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Charlie in the House of Rue
April 2 - May 2, 1999
at the Hasty Pudding Theatre 
created by A.R.T. in association with Ridge Theater
based on Robert Coover's novella of the same title
synopsis - cast - related links - bookstore
Director Bob McGrath & Co. crank up Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp with the tools, toys, and trickery of post-modern theatre. Remember the humor, heartbreak, and pratfalls of the flat, flickering original? Now go way beyond the familiar as the beloved silent film character leaps right off the screen into the full-color multi-media world of our own turbulent decade.
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SYNOPSIS
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In the true fashion of a Charlie Chaplin silent film, the Tramp finds himself alone in a posh mansion. As he mischievously explores the various rooms of the house, the Tramp runs into its odd inhabitants, including a nymphomaniac maid, a suicidal young lady, a policeman who fishes in the bathroom, an old man near death in the library, and a melancholy man confined to the kitchen. Soon, the house becomes more like a scene from an Edgar Allen Poe story than a Charlie Chaplin comedy. With the help of multi-media magic, the beloved silent film character is brought to us in full color and taken on a hallucinatory, turbulent ride that will leave everyone guessing what can happen next. |
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CAST
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Chaplin animations by Ed Stephan. |
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CHARLIE IN THE HOUSE OF RUE BOOKSTORE - reload if eight book suggestions do not appear below |
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 This production was made possible in part by the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts. Charlie in the House of Rue is part of CrossCurrents, a major multi-year initiative of the A.R.T. and the American Music Theater Festival in Philadelphia designed to create and sustain a body of new music theatre works. CrossCurrents is sponsored by Philip Morris Companies Inc. |
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This page updated March 9, 2000
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