess Rising, visit halleeavelyn.com

To purchase a copy of Red Goddess Rising before the event, stop by Moonraker
Bookstore in Langley, or go on to Halle's web site.

SCHEDULE / TICKETS
Feb 15, 2012
Wed @ 7-9pm

All Seats $10

(360) 221-8268 or (800) 638-7631

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"CLOSER"
by Patrick Marber

Four lives intertwine over the course of four and a half years in this densely plotted, stinging look at modern love and betrayal. Dan, an obituary writer, meets Alice, a stripper, after an accident in the street. Eighteen months later, they are a couple, and Dan has written a novel inspired by Alice. While posing for his book jacket cover, Dan meets Anna, a photographer. He pursues her, but she rejects his advances despite their mutual attraction. Larry, a dermatologist, "meets" Dan in an Internet chat room. Dan, obsessing over Anna, pretends to be her and has cybersex with Larry. They arrange to meet the next day at an aquarium. Larry arrives and so too, coincidentally, does the real Anna. This sets up a series of pass-the-lover scenes in which this quartet struggle to find intimacy but can't seem to get closer. (SOURCE: Dramatist Play Service)

“Closer” is a comedic melodrama by Patrick Marber, originally presented at the Royal National Theatre in London in 1997. It won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play in 1998 after moving to the West End. It opened on Broadway in 1999 where it was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. Mike Nichols directed the 2004 film adaptation, which featured Oscar nominated performances by Clive Owen and Natalie Portman. It is frequently compared to "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" and Noel Coward's "Private Lives."

"South Whidbey's brightest talent prepared for 8 weeks to present this production to the community. Blending contemporary multimedia and traditional staging techniques to create a seamless theatrical event in Zech Hall, 'Closer' is a limited-run theater experience that can't be missed." -- Matthew Gregory, director

THE ARTISTS

Matthew Gregory (Director)

Taylor Harrison (Dan)
Michael Morgen (Larry)
Nicole Parnell (Alice)
Kira Vogt (Anna)

Kathryn Brooks (Stage Manager)

This play contains adult language and strong sexual content; discretion is advised.

SCHEDULE / TICKETS
Nov 03 - 06, 2011
Thu - Sat @ 7.30pm
Sun @ 4.00

All Seats $10

(360) 221-8268 or (800) 638-7631

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