Well, in short, it’s good art, good business, and good for
the people who see it.
And isn’t that what you're looking for?
Read the reviews. It’s a style and quality of theatre
that is in a class by itself.
Virtuosity. In the tradition of the great mimes, the great clowns.
Clever, beautifully executed, breathtaking and fun.
That is the epic thrill ride of the ridiculous and the poignant that is
“7 (x1) Samurai”.
Solo performers have always been an economical choice for theatre producers, but audiences sometimes feel they want a bigger spectacle when they go out to the theatre. This show provides the feel and sweep of a cinematic epic, with characters (lovable, and terrifying) comical cartoonish idiocy, and a gripping life-and-death plot that culminates in a spectacular fight scene between villagers, samurai, and marauding bandits on horseback.
The show has been produced twice since it’s opening. At the Capital Fringe Festival, where it sold out, and garnered a “Best Solo Performance” Award. And thereafter, for six weeks at the Warehouse Theatre in Washington DC, where it also sold out, and where the producer made enough money to launch his producing career (City Artistic Partnerships).
If you have an audience, or the capacity to get one through
marketing,
“7 (x1) Samurai” will give them a show that they will be happy to have paid
to see.
This is a show that is at heart simply energetic storytelling
performed with deft and time-honed skill. When people experience it, they feel
happy. Because it is they who have supplied the most rewarding part
of the entertainment – with their imaginations. The performer suggests
the images and leads them through the unfolding scenes of the story. But each
member of the audience visualizes the details with the richness and abandon
of their own imaginations.
And they love that. It is such a different experience of theatre, and
so rare, that they can’t stop talking about it as they come out of the theatre.
For them, it is a memorable event. And it is you they will have to thank
for bringing it to them.
Call or email us today at the addresses listed below, and we can make a performance possible at theatres from 40 seats to 400. All it takes is the will to make it happen.
david@davidgainesperformance.com
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