May 18, 2012 at 9:30PM
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette Street
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The Civilians’ artists have entered some surprising and dark territory and have come back to share their enlightening tales of death, near-death experiences, corpses, and insights into forensic anthropology. Hear monologues and songs crafted from interviews from hospitals, prisons, spiritual communities, and funeral homes along with material from Associate Artist Alix Lambert’s investigation into the Body Farm: a facility for study of the decomposition of human bodies and research site for criminal investigations.

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The Civilians invites submissions for their 2012-2013 R&D writers group. The group will consist of theater writing teams and individual writers interested in approaching their work through an investigative process--based on an actual experience, interviews, and/or research. Generative theater artists of all kinds are welcome to apply (i.e. musical theater writing teams and writers working across disciplines). Directors are welcome to apply to participate in the group, with the potential to be matched with one of the writers for final readings.

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You can help record the living history of OCCUPY!

We've got all the tools for you to interview participants in the Occupy movement, turn that interview into a piece of theater, perform it, send it over to us, and we'll share it with the world! We think that a network of people listening, performing and sharing has great potential to make an important contribution to the energy of this historic moment. What’s more, all of us working together can help record history as it evolves in different communities. Let this history come from the people who are making it happen! All it takes is a little time and the creation of a space for that voice to be heard. We hope you’ll be part of it! Click HERE to get involved!

Join us for a live performance on April 26 at Judson Church in New York! Check out the details on our flyer, and pass it along! CLICK TO DOWNLOAD

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www.thegreatimmensity.org is an environmental site inspired by our play, The Great Immensity! Six characters from the play are bloggers on the site, posting about a wide variety of environmental topics and telling the real stories of individuals making a difference in these large and vital issues. The site also features an original video series by our Associate Artist Alix Lambert of interviews with artists creating inspirational environmental work, the first of which is with Academy Award-winning Louie Psihoyos, director of The Cove.

We hope you'll explore the site, comment on the posts and videos, and spread the word!

Let Me Ascertain You: The Podcast is a weekly audio podcast series of performances crafted from interviews with real people about current and controversial topics, including Occupy Wall Street, Atlantic Yards, the adult entertainment industry, Evangelical Christianity, and more. The series includes songs and scenes from past plays and current projects, plus sneak peaks at works in development.

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The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D Street, NW, Washington D.C.
May 28 - July 1, 2012
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Armageddon has hit, and all that remains is our nostalgia for a lost pop culture. In Anne Washburn's riveting vision of post-apocalyptic America based on a group of Civilians' artists trying to recreate an episode of The Simpsons from memory, survivors invent a new entertainment industry from the ashes of the old. With music by Obie Award-winner Michael Friedman, their enterprise gives redemptive new meaning to the pop hits and cartoon icons we can't live without.

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