   The Hillsboro Story October 13, 2010 -
October 24, 2010Directed By Susan Banyas The Hillsboro Story is a performance weaving spoken word, movement, monologues, and visual images, backed by an evocative original music score by jazz composer, David Ornette Cherry. It tells the story of the first test case for Brown v. Board of Education in the North, in the playwright’s hometown of Hillsboro, Ohio in 1954. A third-grade witness to the tumultuous time, Banyas returned home years later to learn more and create this unique theatrical experience. As part of our ongoing commitment to education and outreach, Artists Rep will be touring this production of The Hillsboro Story to schools and community centers throughout Oregon and Ohio. This two-week run at Artists Rep launches the tour and gives our subscribers an opportunity to experience this exciting new work. Cast
Susan Banyas Production
PRODUCTION HISTORY Susan Banyas’ artistic roots as an improviser, dancer, and experimental performance artist led to collaborations through SO&SO&SO&SO Inc. She has an MA in performance and documentary art, ran Dream Well Studio for 12 years that featured experimental, low-tech dance and performance, raised her son, Jack, and developed her teaching forms -- Everyday Dancing, Soul Stories, Performance Lab, Who Owns Your Mind? (media literacy) -- which she has taught in studios, universities, and residency programs. Recent performance projects, No Strangers Here Today, and The Hillsboro Story, are centered in Highland County, Ohio (where she was raised) 100 years apart and dance between memory and American history. She has toured No Strangers around the country with collaborator, David Ornette Cherry. Everyday Dancing, A Dance Lecture, originally delivered at an academic conference, is in development as a dance-story quintet and photography project, titled It's Been a Busy Week. www.susanbanyas.com
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The Reviews...
"Packed with heart and historical detail, it's a remarkably rewarding piece..." - Marty Hughley, The Oregonian "There are few props and the narration is straight-to-the-point, but this is a powerful play. All four female performers’ acting is superb..." - Willamette Weekly
"The Hillsboro Story is worth telling, and seeing. I hope the play has a healthy future in schools and youth theaters — not that it isn’t a good piece of theater for adults (it is), but because still-developing hearts and minds in particular need to understand this vital part of their heritage," Bob Hicks, ArtScatter.com |
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