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Deception Unit <\/b><\/p>\n

by <\/b>Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

July 13 \u2013 16, 2017<\/b><\/p>\n

Unreliable Narrator. Suffocating Subtext. Lies, all lies.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Kitchen sink realism is slowly suffocated with a pillow of subtext, and the narrative goes into witness protection. A fake Polish punk band takes over as the protagonist, but whoever\u2019s been translating their lyrics is deeply unreliable. A celebration of false narratives and radical fraudulence, Deception Unit revels in the ways we\u2019ve been fooling ourselves all along.<\/b><\/h3>\n

\u201c\u2026unapologetically experimental, technically sophisticated, and engaged with questions about what role theater can play in contemporary culture.\u201d \u2013 Portland Mercury<\/span><\/p>\nDeception Unit<\/span><\/a>\n

Production Credits:<\/b><\/h3>\n

Created by <\/span>Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble (PETE)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Directed by Jacob Coleman<\/span>
\n<\/span>Text by Robert Quillen Camp<\/span>
\n<\/span>Performer\/Creators: Rebecca Lingafelter, Cristi Miles, Amber Whitehall and Jim Vadala<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sound design by Mark Valadez<\/span>
\n<\/span>Scenic\/Video design by Peter Ksander<\/span>
\n<\/span>Lighting design by Miranda K Hardy<\/span>
\n<\/span>Costume design by Jenny Ampersand<\/span><\/p>\n

Design Tech by Trevor Sargent<\/span>
\n<\/span>Stage Management by Kristina Mast<\/span>
\n<\/span>Asst. Stage Management by Rosie Lambert<\/span>
\n<\/span>Costume Assistance by Hannah Edelson<\/span><\/p>\n

Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble<\/b><\/h3>\n

Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble is a company of theatre artists dedicated to creating new plays that reify the relationship between audience and artist. We develop original performances and produce innovative interpretations of classical text. We challenge established notions of theatrical form and content with innovative modes of practice, presentation, and organization to create work that is visceral, raw, and revealing.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>PETE has been making performance since its inception in 2011, with work including the sea-shanty cabaret Drowned Horse Tavern (2015), All Well, a sound-play in darkness (2015), Juli Crockett\u2019s [or, the whale] (2016), Procedures for Saying No, developed with Robert Quillen Camp (2016), Fornes\u2019 Enter THE NIGHT, with director Alice Reagan (2015), the premiere of a new English translation of Chekhov\u2019s The Three Sisters, with translator\/director Stepan Simek (2014), R3, a new adaptation of Shakespeare\u2019s Richard III (2013), and a performative lamentation, Song of the Dodo (2013). PETE\u2019s work has been produced at Summerfest, Risk\/Reward, On the Boards, Caldera, and PCS\u2019s JAW Festival. Coming next: the world premiere of a new English translation of Chekhov\u2019s Uncle Vanya with translator\/director Stepan Simek, to open in January 2018. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>PETE is Jenny Ampersand, Robert Quillen Camp, Jacob Coleman, Miranda Hardy, Peter Ksander, Rebecca Lingafelter, Kristina Mast, Paige McKinney, Cristi Miles, Mark Valadez, and Amber Whitehall. More at <\/span>www.petensemble.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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