GOD IN A HOLE
A New Play Written by Hannah Baker in collaboration with the ensemble. Directed by Ashley Connell.
God in a Hole is a dark absurdist comedy which tells the story of an isolated community, born from the ashes of a once great and familiar civilization. The town is led by a mysterious triumvirate, “The Misters,” who keep the sacred wisdom of the ancestors while maintaining order and tradition. As the people of this town gather to celebrate their most sacred rituals, the advent of a new “message” from their ancestors sends them careening towards a choice which will bring either salvation or obliteration. When ritual is divorced from meaning, and power from responsibility, what becomes of a people who have waited too long to ask necessary questions?
Content Warning: This play contains depictions of violence including against children, please contact us if you would like further information at threeofcupstheatreco@gmail.com.
Show Times
Thursday 10/1 7 PM (PREVIEW)
Friday 10/2 7 PM
Saturday 10/3 7 PM
Sunday 10/4 3 PM
Thursday 10/8 7 PM
Friday 10/9 7 PM
Saturday 10/10 7 PM
Sunday 10/11 3 PM
Thursday 10/15 7 PM
Friday 10/16 7 PM
Saturday 10/17 7 PM
More about the show:
Three of Cups is a new theatre company, focusing on methodology-driven, ensemble-based work, inspired by theorists and practitioners such as Viola Spolin and Anne Bogart. This show was our first step in developing our practice and methodology, and the actors who participate in this process will have a huge impact on the identity of the company and its future process. Together, the cast will create, write, refine, rehearse, and perform an entirely devised show.
The concept for the show is drawn from the work and theories of Friedrich Durrenmatt, a Swiss playwright from the 20th century whose absurd, macabre plays reflected the world he lived in, one increasingly dominated by fascism and violence. Rather than tackle one of his plays directly, we have built own piece, rooted in (but not defined by) his theories, and reflected through our own complex world.