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GUESTS: Tony Perucci, playwright

Cal State Northridge’s The Performance Ensemble, will perform Snark, Inc. – it’s a play based on Brian Gage‘s satire of consumer culture and is being described as “a unique guerilla theater experience.” The Performance Ensemble has juxtaposed Gage’s book with a range of revolutionary texts including: The Anarchist’s Cookbook, poetry by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Emily XYZ, fiction by Colson Whitehead, and Max Barry. As with the book, the play, Snark, Inc., tells the story of Will, a resident of Snark USA, where everyone works for the world’s most powerful and pervasive corporation, Snark, Inc. The masses slave day-and-night to earn Snark bucks so they may buy up more shiny and delicious Snark – a ubiquitous & seemingly addictive commodity, described as “everything you want it to be.” The Performance Ensemble has adopted an approach of adapting literary texts for the stage through a collaborative approach; emphasizing movement, multi-media technologies, and the experience of live performance. They have adapted such works as George Orwell’s 1984 and James Cain’s Double Indemnity.

Snark, Inc. to be performed by The Performance Ensemble at California State University, Northridge. For more information, visit www.performanceensemble.com.

May 5-7, 12-14, 19 & 20 @ 8pm
Tix $10
Manzanita Hall, 2nd Floor
California State University, Northridge
Reservations Strongly Advised as Seating is Limited
Reservations and Info: ensemble@csun.edu