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by Cindy Lou Johnson directed by Ceil Herman "Brilliant Traces deals with common issues
of love and family, and does so with characters, story and dialogue so
fantastic that they could exist only within the enchanted realm of the
stage." —NY Times. Performances are June 6 - 22,
2008 No
Strings Theatre Company presents the critically acclaimed entertaining and
engaging Off-Broadway and regional theatre favorite, "Brilliant
Traces" written by Cindy Lou Johnson and directed by No Strings Theatre
Company's Artistic Director, Ceil Herman. "Brilliant Traces" stars
Rachel Young and Carlos Rubalcava, opens Friday, June 6 and runs through
Sunday, June 22 at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N Downtown Mall in Las
Cruces. At the start of
the play, Rosannah DeLuce (Rachel Young) a panicked, nearly delirous young
woman in a wet wedding gown, bursts in on Henry Harry (Carlos Rubalcava) a
hermit asleep and covered on his bed by a pile of blankets in a remote,
snowbound cabin in Alaska. He is hiding out from his past. She is fleeing
from her future. They meet in a present that is humorous, spiritual, slightly
nuts, and intense.
"Brilliant
Traces" was described by BACKSTAGE as "a kooky and off-kilter
play." It deals humorously and movingly with issues of love and family
performed by two actors with a few props and only one costume change between
them. The focus is on the actors and their richly drawn characters, what they
say and don't say, what they project and what they mean. There is a sense of
mystery and danger throughout the play which resolves itself as Rosannah and
Henry Harry gradually reveal their stories and find redemption and comfort in
each other, against all odds.
The
play's title comes from a poem written by Johnson's mother, Avah Pevlor
Johnson. The playwright comments "I"ve always loved that particular
poem - it's my favorite poem of my mother's. The poem is about seeking the
higher ground. The point is not to just struggle, or to survive, but to do so
with some kind of dignity and beauty."
Rachel
Young has appeared on stages in
Performance
dates are Fridays, June 6, 13 and 20 at 8 p.m., Saturdays, June 7, 14 and 21
at 8 p.m., Sundays, June 15 and 22 at 2:30 p.m. and Thursday, June 19 at 7
p.m. Tickets are $10 regular, $9.00 students and seniors over 65 and all
seats on Thursday are $7.00. High School student rush tickets are $7.00 on a
seat available basis, 10 minutes before performances start. For
reservations, call 575.523.1223 or visit http://www.no-strings.org To go to the on-line reservation form, click here To see a preview video montage, click here
A ‘brilliant’ look
at pain, sadness
The story,
directed by Ceil Herman, brings Rosannah DeLuce (Rachel Young) barging into
Henry Harry’s (Carlos Rubalcava) Alaskan shack during a blizzard wearing only
a snow-soaked wedding dress. Both are hiding
from the pains in their lives, and both take turns yelling and comforting
each other, pushing each other to the brink before backing off again to
regroup. While the story
is funny, it is not the traditional dark comedy one would normally see at the
Black Box. “Brilliant Traces” isn’t funny in the silly way, but funny in the
way real life can sometimes be so harsh one can only laugh. Young is her
usual amazing self on the stage, jumping from pure rage to near-catatonic
depression as DeLuce. Rubalcava was a
pleasant surprise for Performances
for “Brilliant Traces” are at 8 p.m. Fridays, June 13 and 20, at 8 p.m.
Saturdays, June 14 and 21, at 2:30 p.m. Sundays, June 15 and 22, and at 7
p.m. Thursday, June 19. Tickets are $10
for regular admission, $9 students and seniors over 65 and all seats on
Thursday are $7. High school student rush tickets are $7 on a seat-available
basis 10 minutes before performances start. For reservations, call 523-1223
or visit www.no-strings.org.
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