Thirst: a spell for Christabel
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Opened Mar 10, 2009
Closed Apr 12, 2009
Opened Mar 10, 2009
Closed Apr 12, 2009
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Thirst: A Spell for Christabel retells Coleridge's gothic story in an abandoned forest suffering from an apocalyptic drought. Christabel and her father, stubborn hold-outs in the dying woods, are visited by a mysterious and opportunistic woman who quickly transforms their quiet world. Soon they must choose between her frightening, seductive promises and the quickly diminishing safety of the life they've always known.
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HERE
145 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013
The Mainstage Theatre is a flexible black box theatre with a sprung wood floor which measures 46' x 46'. It can seat up to 150 (depending on the configuration of the seating platforms), and usually seats 99. The Dorothy B. Williams Theatre is a fi [...] Read More
145 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013
The Mainstage Theatre is a flexible black box theatre with a sprung wood floor which measures 46' x 46'. It can seat up to 150 (depending on the configuration of the seating platforms), and usually seats 99. The Dorothy B. Williams Theatre is a fi [...] Read More
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Reviewed by ddavoli
on Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2009
After opening
I saw opening for Thirst: A spell for Christabel and loved it. Strong individual performances by the cast and great staging by Director Elena Araoz.
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Reviewed by peterleedean
on Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2009
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Thirst: A Spell for Christabel, now at Here Arts Center, is a washout. Although Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Gothic poem serves as its inspiration, Monika Bustamante's dramatization lacks poetic expressiveness -- and isn't done any favors by Elena Araoz's production.
The one-act play centers on a young woman named Christabel (Elizabeth Gross) who lives with her father (Matthew Cowles) in an abandoned forest during a drought. While out picking berries she encounters a strange, bewitching woman (Lori Funk) who promptly seduces and turns on her before setting her sights on the father. The primal familial conflict in the plot might have either been distilled into a fairy tale or heightened into g[...]