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Sets & Costumes by
Jackie Chau November 9 –
25, 2007 Walmer
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RITTER,
DENE, VOSS The press is raving about Ritter, Dene, Voss: Newcity
Chicago's #1 production
English language world premiere! Alchemy
Theatre Advance
tickets recommended Directed by Adam
Seelig A razor-sharp ‘misanthropic comedy’ by the provocative Austrian playwright and novelist, Thomas Bernhard (1931-89), involving two sisters and their volatile brother (loosely based on last century’s great philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein). Presented by Toronto’s rising new theatre company, One Little Goat. (More...)
Ritter, Dene, Voss involves the Worringer sisters —both Viennese actresses— preparing for their brother’s return from the Steinhof mental institution in Vienna, where he has been a patient for some time. Dene is the driving force behind an attempt at reintegrating him into family life while Ritter remains skeptical. When Voss, a tormented genius (loosely based on last century’s great, idiosyncratic philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein), finally appears, it becomes clear that he never planned to stay for good. The play takes place before, during, and after lunch, unfolding through caustic dialogue in this ‘misanthropic comedy.’ THOMAS
BERNHARD Famous for his ranting style, Thomas Bernhard is widely regarded as one of the most provocative writers of the 20th-century. His plays, which explore social power dynamics, combine the angst of Samuel Beckett with the absurdist comedy of Eugène Ionesco. Bernhard was born in Holland in 1931 but grew up in Austria. A chronic lung disorder in 1948 led to his confinement in a sanitarium until 1951. In 1952 he enrolled in the Akademie Mozarteum in Salzburg in 1952 to pursue his interest in music and theatre, and graduated in 1957 with a thesis on Antonin Artaud and Bertolt Brecht. In 1965 Bernhard made his home on a farm in upper Austria where he lived reclusively until his death in 1989. He was the recipient of many international awards, including the prestigious Georg Büchner Prize. Bernhard’s many plays include Histrionics, Eve of Retirement, and The Force of Habit. One of his most celebrated novels, The Loser (1983), involves the iconic Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. PRODUCTION HISTORY One Little Goat’s production of Ritter, Dene, Voss marks the play’s English language premiere. The play was first performed in German by Ilse Ritter, Kirsten Dene and Gert Voss at the Salzburg festival in 1986. It went on to be performed with the original cast at the Burgtheater in Vienna every two years for the next ten years. |
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