The Elephant Piece

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book, music, and lyrics by Darryl Curry

musical direction by Jim Colby

choreography by Betsy Dunphy

directed by Al D'Andrea

production stage manager Lauren Gamble

April 2014

Portland Stage Studio Theater


A New England premiere production

A roving band of vaudevillian miscreants stages a faux 'minstrel show,' launching the audience of The Elephant Piece on a journey into musical mayhem and absurdist spectacle that ultimately touches the heart and gives hope that our species might just survive its own destructive nature.  This musical tale is a funny, biting satire full of elephant lore, song-and-dance flights of fancy and surreal imagery that blends to make an expressionistic carnival more relevant than ever as the majestic elephant once again faces unrelenting devastation by poachers.

Cast

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David Arthur Bachrach

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Jim Colby

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Timothy Hartel

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Kara Haupt

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John Kreutzberger

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Janie Downey Maxwell

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Alan Forrest McLucas

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Bartley Mullin

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Angelica Phipps

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Autumn Pound

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Gabriel Walker

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Margit Ahlin

Stories and Reviews

“Snowlion Repertory Company presents this riotous circus of a dystopia,  with Al D’Andrea directing a stellar ensemble cast in a disorienting, absurdist production that’s sometimes puckish, sometimes horrifying...liberatingly playful and devastatingly, sometimes chillingly taut...a strange, fascinating show.”  |  Portland Phoenix

“It truly is a beautiful thing when I walk into a theater with absolutely no clue as to what I will witness and leave smiling, with my head swimming from the experience...a wonderful journey ensues, delivering the audience safely at the destination of self questioning...the end will enlighten all.”  |  Portland Daily Sun

“A musical with surreal imagery and satirical bite...Snowlion Repertory succeeds in delivering a multilayered production that simultaneously entertains and calls the public to action.”  |  Portland Press Herald

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Video

"Lullaby"
"Akatu Akate"
The We Hack Minstrel Show
Buzz at the piano
"We Hack 1"
The Hackers hack
Paul & Zach at the Gravesite
"You'll See"
"We Hack 2"
The Hackers make a 'Baby'
"Baby"
The Baby is an Elephant
"Families Continue"
Capture Game
The Voyage
Anticipation
Pachy Derman and Darlene
"There"
Paul & Zack at the Beach
The We Hack Minstrel Show
"Gimme"
Accumulation and Waste
The Auction
The Rape
A Story of the End of the World
Paul & Zack at the Zoo
Limo Politics
"I'm Smellin' Just Like a Rose"
"Anthem" and "Hacking Song"
"Lullaby/You'll See"
Cast, Crew, Author