Je Suis Dead by Fools Proof Theatre Company September 30, 2010

“The play is thoughtful, provocative, demanding and funny.” - Total Theatre

What: Je Suis Dead
Who: Fools Proof Theatre Company, Liverpool England
When: September 30 – October 2
Where: Irondale Center, 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NYC. Directions: www.irondale.org
Cost: $25, Purchase at www.irondale.org / www.ovationtix.com
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK: Fools Proof Theatre Company will present Je Suis Dead at Irondale, September 30 – October 2. An award winning Theatre Company from Liverpool, England, Fools Proof combines absurd humour and a compelling fragmented narrative with strong visual and highly physical theatre.

Je Suis dead is the story of three lonely people who have just survived a train crash and reality is folding in on them. Emily is weird, Helen is boring and James is an arse.

In their vulnerable post crash state unknown parts of themselves manifest as strange characters from the past each with their own story to tell. Stories and unfulfilled dreams begin to overlap and connect like a twisted puzzle. In the midst of it all the three strangers reach out to each other.

Conceived and directed by Fool’s Proof Theatre in collaboration with Gey Pin Ang (formerly of the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowksi and Thomas Richards, Italy) and reworked with the assistance of Linda Kerr Scott, Je Suis Dead has received accolades such as:

“I would recommend it to one and all for a fabulous evening of self-reflective physical theatre. “ - Theatre in Wales

About Fools Proof
Fool's Proof Theatre is an international theatre company, which creates and performs devised work, promotes theatre as an approachable and evolving medium, and links international artists of all disciplines.

Its core members, Ben Phillips (UK), Britt Jurgensen (Germany), Mary Pearson (USA), work with an ensemble creation process, including collaborations with associated artists.

As theatre makers, Fools Proof came together with a shared interest in creating original work, which is not only highly physical and visual but also has a compelling narrative. A shared love of international living set the ground for their collective vision.
About Irondale

As a 26 year old Ensemble, Irondale have received national and international accolades for their theatrical performances which are often driven by themes that emerge from the social and political climate, as well as the ability to take unique approaches to well known tales. This season will be no exception. Now with their own space, the Irondale Center in Fort Greene they can also be instrumental in creating new work and supporting the work of other local companies.

The Irondale Center, The first performing arts space to open in the BAM cultural district is uniquely and entirely run and maintained by the Irondale Ensemble. A beautiful and historic space, the center is an old Sunday school building attached to the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian church. The church boasts an incredible history in its own right being a shelter for runaway slaves in the 1860’s and proving through history a commitment to positive social activism. Irondale’s mission is serendipoduously complimentary.

Irondale’s Mission
Through the power of the ensemble process, Irondale creates and presents theater, performance and education programs that challenge traditional assumptions about art, and help us to better understand today’s world. The Irondale Center, our theater, laboratory and classroom, is a home for ensemble artists of all disciplines and cultures, and a resource for our community.