PigPen Theatre - The Nightmare Story October 5, 2011

Brooklyn, NY:  PigPen Theatre Company, back-to-back winners of the 2010 and 2011 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award, will offer their mesmerizing storytelling style that incorporates live actors, puppetry, movement and original music to a brand new theatrical fable “The Nightmare Story”.

Four mysterious brothers arrive at the Irondale Center this October, to tell you their favorite story. It is the story of a woman tormented by nightmares, and a boy who is the key to her salvation. He is her only son – and he must undertake a terrible journey into the heart of a city gripped by terror if he hopes to save his mother’s life. But who are these mysterious brothers? Why do they tell this tale? And more importantly, why do they tell it to you? Find out just in time for Halloween!  

The ensemble of 7, Alex Falberg, Arya Shahi, Ben Ferguson, Curtis Gillen, Daniel Weschler, Matthew Nuernberger,Ryan Melia, met and formed PigPen Theatre while they were  students at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 2008.  PigPen  is now based in New York, but has toured throughout the US.  The company creates atmospheric theatrical fables with a unique blend of shadow puppetry, group movement, live music, and clever lighting effects and terrific acting.  

Coming up at Irondale
November 3 – 5, Walter Thompson Orchestra, unique soundpainting piece
November, Henry V by Irondale Ensemble
December 14 – 17, Vidas Perfectas, by Robert Ashley, directed by Alex Waterman
January 19- January 28, FlicFest II, Festival of Full Length Independent Choregraphy
February 29 - March 3, Strike Anywhere and Irondale present Same River
March 8-24, Karen Malpede’s “Another Life” with George Bartenieff
April 26 - May 26 – Irondale Ensemble in “In Pursuit of Freedom” the story of abolition in Brooklyn
June-July (dates TBA) Empirical Rogue Theater’s “Romeo and Juliet”

As a 28 year old  theater ensemble, the Irondale Ensemble Project has 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 have been 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 serendipitously 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.
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Official Website: http://www.pigpentheatre.com