more about our most recent event "An Invasion of Decency!"
OUR MOST RECENT SHOW: AN INVASION OF DECENCY!
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““ a wild theatrical spree that makes a direct appeal to the unconscious”
”The production seeks to upend the traditional ways of connecting sight and sound into sense.”
”...collages of this type have a long lineage. Richard Foreman . . . Wooster Group, Peter Sellars, Robert Wilson . . . “
”‘AN INVASION OF DECENCY!’ is a cause for optimism . . . FANCYPLAYGROUND is living up to its new name.” (C. McNulty)”
LOS ANGELES TIMES
OPENING THE CURTAIN - NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO -
LOS ANGELES
"the expanse of white space, the charmingly retro slide show, and the overall beautiful aesthetic . . .
"a bit like a Grimm's fairytale . . . if it were inspired by Richard Foreman and costumed, beautifully . . .
what's important is that this scale of work is being done in Los Angeles"(A. Byrnes)
some of Decency!'s artists
ALAN MANDELL
AN INVASION OF DECENCY! IS THE 5TH PRODUCTION OF OURS FOR WHICH MANDELL, ONE OF SAMUEL BECKETT'S ORIGINAL COLLABORATORS, PERFORMED FOR US ON-SCREEN.
SAMMY SLABBINCK
BELGIAN SURREALIST SLABBINCK CREATED TEN (10) NEW PHOTO-MONTAGES + ANIMATION FOR DECENCY!
JOHN FLECK
KRISTINA WONG
ADAM SOCH
ADAM SOCH, REZA ABDOH'S SURREALIST VIDEO ARTIST AND THE VIDEOGRAPHER TO OPERA COMPANIES NATIONALLY & INTERNATIONALLY, COLLABORATED WITH US IN THE FILMING AND SURREAL ASSEMBLAGE+EDITING OF THE VIDEOS IN DECENCY! THIS IS SOCH'S 6TH COLLABORATION WITH US.
"The event starts when the warehouse's industrial garage door rolls up and you walk in from the street - you push thru tall hanging industrial clear plastic strips lit by lighting designer Andrew Schmedake's spotlights obscuring your view momentarily . . . your eyes adjust, but there's no guide, no one's handing you a program, you're standing [- our beekeeper outfitted guides later will lead you to seating in a different space, but in the initial space, when you first come in, you're standing] & you're enveloped in the sound of live drumming & [sound designer] Danny Hynds' electronic-sonics. In front of you is an evolving series of large projected surreal photo-montages about 'home' created for the show by the Belgian surrealist Sammy Slabbinck, projected via displayed vintage Kodak Carousels onto faux 'windows' hung in front of an implied house exterior made of a suspended super-tall row of vertical industrial red-plastic welder's strips, 20 ft. tall - in the center is a standalone ornate wood door and in front of all that is a kind of distressed picket fencing in front of the 'home'. No explanation, no guide . . . so your antenna's up."
JULIA PRUD'HOMME
BETSY MOORE
CHRISTINA GIAGOS
ARIEL BARBER
EDDIE VONA
TOPE ONI
VALERIE MCCANN
ANDREW SCHMEDAKE - LIGHTING DESIGN
DANNY HYNDS - SOUND DESIGN
"AN INVASION OF DECENCY!"
(credits from initial run)
WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY: JOHN SINNER
PRODUCTION/SET DESIGN + ART DIRECTION: J GOODKIND
VIDEOGRAPHY: ADAM SOCH
PROJECTED PHOTO-MONTAGES
+ ANIMATION: SAMMY SLABBINCK
LIGHTING DESIGN: ANDREW SCHMEDAKE
SOUND DESIGN: DANNY HYNDS
COSTUME DESIGN: JOHN SINNER
DRUMMING: J GOODKIND
CAST on-screen:
JOHN FLECK AS THE MILKMAN
ALAN MANDELL AS GREAT GRANDMA CORA
VALERIE MCCANN AS HOLY PERSON (+ CHORAL/MOVEMENT COORDINATOR)
KRISTINA WONG AS THE HONORABLE DEACONESS MISS TREE OF PEACHES
TOPE ONI AS CAPTAIN MIKE
CAST in person:
ARIEL BARBER AS ESMERELDA
CHRISTINA GIAGOS AS GRIZZELDA
BETSY MOORE AS BRUNHILDE
JULIA PRUD'HOMME AS MAMA Z
EDDIE VONA AS ROMULUS
SIERRA LAURIN PARSONS AS THE BEEKEEPER + MASKED FIGURE
CAITLIN RUCKER: TECH DIRECTOR, STAGE MANAGER, LIGHTS+VIDEO OPERATOR
MIGUEL BENAVIDES: MASTER RIGGER
FRANCINE BRAZEAU: COSTUME FABRICATION
CREW: NELSON DIAL, REMY DIXON, SIERRA LAURIN PARSONS, CHRISTIANA CRABBE
DANIEL & DYLAN GIAGNI: SET CONSTRUCTION
RED COLEGROVE: SET CONSTRUCTION
FRITZ DAVIS: A/V TECH PROVIDER/CONSULTANT