an improvised New Wave film following the adventures of a pair of female friends exuding ennui and opening the world to what happens when the rules of traditional behavior are left behind.
"The European New Wave films of the 60's broke the conventions of classic, traditional movies and pushed the capability of film to tell a story by other means," says director Elizabeth Brammer. "They took a look at what it was to be alive in the period and tried to capture the bohemian, liberated, post-modern feeling in cool, sometimes jarring, intellectually intriguing ways. I wanted to do that with improv. We are using the elements of New Wave as a jumping off point, and the story of two enthusiastic, awesome women exploring the boundaries of their world as a guide through the discovery. Anything goes in improv but it still has its own conventions. How can we subvert these to have even more freedom and fun?"
The answer was to draw on all kinds of schools of improv thought - from the Chicago-style to narrative to short form - and put them together into one pot, where anything could be brought out at any time. The result is like no film or improv show before. Each is be unique, exciting, and has a delightful* je ne sais quas.*
Pocketful of Posies will be performed 8pm Fridays and Saturdays July 27 through August 19 at Salvage Vanguard Theater (2803 Manor Road, Austin, Texas 78722). Tickets are $10 and are available online at http://posies.eventbrite.com
Directed by Gnap! Company Member Elizabeth Brammer.
The ensemble cast is
Ryan Austin
Kristin Firth
Kayla Lane Freeman
Brad Hawkins
Jordan T. Maxwell
Erika May McNichol
Sam Schack
Kyle Traughber
Elizabeth Ruby Willmann.
Cindy Ward will be improvising lights and sound.
Film design by Michael Thomas.
Offcial trailer: http://youtu.be/Ma_xkwzxs1A
Photography by Jon Bolden.
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