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Lydie Breeze Trilogy

EgoPo Classic Theater
Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part I: Cold Harbor, photo by Dave Sarrafian.
Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part I: Cold Harbor, photo by Dave Sarrafian.
Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part I: Cold Harbor, photo by Dave Sarrafian.
Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part I: Cold Harbor, photo by Dave Sarrafian.
Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part I: Cold Harbor, photo by Dave Sarrafian.
Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part I: Cold Harbor, photo by Dave Sarrafian.
Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part I: Cold Harbor, photo by Dave Sarrafian.
Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part I: Cold Harbor, photo by Dave Sarrafian.
Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part II: Aipotu, photo by Dave Sarrafian.
Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part II: Aipotu, photo by Dave Sarrafian.
Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part II: Aipotu, photo by Dave Sarrafian
Lydie Breeze Trilogy Part II: Aipotu, photo by Dave Sarrafian

EgoPo Classic Theater will present the world premiere of the first full presentation of Tony Award-winning playwright John Guare's acclaimed Lydie Breeze Trilogy, an epic trilogy about an American family, set between the Civil War and the birth of 20th-century industrialism. In development for 30 years, the trilogy has not reached completion as the single theatrical experience Guare intended it to be. EgoPo will collaborate with Guare to present all three plays, Women and Water, Bullfinch's Mythology, and Sacredness of the Next Task, in a consecutive cycle, with music by Cynthia Hopkins. The trilogy begins with Lydie's childhood in the age of American whaling on Nantucket, then moves through the Civil War and American Utopianism, before ending at the birth of 20th-century industrialism. Each of the three plays will open with two-week individual runs, followed by two weeks of performances offering the complete three-play cycle staged over the course of a full day.


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EgoPo Classic Theater

EgoPo Classic Theater

EgoPo Classic Theater transforms classic theater and literature into provocative performances, placing equal emphasis on text, vocals, and movement. Its work re-examines well-known classics, brings to life rarely produced works, and adopts challenging prose. Founded in New Orleans in 1991, EgoPo relocated to Philadelphia following Hurricane Katrina. Under the direction of Lane Savadove, the ensemble has staged over 50 productions and performed nationally and internationally in New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, Indonesia, and Croatia.

 

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