Directed by Alex Torra

Featuring a talented cast of Pig Iron regulars including Sarah Sanford (HELL MEETS HENRY HALFWAY) and Hinako Arao (LOVE UNPUNISHED), AWESOME FIESTA will be a hilarious and skewed deconstruction and reconstruction of coming-of-age ceremonies and the cross-cultural cult of cuteness. Drawing from such rich source material as the late-70s bilingual PBS sitcom QUE PASA U.S.A.? and the traditional Latino coming-of-age celebration known as the “quinces,” AWESOME FIESTA marks another chapter in Pig Irons exploration of different facets of the American experience. This exuberant new environmental performance piece will mark the Pig Iron directing debut of Alex Torra, who received a Princess Grace Foundation fellowship to work with Pig Iron in 2007-2008.

Dates: May 9 and 10, 2008; both shows at 8 PM

Location: The Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1332 S. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA

CALL (215) 627-1883 for Tickets for Friday, May 9; Box Office closes at 4:30 PM; tickets will also be available at the door.  Tickets for Saturday, May 10, are available at the Box Office phone and by clicking here.

 ALSO:

PIG IRON SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2008!!

PHYSICAL APPROACHES TO CHARACTER AND COLLABORATION (JULY 7-19, 2008)
LED BY PIG IRON CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR QUINN BAURIEDEL

FROM THE NEUTRAL MASK TO THE RED NOSE W/ MASTER TEACHER GIOVANNI FUSETTI (JULY 23 - AUG. 4, 2008)

Contact quinn@pigiron.org to apply or for more information