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TrÉteaux
A Study Expanded for the Stage
Treteaux is a theatrical form that unearths innovative creativities and reveals that compelling performance can be achieved without extraneous elements. From a French word for "platform," treteaux consists of a small, 4. x 6 ft. stage on which four to seven actors are confined to perform a short, 10 minute or less piece based on the plot of a well-known epic story, and without set or props. Dramatically condensing the elements of rhythm, space, gesture, and text, and eliminating common crutches of theatrical lighting, electronic soundtracks, stage furniture and props, performers must rely on themselves and each other to evoke anything and everything. Treteaux champions the physical ability of the human body and the creative ingenuity of the human mind.
Playfully experimenting, we have created condensed pieces of film favorites: The Lord of the Rings, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2, and Jurassic Park.
the Lord of the rings trilogy
PREMIERED in the happy show
AT the bedlam theater, minneapolis
April 29, 2010
ON STAGE
Noah Bremer ........................ performer
Emily King ............................. performer
Diogo Lopes .......................... performer
Brant Miller ........................... performer
Isabel Nelson ........................ performer
Joanna Harmon ................... understudy
Dustin Suggs ......................... understudy
off stage
Ryan Underbakke ................. director
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Kill Bill vol. 1 & 2
PREMIERED at Convergence,
bloomington
July 8, 2012
ON STAGE
Noah Bremer ........................ performer
Joanna Harmon ................... performer
Emily King ............................. performer
Tyler Michaels ....................... performer
OFF STAGE
Ryan Underbakke ................. director
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Jurassic Park
PREMIERED at the mN state fair grounds, MINNEAPOLIS
August 26, 2013
ON STAGE
David Darrow ....................... performer
Joanna Harmon ................... performer
Emily King ............................. performer
Tyler Michaels ....................... performer
OFF STAGE
Noah Bremer ........................ co-director
David Darrow ....................... co-director
Joanna Harmon ................... co-director
Emily King ............................. co-director
Tyler Michaels ....................... co-director
