Undermain Theatre & Balanced Almond set to present NOH Angels, Demons & Dreamers

by Shawn Parikh

Undermain Theatre and Balanced Almond, Inc are teaming up to present their next show, NOH: Angels, Demons, and Dreamers, from November 1 - 17. It is an evening of adaptations of five supernatural Japanese Noh plays and Kyogen. Using their acclaimed theatrical magic, Laura Jorgensen and Fred Curchack transform these timeless masterpieces into artistic adventures for the modern Western audience.

Noh plays are sublime poetic dance-dramas from 14th-15th Century Japan. Kyogen are outrageous comic interludes, performed in-between the intense Noh plays. Plays include: Dream of Kantan, Sotoba Komachi, The Bird-Catcher in Hell, Shunkan in Exile, and Hagomoro.

• KANTAN is the tale of a magic pillow that gives dreams of the future.
• SOTOBA KOMACHI is about an aged poetess who becomes possessed by her rejected lover’s ghost.
• THE BIRD-CATCHER IN HELL is a hilarious farce about a bird-catcher’s encounter with the Lord of Death.
• SHUNKAN is the story of a Zen Buddhist priest exiled on Devil’s Island.
• HAGOROMO is a fairytale about a fisherman who steals an Angel’s feather robe.

Fred Curchack has created over 70 original ensemble theatre pieces and twenty-six solos and has been featured at dozens of international theatre festivals. Laura Jorgensen has created roles in world premieres of John O’Keefe’s Glamour and Queer Theory. Laura and Fred have collaborated four other times, including The Mental Traveler, Golden Buddha Beach, Sexual Myth-Stories, and An American Dream Play.

Purchase tickets online or by calling 214-747-5515.