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Serendib
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Opened Apr 4, 2007
Closed Apr 22, 2007
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

In order to save their study, a group of scientists invite a team of filmmakers to document their work, but will the results do more harm than good? A fascinating combination of puppetry and traditional drama, Serendib examines the fine line between nature vs. nurture, and just how different we are (or aren't) from primates.

Serendib is presented as part of the 9th Annual First Light Festival, an initiative designed to stimulate artists to create credible and compelling work exploring the worlds of science and technology and to challenge the existing stereotypes of scientists and engineers in the popular imagination.

Written by David Zellnik, Serendib is directed by Carlos Armesto and features Linda Powell (Broadway: On Golden Pond, TV: As The World Turns); James Rana (Love's Labour's Lost at Royal Shakespeare Company and The Shakespeare Theatre (DC), Macbeth and Mother Courage at Classical Theatre of Harlem); PJ Sosko (Much Ado About Nothing at Folger Theatre, Fixed and Angels in America at The Hangar Theatre); along with Geeta Citygirl, Nitya Vidyasagar, and Richard B. Watson.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Ensemble Studio Theatre
549 W 52nd St
New York, NY 10019

This theater is renowned for presenting new theatrical works. Each season presents almost 250 new works, ranging from readings to full-length plays. Many first time scripts are produced during the company's two festivals: the Octoberfest and the S [...] Read More

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Serendib, the latest First Light Festival Production devoted to bringing scientific themes to the stage, succeeds on almost every level of achievement -- except the most essential: the writing. David Zellnik's play, like an ordinary dress that is beautifully accessorized, provides a structure that allows for excellence, but has little of its own.

It's not as if the playwright hasn't tried to tell a coherent story. Frankly, he has tried too hard, because he hits every plot point with a hammer. Make that a sledgehammer. Worse, he drives home the themes of his story so persistently and transparently that you'd have to be a monkey not to get the point. Fortunately, director Carlos Armesto does [...]


Reviewed by Barbara and Scott Siegel on Apr 5, 2007

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