The Yellow Boat                     
by David Saar
Directed by Andrés Alcalá
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The Transcendent Art of a Child...

January 19 - February 11
Friday & Saturday @ 8pm
Sunday @ 2pm & 7pm
        * No Show 7pm 2/4

 Echo Theater
Two doors South of 37th & Hawthorne
1515 SE 37th Avenue
Portland OR 97214

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Take a Voyage through Fear and Ignorance
Released by the Heart and Imagination of a Child

This stunning play tells the true story of the young and gifted visual artist Benjamin Saar, a hemophiliac learning to cope with AIDS, who creates inspired art to transform his pain and express his understanding of life.  The Yellow Boat is a family’s journey through their son's life: a story of inspiration.  This is a story that teaches about art and healing. Much of this production is joyous and clownish, inventive props and multimedia integration remind the audience of a child’s perspective.  Under the direction Andrés Alcalá and with the choreography of Robin Lane of Do Jump!, Benjamin’s visions dance to life in vivid color sharing his powerful, transformational messages full of hope, compassion and life for ages 8 through 98.  Presented in collaboration with CITE Educational Theatre.

The play features Matt Caffoni, Kurt Conroyd, Sarah Liane Foster, Julianna Jaffe, Andy Lindberg, Lindsay J. Lucas and Amaya Villazan.  The design team: Jeff Forbes (Light), Sam Kusnetz (Sound), Tony Fuemmeler (Stage & Props), Katie Nowaki (Costume), Sara Rudolph (Stage Manager).  Theatrical Choreography by Robin Lane of Do Jump!  Light Design.  Original music to accompany scripted lyrics is composed for this production by Wade McCollum.

Through a partnership with the Child Life Specialists at Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital, the production will also exhibit the artistic expressions of hospitalized young artists.

This play is a recipient of the "Distinguished Play Award" from the American Alliance Theatre and Education.

Dynamic Talk Backs following every performance.
The play runs approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes with no intermission.

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Photography Credit:  Ericka Heidrick © 2006 www.erickaheidrick.com