New York City’s Untitled Theater Company announces a production of The Lathe of Heaven, adapted from the book of the same name by Ursula K. Le Guin. They write:
“Untitled Theater Company #61 (UTC61) presents The Lathe of Heaven, an original, authorized stage adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin’s sci-fi classic about a man whose dreams change reality, adapted and directed by Edward Einhorn with music by Henry Akona.
“The play examines the human need for certainty and understanding in contrast with Taoist ideas of uncertainty and unknowing, and intersperses verses from the Tao Te Ching as operatic art songs for baritone, cello and piano. UTC61 has been once again granted a residency at 3LD Art + Technology Center. 3LD’s unmatched video technology will be used to make real the ever-changing landscape that emanates from the dreamer.
“‘The ideas of the book come through undeformed and not oversimplified,’ states novelist Ursula K Le Guin. This is the third of Untitled Theater Company’s sci-fi adaptions, following acclaimed productions of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle and Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (also at 3LD). Each has been faithful to the original ideas in the novels, while bringing them to physical life with music and video in a rich theatrical experience.”
Cast members include John Gallop III, Robert Honeywell, Eric Oleson, and Caroline Saaman, accompanied by pianist Mellisa Elledge and cellist Michael Midlarsky.
Performances, at the 3LD Art + Technology Center (80 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10006; 212-645-0374) run 6-30 June, at 8PM Wednesdays-Saturdays, 5PM Sunday, and 3PM matinees on Saturdays 23 and 30 June. Tickets are $25-$40, available from this page.
For more information, see this page.