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What if your dream life were more fulfilling than reality - which would you choose, and how would you tell which is which? These questions are explored in the magical and poetic I BECOME A GUITAR, a world premiere play by Portland, Oregon playwright Francesca Sanders running on the Kitchen Theatre Main Stage from January 14 to February 8. Madrigal and Kevin Stewart are a couple having a difficult time of it. Their son, Pablo, adopted from Madrigal’s native Mexico, suffers from a disorder that has kept him asleep for most of his twenty-year life. Madrigal and Kevin don’t see eye-to-eye on how to deal with this situation, their communication has become strained, and intimacy has been missing from their marriage for far too long.
For his part, Pablo spends his sleeping life immersed in vivid, beautiful dreams; he resists waking up to join his parents’ household. In the course of this evocative play, all three awake to possibilities in their lives - in surprising ways.
The Kitchen Theatre is producing the world premiere of this play. “I am looking forward to tackling the magical puzzle of this play and can’t wait for the terrific creative team to get started. I BECOME A GUITAR is filled with surprises,” says Artistic Director Rachel Lampert. “At first glance, the play seems to live in a world easy to understand, where an average family faces unusual circumstances. But no sooner do you think you know where you are when the play shifts and all bets are off."
"The language of the play is poetic and evocative," Lampert says. "That, and the potential for visually beautiful staging and movement, attracted me to include this play on the season. It is the perfect play for director Sara Lampert Hoover, whose meticulous staging of YELLOWMAN, THE SYRINGA TREE, THE CLEAN HOUSE and other plays has stunned and moved KTC audiences for many seasons. And how delightful to have as her collaborators composer Ron Kristy, sound designer Don Tindall, set designer Kent Goetz, lighting designer Kelly Syring, and costume designer Lisa Boquist.”
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