{"id":5326,"date":"2016-05-06T15:57:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T22:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/?p=5326"},"modified":"2016-07-26T16:59:31","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T23:59:31","slug":"venus-and-adonis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/archives\/venus-and-adonis\/","title":{"rendered":"Venus and Adonis"},"content":{"rendered":"

CoHo Summerfest – Week 2<\/h2>\n

JUNE 30 – JULY 3, 2016<\/b><\/h3>\n

Venus and Adonis<\/span><\/h1>\n

Shaking the Tree<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

ABOUT THE SHOW<\/b><\/h3>\n

Shakespeare\u2019s first bestseller was an erotic poem, the story of the sex goddess Venus and her passionate obsession for the petulant pretty boy Adonis. He rejects the offer of being her divine toy boy, preferring to go boar-hunting instead, but finally gives in to her advances. He ends up gored by a ferocious wild boar, and Venus curses love for ever more. Venus and Adonis is Shakespeare\u2019s genius in miniature: vivid characterisation, terrific storytelling and sublime poetry with sensational comic material followed by moving tragedy.<\/span><\/p>\n

PRODUCTION CREDITS<\/b><\/h3>\n

Writing by William Shakespeare<\/span><\/p>\n

Performance by Matthew Kerrigan & Rebecca Ridenour<\/span><\/p>\n

Direction by Samantha Van Der Merwe<\/span><\/p>\n

Sound Design by Annalise Albright-Woods<\/span><\/p>\n

Lighting Design by Jeff Woods<\/span><\/p>\n

ABOUT THE ARTISTS<\/b><\/h3>\n

Matthew Kerrigan\u00a0<\/b>is so happy to be returning to the CoHo\u2019s Summerfest stage, after performing his solo show- <\/span>The Dissenter\u2019s Handbook <\/span><\/i>(Dario Fo)- last year. \u00a0Matthew has performed in seven Shaking the Tree productions: <\/span>Wilde Tales <\/span><\/i>(Oscar Wilde\/Karin Magaldi), <\/span>One Flea Spare<\/span><\/i> (Naomi Wallace), <\/span>Masque of the Red Death<\/span><\/i> (Edgar Allan Poe), <\/span>Suddenly Last Summer<\/span><\/i> (Tennessee Williams), <\/span>Passion Play<\/span><\/i> (Sarah Ruhl), and <\/span>A Doll\u2019s House <\/span><\/i>(Henrik Ibsen). He was also most recently seen in <\/span>Peter and the Star Catcher<\/span><\/i> at Portland Playhouse. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rebecca Ridenour<\/b> is delighted to be working for the first time on CoHo\u2019s stage. Portland credits include: Actor 5\/Sarah in <\/span>We Are Proud To Present\u2026<\/span><\/i> with Artists Repertory Theatre, <\/span>Equivocation <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>Gender Tree <\/span><\/i>at Post 5 Theatre, Constance Leadbelly in <\/span>Good Night Desdemona Good Morning Juliet <\/span><\/i>with North West Classical, Miss Foxhill in <\/span>Suddenly Last Summer<\/span><\/i> with Shaking The Tree, Ophelia in <\/span>\u00a1O Romeo!<\/span><\/i> with Milagro Theater, Susan Brady in <\/span>Playboy of the Western World<\/span><\/i> with A.R.T, Goneril in <\/span>Lear <\/span><\/i>and Brutus in<\/span> Julius Caesar <\/span><\/i>with Bag and Baggage, Nancy in <\/span>Hard Times Come Again No More<\/span><\/i> with Sowelu Theater, and <\/span>Spectravagasm I,II,III, VI,VII,VIII<\/span><\/i>. Rebecca is from Santa Barbara, CA and a graduate of Portland Actors Conservatory class of 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n

ABOUT THE COMPANY<\/b><\/h3>\n

Shaking the Tree Theatre seeks to meld the boundaries of theatre and visual art by presenting audiences with thrilling and immersive theatrical experiences. Founded in 2003 by Samantha Van Der Merwe, Shaking the Tree uses innovative ways to inhabit space, creating a heightened surrounding that allows audiences to experience a deeper, more active connection to the work.<\/span><\/p>\n

SPECIAL THANKS<\/b><\/h3>\n

Special Thanks to Cargo and the artist Aimee Miller for use of the giant purple heart she created to hang in the store as a photo background. <\/span><\/p>\n

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