Fractured Actors Theater Company proudly presents How Bizarre: An Absurdist Evening of Staged Readings

Journey into the delightfully unconventional world of Postmodern storytelling. Rarely staged outside of the halls of Academia, Fractured Actors invites you to experience live staged readings of historic Absurdist classics by Romanian-French playwright Eugène Ionesco and Irish icon Samuel Beckett, along with a contemporary piece by American short-form maestro David Ives. These plays are presented in their entirety with actors in costume and scripts in hand.

The plays: The Bald Soprano by Eugène Ionesco, Play by Samuel Beckett and Words, Words, Words by David Ives. These vibrant and provocative texts offer an unexpectedly profound insight into humanity’s struggle for connection.

THE PLAYS

The Bald Soprano by Eugène Ionesco

Directed by Jeff Ham / Featuring Katelin Curtis, Shannon McNally Ham, Don McGreevy, Drew Orlando, Patrick Rogers, Nikki Stark

Play by Samuel Beckett

Directed by Christine Cummings / Featuring Jill Allen, Richard Kuhlman, Suzy Thatcher

Words, Words, Words by David Ives

Directed by Erica Connell / Featuring Mandy Lucille Coleman, Tracey Maron-Anthony, Kierra Murrell

*Content Warning

This event is intended for ages 16+. Parental guidance is strongly advised. Please note the following subject matter:  Adult language, references to/imagery of self-harm/suicide, sexual situations, adult humor and content. The following special effects may be used during the presentation: Sudden loud noises, Strobe lighting, Fog/haze

Fractured Actors Theater Company is based in Ventura, California and produces classical, experimental and original plays. FATC's mission is to “Build Community Through Bold Storytelling."

Past productions include The Speakeasy Prom: Never Say Goodbye, Comic Potential, Red, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Golden Age: American Roadhouse, The 29 1/2 Hour Playwriting Festival , The Foreigner, Freud’s Last Session and Inherit the Wind.

FATC is committed to staging inspiring and thought-provoking theatrical experiences for a non-traditional theater audience. FATC operates out of Suite J of Liminal Church of Ventura.