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Spirit Warrior: AN AMERICAN ROCK, SOUL OPERA
SPIRIT WARRIOR; AN AMERICAN ROCK, SOUL OPERA
Written by Ricardo Pitts-Wiley & Robert Schleeter
Directed by Greg Johnson & Kim Pitts-Wiley
RICARDO PITTS-WILEY AND ROBERT SCHLEETER WROTE THE FIRST VERSION OF SPIRIT WARRIOR IN 1987, WHILE PITTS-WILEY WAS ARTIST- IN- RESIDENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND. IT WAS A POST APOCALYPTIC LOOK AT AN AMERICA WHERE A POWERFUL DICTATOR, CALLED THE DREAMKILLER , HASTAKEN OVER THE NATION, ENSLAVING THE NATIONS MINDS AND SOULS.
HIS ONLY CHALLENGER WAS A WOMAN CALLED SPIRIT WARRIOR.
OVER THE YEARS, THE AUTHORS SAW THE STORY EVOLVE INTO ONE THAT ASKS THE
QUESTION,
IS AMERICA AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS PASSED, OR A YET TO BE FULFILLED PROMISE ?
THE SHOW FEATURES A 17 SONG, ROCK AND RHYTHM SCORE, IN WHICH THE
GREAT QUESTION IS DEBATED, LIVES BECOME ENTANGLED, TRUST IS WON
AND LOST, AND THE SEARCH FOR THE SPIRIT AND THE WILL TO TAKE A
STAND IS EXPLORED.
FEATURING JONATHAN AND RICARDO PITTS-WILEY, KIM TRUSTY, JEANNIE CARSON, SETH WOODRUFF, AND STEVE ELLIS.
August 17 & 18
8 PM
Tickets $20
This event is indoors
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LocationMixed Magic Theatre (View)
560 mineral spring ave.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, RI 02860
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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