iMarvel Performance at Edgewood Park in New Haven
Submitted by Rachel from A Broken Umbrella
ORIGINAL MUSICAL IMARVEL! 3 PERFORMANCES – ONE DAY OF FUN!
Power down your smart phone and let your Marvels run free! Friends of Edgewood Park and A Broken Umbrella Theatre are proud to bring iMarvel back to Edgewood Park for a Family Fun Day on Sunday, August 22. A huge success at Westville’s Artwalk this past May, iMarvel takes audiences on a journey away from the world wide web and into Dreamland with a colorful, rag-tag team known as the Marvels. This special, one day only new musical in historic Edgewood Park is inspired by the writings of New Haven’s own Donald G. Mitchell, a.k.a. Ik Marvel. Like Mitchell, the Marvels thrive on dreams. Charged by the Sandman to help craft the fantasies of children and adults alike, the Marvels face a serious dilemma. Dreamers are vanishing all over the world threatening the Marvels very existence. Will an “App Happy” (cue song) society put the Sandman and his dream shaping Marvels out of a job? This fresh, fun production will inspire you to unplug and realize that there is a “nap for that” (cue song). Reconnect with your inner dreamer again.
As Lindy Lee Gold wrote in the June edition of The Arts Paper, “Although I am usually skeptical when a play is advertised as ‘appropriate for all ages,’ I was delightfully surprised to find that A Broken Umbrella Theatre had written, choreographed, and performed just that. The ensemble did delight audiences of absolutely every age and ethnicity.”
Performances of iMarvel will be at 11:30pm, 1pm and 2pm, rain or shine, on Sunday, August 22 at the Friends of Edgewood Park’s Family Fun Day. This original musical is recommended for all ages. Performances of iMarvel will be held in Edgewood Park, located at Whalley Avenue and West Rock Avenue, next to the tennis courts near the footbridge leading to Coogan’s Pavilion. Come to Edgewood Park on August 22 for City Seed Farmer’s Market, family arts and crafts activities and more!
Conceived & written by A Broken Umbrella Theatre, iMarvel features a cast and crew of 10 local New Haven artists as well as additional professionals hailing from New York City. Spectacle by Ryan Gardner and Jen McClure. Book and Lyrics by Rachel and Ian Alderman, Ruben Oritz, Michelle Oaks, Evan Hershman, Jes Mack and Lou Mangini. Music by Chrissy Gardner. Sound design by Dave Baker. Graphic design by Vaxa Creative.
A Broken Umbrella Theatre aspires to enhance the vitality of our community through compelling storytelling, mined from history, with a commitment to aesthetic rigor. Core ensemble members include New Haven Residents Ian and Rachel Alderman, Ryan and Chrissy Gardner, Jes Mack, Brandon Fuller and Lou Mangini. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/brokenumbrella
