Derived from myths and songs of Central Europe and the American West, BLUE follows a corrupt traveling healer and a mother mad with grief on a journey as they confront howling ghosts from their past, townsfolk dying from a mysterious disease, and raging demons of revenge. The show is an open-air contemporary street theatre performance using masks, stilts, a cappella song and riveting physical work to tell a story that brings two distinct cultural traditions together.
BLUE was first developed by Hand2Mouth Theatre in Europe during an artistic residency with Polish Teatr Stacja Szamocin and toured to festivals, cities, and fairs throughout Central Europe in 2004 and again in 2005 to critical and popular acclaim.
Director: Jonathan Walters
Production Manager: Ida Bocian
Production Advisors: Luba Zarembinska, Wojciech Winski
2005 (U.S.)
Performers: Sabra Choi, Jessica Wallenfels, Kurt Conroyd, Timothy Scarrott, Mark Hayes, Erin Leddy, Faith Helma, Julie Hammond, and Amy Jo McCarville.
Crew:
Stage Manager: Sarah Burgardt
Lights and Sound: Dave Stefani
Props and Set: Dawn Panttaja and assistance from Drew Dannhorn and Philip Cuomo
2005 (Poland):
Performers: Bogna Bembnista, Ida Bocian, Julie Hammond, Mark Hayes, Faith Helma, Erin Leddy, Patryk Czaplicki, Wiktoria Kulaszewska and Michael
Crew: Kasia Derwich
2004 (Poland):
Performers: Bogna Bembnista, Ida Bocian, Kasia Derwich, Sarah Dyrhaug, Faith Helma, Wiktoria Kulaszewska, Erin Leddy, Jacek Malarski & Paul Susi