Sinking Ship Productions will present the world premiere of There Will Come Soft Rains as part of the 11th annual New York International Fringe Festival. The show is a stage adaptation of several classic science fiction stories, by Ray Bradbury, Stanislaw Lem, Barry N. Malzberg, and Bill Pronzini.
Director/adaptor Jon Levin presents the stories using “a combination of bunraku-inspired puppets, object manipulation, dance, live music, and a versatile ensemble of performers. There’s something inherently theatrical about a certain kind of science fiction,” he said. “The stories are a reflection of our world, a way of seeing familiar things in a new light.”
There Will Come Soft Rains will be on the stage at The New School for Drama Theater (151 Bank Street, between West and Washington Streets, New York, New York) on Friday 8 August (10PM), Wednesday 13 August (7:30PM), Sunday 17 August (4:15PM), Thursday 21 August (5:15PM), and Saturday 23 August (7:30PM). $15 tickets are available by calling 866-468-7619 or visiting fringenyc.org.
The 90-minute performance is produced by Joshua Luxenberg and directed by Levin. Sets are by Farah Joyner, costumes by Peiyi Wong, music composed and performed by Josh Morris, and video and sound designed by Jesse Garrison and Spencer Russell. The ensemble includes Andrew Broaddus, Jesse Garrison, Lisa Maley, Clare McNulty, Mary Notari, Kendall Riliegh, Carolyn Usanis, and Eric Wright. Most of the members of Sinking Ship Productions met when they were students at Oberlin College.
The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) is “the largest multi-arts festival in North America, with more than 200 companies from all over the world performing for 16 days in more than 20 venues. FringeNYC generates an atmosphere of extreme excitement, and our energy is contagious!” FringNYC runs from 8 to 24 August, with performances running from 2PM to midnight on weekdays, and from noon to midnight on weekends.