When Serenbe Playhouse begins its fourth season in June, it will do so with an eye toward change, according to Brian Clowdus, executive artistic director of the open-air theater company based in the Palmetto-Chattahoochee Hills area.
“We have come into our own by dreaming big,” he says, “and we are going to be embracing change as we move forward!”
All three shows this summer will be performed at a different outdoor site. The season:
The Velveteen Rabbit. June 7-July 27. Based on the story by Margery Williams and adapted by Robyn Rebecca Young. Travel to a time when toys were sewn with stitches, before modern technology became all the rage. Being real isn’t how you’re made but a feeling that can change you forever. Clowdus directs, with Bubba Carr choreographing.
A Walk in the Woods. June 27-July 14. By Lee Blessing. Two superpower arms negotiators, a Russian and an American, meet in the woods of Geneva to negotiate nuclear disarmament. The drama earned three 1988 Tony Award nominations. Harrison Long directs.
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. Join hands, pick a wildflower and commune with the Tribe, a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the 1960s’ “Age of Aquarius” as they protest the Vietnam War. Clowdus directs, Carr choreographs and Seth Davis is musical director.
“In The Velveteen Rabbit we will be celebrating the power of love, which does in fact make us real,” says Clowdus. “In A Walk in the Woods we will discover that our differences are really not that vast. In Hair we will be celebrating the ultimate type of change, freedom and personal expression.”
Serenbe is a pioneer in modeling Green Theatre Practices, producing plays with a commitment to social responsibility and environmental stewardship. All productions are performed outdoors, repurpose existing structures and use natural light and 90 percent LED theatrical lighting. Sets are constructed with reclaimed and recycled materials to minimize their impact on the environment.
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