Plainfield Opera House presents:
7 Person Chair Pyramid High Wire Act
Sunday, July 31st
6pm

Written by Donna Oblongata
Performed by Donna Oblongata & Patrick Costello
Directed and Choreographed by Sarah Lowry

Suggested Donation: $7-12

In the wilds of Siberia, Charles Darwin goes off in search of the Yeti. The Yeti (if she exists) enters a radio station’s dance contest, hoping to win an all-expenses-paid vacation to a place that doesn’t exist yet. Darwin’s research companion—a little brown bat—falls in love with the radio station’s electromagnetic emissions—but how could that ever end happily?

Meanwhile, Siberia’s caves are home to a secretive tribe of ropemakers—but their disintegrating family structure may cause their ancient craft to be lost forever. Through the lens of the real life allegory of the Flying Wallendas’ famous high-wire act, two performers on a tiny stage unfold Darwin’s laboratory, unfurl anatomic diagrams of the yeti, and try to tease out the difference between miracles and non-miracles.

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PRESS!

The 7 Person Chair Pyramid High Wire Act was named one of the Best Productions of the Year by the Milwaukee Examiner, and was nominated for Best Production Design at the Wellington Fringe Festival in New Zealand.

"Creates a kind of emotional/intellectual 3D effect. Performed with naive charm and the virtuosity that comes from touring. The story defies synopsis, but with the simplest of means...rings with emotional truths that like ripples in a pond, seem to expand out into the universe…One of the best productions of the year." --The Milwaukee Examiner

“Whip smart and dirt poor.” –The Palm Beach Post