2009-2010:  The Aferlife of the Mind  |  La Bohème  

 

 

     
 
 
 

Can Lydia find a body for Harry's brain? Can she use her body to get Todd to donate his body? Is there such thing as sex without a body? For answers to these and other pressing questions about neuroscience, metaphysics and the search for the perfect mate see The Afterlife of the Mind, the hilarious and shocking world premiere by William Bivins. The most talked about reading of the 2008 Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Alaska.

 

Lydia’s husband, famous philosopher Harry Pengrove, is dying of a rare illness. Unwilling to accept his fate, Lydia enlists the help of Ulrich Hoffsteadler, a brilliant but illegal neurosurgeon who operates out of the back of a bar and who, medical legend has it, once transplanted a human brain. After a botched transplant, Lydia embarks on a journey pushing the limits of love, the human body and medical science to save Harry’s extraordinary mind.
   
 

Virago Theatre Company presents
the WORLD PREMIERE of

AFTER LIFE OF THE MIND

Written by WILLIAM BIVINS

Directed by LAURA LUNDY-PAINE

 

PRODUCTION DATES

 

OCTOBER 23-31, 2009

at ASHBY STAGE

1901 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley

 

NOVEMBER 12-21, 2009

at STAGE WERX

533 Sutter Street, San Francisco

 

CAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harry: GEORGE MCRAE*

Lydia: MEGAN KILIAN*

Dinah: TRACEY RHYS

Ulrich: DENNIS MCINTYRE

Father Jerome: LOL LEVY*

Anima: BRITTANY KILCOYNE MCGREGOR

Todd: ELIAS ESCOBEDO*

The Host: PAUL STOUT

 

Member, Actors' Equity*

 

PRODUCTION TEAM .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Director: LAURA LUNDY-PAINE

Stage Manager: ANGELA DANT

ASM/Light Board Op: HILMA KARGOLL

Technical Director: ANNE KENDALL

Set Design: LISA CLARK

Light Design: WILL SPRINGHORN, JR.

Sound Design/Sound Board Op: RYAN SHORT

Costume Design: LUCINDA JACKSON

Lighting Asst: LYRICA TYREE

Stage Crew/Dresser: WAMEQ MOHMAND

Props: ANGELA DANT, HILMA KARGOLL

Photography: LUIS A. SOLORZANO

Box Office Manager: ANGELA DANT

Front-of-House Coordinator: EILEEN MEREDITH

Front of House Volunteers: LILY LEUNG, JENNIFER ROBERTS
   

 

LA BOHÈME

By GIACOMO PUCCINI

Directed by ROBERT LUNDY-PAINE

 

March 20, 26, 27, 2010

at Rhythmix Cultural Works

2513 Blanding Avenue, Alameda

    

 

Puccini's masterpiece set in modern San Francisco. From the grit of the Tenderloin to the glitter of Nob Hill, four artists ache for sensuality and inspiration but face unbearable heartbreak. Robert Lundy-Paine stages this glorious opera at the elegant Rhythmix Cultural Works.  Opening night kicks off with an Art Opening -- an auction and wine reception to follow the performance.