"Squirrel, or the Origin of a Species" in Washington, D.C.

Michael Merino, whose Bad News Gospel and Seat Yourself have been performed by Est Paris Theater, has a show up in Washington, D.C. July 10-21, Squirrel, or the Origin of a Species, in Charles Darwin engages in a battle of wits with Sciurus carolinensis and struggles to order the universe while musing on matters trivial and insignificant.

Quartier Libre Orchestra, 20h30, 16 oct., 5 rue de la Révolution, Montreuil

Another soundpainting performance by the Quartier Libre Orchestra.

16 oct., 20h30
Comme vous émoi
5, rue de la Révolution, Montreuil

Soundpainting

Update - Perry will take part in two soundpainting performances:

Quartier Libre Orchestra
Ogresse, 4 rue des Prairies, 75020
Vendredi 1er octobre, 20h

Trafic dans le OFF de la NUIT BLANCHE
Direction : Beatriz Franco
Soundpainting sur les installations : "Au bord des larmes", de Françoise Anger et "Night Reflections", de Christiane Blanc
Samedi 2 octobre à 22h
Galerie Actuel'Art. 27 rue de la Forge Royale, 75011
M° Faidherbe-Chaligny / Ledru Rollin

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Perry is participating in a soundpainting performance April 9, 10 and 11.  Wikipedia says soundpainting is a "live composing sign language created by New York composer Walter Thompson for musicians, dancers, actors, poets, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation."

Details on the show are on the Web site of the collective Trafic: http://trafic-co.com/index.php?p=1_12.

We may use soundpainting in a future Est Paris production.

"The Quick, Brown Fox Jumped Over the Lazy Dogs"

A play that Est Paris has planned on doing but hasn't gotten around to yet, Michael Merino's "The Quick, Brown Fox Jumped Over the Lazy Dogs," has had a successful debut at a Washington, DC, fringe festival.

DC Theater site:
"What do you get when you combine a talented group of actors, hermeneutics, diagrammed sentences, and thought-provoking deconstructionist dialogue? Aside from an entertaining and smart fifty minutes of theatre, you get a piece that actually delivers what it promises — an exploration of the individual’s relationship with language, and all the semantics, miscommunication, and mistakes that can be made along the way.
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Smart, funny, and edgy–truly a delight."

Washington City Paper site:
"It’s the most fun and enjoyable hour of having your very concept of everyday life and communication knocked down and spat upon since David Ives’ All in the Timing."

The playwright's page