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The New Loud Americans
Join EnJoy Productions (aka Martha Enson and Kevin Joyce) when they premier their latest theatrical production, The New Loud Americans, April 9, 10 at the Blue Heron Art Center on Vashon Island. Celebrating a 20 year connection with Vashon Allied Arts; Joyce and Enson are founding members of UMO and many early UMO pieces premiered at the Blue Heron Art Center.
The NLA show features the inimitable George and Eunice Blundt, aka the New Loud Americans, in a membership meeting of the NLA. Their mission (in case you hadn't guessed) is To Preserve Americans Right to Volume, a lofty goal, especially in these volume-repressed times. Much hilarity and provocation ensues.
NLA has been in development for nearly 10 years. George and Eunice were born in an informal Cabaret at Teatro Zinzanni. EnJoy developed an earlier version of the show in 2005, but it was shelved when the venue folded. They then created Loud Yoga (loudyoga.com) as the first public expression of the NLA's critical public service.
At the height of the financial crisis, the Backbone Campaign enlisted George and Eunice to lead a viral campaign to promote its sensible citizen solution to economic woes (google you tube George and Eunice Loud for a preview).
But now, it's time to bring George and Eunice out--into the public eye, to create a new form of public expression, a crazed social fad, a movement to revitalize the public imagination. Long Live the NLA!!
Co-producer Charlotte Tiencken says, "Kevin and Martha have created brand new material for these two funny, confused human beings set in a political satire that makes fun of literally everyone. There will also be some audience interaction."
In addition to the live show, EnJoy has launched an online interactive presence on Facebook and Twitter.
EnJoy has created events for Microsoft, Boeing, Teatro Zinzanni, Seattle Center, Bumbershoot, Seattle Art Museum and more. Enson grew up in New York City and studied theatre, dance and psychology at Bowdoin College. She holds her MFA from the National Theatre Institute of Professional Puppetry Arts and Ecole Jacques Long (Paris). She was founding producer of the first Fringe Theater Festival in the U.S., in Seattle, 1991-92. "She is always vivid and impossible not to like," said the Seattle Times.
Versatile and prolific, Joyce composed music for most of UMO's work and designed many of the group's educational programs. "Mesmerizing...audiences laugh until they cry," according to the Seattle PI. Joyce has taught more than 40 university-level, graduate and professional workshops in improvisation, mask work, ensemble work, vocal technique and street theater styles. Since 2000, Joyce has been a principal performer and Director of Teatro Zinzanni. He and Enson founded EnJoy Productions in 2003.
Due to mature content, NLA is appropriate for ages 13 and older.
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LocationBlue Heron Art Center
19704 Vashon Hwy SW
Vashon Island, WA 98070
United States
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| Minimum Age: 13 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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