performances

Work-in-progress excerpts from the current version of Measure Back
were presented at
Dixon Place, NYC, winter, 2015.

Measure Back
a rehearsal for the end of war
by T. Ryder Smith
Featuring Angel Uwamahoro
Stage Managers: Mark Carmouze, Derek Spaldo

January 27
February 9 (this performance was cancelled, due to a schedule conflict)
March 24
in the Dixon Place Lounge

www.dixonplace.org

photo from the January 27 performance:

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promotional video:

An excerpt from the latest version of Measure Back
was presented at Dixon Place, NYC, on October 13, 2014
as part of it’s ongoing new works evenings

Measure Back
a rehearsal for the end of war
by T. Ryder Smith
An excerpt – written and directed by TRS
Video by Rafael Tasca
Evening curated by Jeffrey Jones
Dixon Place Artistic Director: Ellie Covan

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Audience feedback from the Dixon Place performances:

“I can’t imagine a more thrilling and necessary work-in-progress . . . We’re skating close to something true and raw here . . . and also laughing, thank God. I hadn’t imagined the stew could be that rich, or theatrical . . . “

“I loved that the audience is just as much the “subject” as the actor/characters. . . . So many brilliant and flashing moments (the beginning time sequence is hair-raising) . . . I am still thinking about it and I’m sure I will continue to— perhaps one of the best things that could be said about any piece of art is that it opens a bunch of cans of worms. This did.”

“I have not experienced anything like it, I was surprised and excited by how quickly you engaged the audience to participate – it is because there were no tricks, just honesty and creativity and wonder/curiosity . . . and there was actual suspense in the theatre, which is rare. This is important work.”

“I was terrified. And that was wonderful.”

“A high-wire act without a net . . . Like stand-up but of course much denser, layered, stranger, and way more experimental and ambitious.”

http://dixonplace.org/performances/little-theatre-at-dixon-place/

Measure Back had it’s world premiere at the
Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts
October, 2013

measure back
a theatre-event
by t. ryder smith
directed by christopher mcelroen and t. ryder smith
with: dionne audain, felicity cooper, t. ryder smith
stage managed by sunny stapleton
video design by simon harding
costumes by nick vaughan
sound by matt walsh
lights by alan hahn
production design by rob long

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Festival website:
http://www.pifof.org

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust website:
http://www.trustarts.org/events/pages/pittsburgh-international-festival-of-firsts/

Ticket sales site:
http://culturaldistrict.org/production/38862/measure-back

Measure Back performed in Duke University’s Duke Performances series
November, 2013

measure back
a theatre-event
by t. ryder smith
directed by christopher mcelroen and t. ryder smith
with: dionne audain, t. ryder smith, caitlin wells
stage managed by sunny stapleton
video design by simon harding
costumes by nick vaughan
sound by matt walsh
lights by christopher mcelroen
production design by jen rogers

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Series website:
http://dukeperformances.duke.edu/calendar

Manbitesdog Theatre page:
http://manbitesdogtheater.org/2013-14-season/measure-back/