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The Long Christmas Ride Home
Written by Paula Vogel
Directed by Kristan Seemel
REVIEWS
“Seemels
artistic visionnot to mention Vogelsis remarkably
complete… Its a touching, at times harrowing show.”
– Ben Waterhouse, Willamette Week
“Theatre
Vertigo’s production of Vogel’s ‘puppet play with actors’has
much to recommend it, starting with a seamless, skillful integration
of puppetry and live actors.” – Alison Hallett,
The Portland Mercury
“Heart,
eyes, and ears enraptured, captivated for 85 minutes. Thank
you Vertigo for breaking my heart.” – Peanutduck,
Followspot
Performing April 18 – May 17, 2008
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 pm
$15 Fridays and Saturdays; Pay-What-You-Will Thursdays
SYNOPSIS
Past and present collide on
a snowy Christmas Eve for a troubled family of five. Humorous
and heart-wrenching, this beautifully written play proves
that magic can be found in the simplest breaths of life. In
this “puppet play with actors,” Pulitzer Prize winner Paula
Vogel provides a moving and memorable study of the American
family careening near the edge of oblivion. “The Long Christmas
Ride Home collapses time and space into moments of disarming,
and affecting, beauty… it is somewhat like gazing at stars:
We feel their inspiration, as well as their sad distance from
earth.” – The New York Times
CAST
Mom… Heather Rose Walters*
Dad… Darius Pierce*
Minister… Tom Moorman*
Rebecca… Kerry Ryan*
Claire… Amy Newman*
Stephen… Gary Norman*
Puppeteer… Elizabeth Dannhorn
Puppeteer… Paul Susi
* Current member of the
Theatre Vertigo acting ensemble
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
Assitant Director… Nancy
Aldrich
Stage Manager… Nicole Gladwin
Set… Chris Rousseau
Lights… Maya Ward-Karet
Costumes… Mary Rochon
Sound… Annalise Albright
Puppet Builder… Jason Miranda
Technical Director… Jeff Woods