Symphony of Rats

The Wooster Group

As Tour Lighting Designer - Lighting by Jennifer Tipton and Evan C. Anderson

“In Symphony of Rats, a President of the United States is receiving messages by means other than the known senses, and he doesn't know whether to trust them or not.”
                    — from the introduction to Richard Foreman’s play Symphony of Rats

The Wooster Group first produced Symphony of Rats at The Performing Garage in 1988, with Richard Foreman directing. In 2022, when we asked the famous avant-gardist if we could create an entirely new production from his text, he said, “You can do whatever you want! I hope it's completely unrecognizable.” And this time, with LeCompte and Valk directing, it will be . . .

@ REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA 

October 2024

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