THE TREATMENT

SEASON 2012

A World Premiere
An Adaptation of Chekhov’s story, Ward 6.
Conceived by Kronis & Alger

Text by Richard Alger
Directed & Choreographed by Tina Kronis

In collaboration with Theatre Movement Bazaar

Who draws the line between sanity and insanity? In this new work of visceral, movement-based storytelling, a complacent doctor’s world view is upended when he befriends a philosophizing madman in a remote and neglected mental hospital. Chekhov’s investigation of people in positions of power and those they hold captive ignites with intense physicality fused with ironic humor, dance and song.

cast

Mark Doerr
Mark Skeens
Matt Shea
Jake Eberle
Jacob Sidney
Nich Kauffman

Production team

Scenic Design – Jeff Webster
Sound Design – John Zalewski
Lighting Design – Christopher Kuhl
Costume Design – Ellen McCartney
Properties Design – Heather Ho
Casting Director – Raul Staggs
Production Stage Manager – Nicole Rossi
Production Photography – Ed Krieger

“The late Martha Graham liked to say that the body does not lie, that movement does not lie. With writer-partner Richard Alger, director-choreographer Tina Kronis and her Theatre Movement Bazaar company have developed Graham’s ethos into a strikingly original and expressive form of physical theater whose thrilling lyricism and cool élan have powered an impressive cycle of playfully probing adaptations of Chekhov. The pair’s latest entry in the series does not disappoint.” – LA Weekly

“Thankfully, there’s plenty of sly wit and food for thought in this wacky but incisive view of a cuckoo’s nest, and Chekhov’s trenchant social commentary still rings true.” – Backstage

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