Audience reaction to BeMe Theatre's production of "I, Claudia"
"10 out of 10. That was some of the most magnificent acting I have ever seen. Such a strong talent.
My only gripe was that lights went up too soon. I wanted to applaud forever."
"Graceful, light-touch, intelligent, charming Elisa!! Balanced, thoughtful direction. Best show I’ve seen in ages. Deft and beautiful.
(P.S. I’m also a trained actor so I’m a really tough critic!)"
"Rating of show: 11 out of 10. Acting is superb! Thank you!"
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BeMe Theatre
presents the German premiere of
I, Claudia
by award-winning playwright Kristen Thomson
Starring Elisa Moolecherry
Presented in the English language
Directed by Paul Lampert - Produced by Jean-Luc Julien
Location: TamS Theater - Haimhauserstr. 13a, 80802 München - www.tamstheater.de
Dates: 19 September – 13 October 2007 (Wed.-Sat.) at 20:30
Prices: EUR 15,00 General / EUR 9,00 Students, Seniors / EUR 12,00 Groups 10 +
Percentage of proceeds from ticket sales support a local children’s charity (www.imma.de)
Reservations: Tel. 089 – 34 58 90
info@BeMeTheatre.com
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I, Claudia follows the precocious 12-year-old Claudia as she finds refuge from her parents’ recent divorce in the basement of her school. As she opens up her vulnerable “pre-teen� psyche to the audience, she relates her experiences, both hilarious and heartfelt. The character revealed is, like many girls of her age, funny, intelligent and wounded by the numerous pitfalls that populate the difficult journey of discovery to adulthood. Along the way we meet her absent-minded grandfather Douglas, who wouldn’t mind taking another spin around the block; her father’s new fiancée Leslie, who wants everything just perrrrrfect for her wedding day; and the immigrant school caretaker Drachman, former artistic director of the National Theatre of Bulgonia. A solo actress plays all four characters in mask in this delightfully funny and poignant play. Written by award-winning playwright Kristen Thomson and directed by award-winning director Paul Lampert, veteran actress Elisa Moolecherry deftly takes the audience on a roller coaster ride of emotions.
"Kristen Thomson’s portrait of a wonderfully winsome young woman trembling on the cusp of adolescence is one of the freshest things to hit the stage in many a season... I, Claudia is blissfully funny and unexpectedly touching."
– Richard Ouzounian, The Toronto Star
"Thomson blends the humorous and the painful in a single sentence and she’s adept at shifting us from raucous laughter to pin-drop stillness. Thomson’s rich characters grow in performance, painted through voices and physical and verbal rhythms."
– Jon Kaplan, NOW
Kristen Thomson won Toronto Theatre Dora Awards for her first play, the one-woman show, I, Claudia, which she created through improvisation with mask and then presented at the Tarragon Theatre, Belfry Theatre, MTC, The Magnetic North Festival, The World Stage Festival and a tour of Hungary. A television movie adaptation was made of the play for which she won 2 Canadian Comedy Awards for performance and writing and a Gemini Award for best performance. A graduate of The National Theatre School of Canada, Kristen is a member of Soulpepper Theatre Company in Toronto and played the lead role in the feature film Away From Her, directed by Sarah Polley. She is currently Tarragon Theatre’s playwright-in-residence.
BeMe Theatre was co-founded in Barcelona, Spain by Elisa Moolecherry where she presented two productions, The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine and I, Claudia to massive appeal. After moving the company to Munich, Germany, Elisa teamed up with veteran English-language theatre producer Jean-Luc Julien, with the aim of continuing the success of English-language entertainment for the German and English-speaking communities. Elisa is a highly-regarded, professional actress from Canada, having worked in numerous Canadian and American film, television and theatre productions. She recently returned from her solo performance in I, Claudia which just finished a successful remount at the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre in China. Jean-Luc was the co-founder and artistic director of The International Outcast Theatre Group (1996-2001) and produced their seven productions in Munich. In 2006 he co-founded Magnolia Theatre and co-produced/co-directed its debut production of A Night of Mamet at Theater und so fort. He has produced, directed and acted in English-language theatre in Los Angeles, Munich, Dubai and Cape Town.
Pressemitteilung zur deutschen Premiere des Stücks in englischer Sprache
I, Claudia
von Kristen Thomson
Zeit: 19. September – 13 Oktober 2007 (Mittwoch – Samstag) um 20:30 Uhr
Ort: TamS Theater - Haimhauserstr. 13a, 80802 München - www.tamstheater.de
Produktion: BeMe Theatre - Dreimühlenstr. 2, 80469 München - www.BeMeTheatre.com
Eintritt: EUR 15 / EUR 9 (Studierende, Senioren), EUR 12 Gruppen über 10 Personen
Reservierung unter: 089 - 34 58 90
I, Claudia beschreibt die Geschichte der frühreifen Claudia, die im Keller ihrer Schule über ihr Leben und die Scheidung ihrer Eltern nachdenkt. Ihr Charakter ist wie der vieler Mädchen ihres Alters – witzig, intelligent, aber auch verletzbar durch die zahlreichen Hindernisse, die einem im Lauf des Erwachsenwerdens in den Weg gestellt werden. Auf ihrer Reise treffen wir auf ihren zerstreuten Großvater Douglas; auf Leslie, die neue Verlobte ihres Vaters, die für ihre anstehende Hochzeit alles “just perrrrrfect“ haben muss; und auf den Einwanderer Drachman, vormals Intendant des Nationaltheaters von Bulgonia und nun seines Zeichens Hausmeister in Claudias Schule. In diesem einerseits wunderbar komischen, andererseits bitter melancholischen Stück spielt die erfahrene Schauspielerin Elisa Moolecherry alle vier Charaktere mittels einer unkonventionellen Darbietung mit Masken. In dem Stück der preisgekrönten Autorin Kristen Thomson lädt Elisa Moolecherry das Publikum ein zu einer Achterbahnfahrt der Gefühle.
„Kristen Thomsons Portrait einer wunderbar gewinnenden jungen Frau auf der Zitterpartie der Pubertät ist eine der frechsten Aufführungen, die in den
letzten Spielzeiten auf die Bühne gekommen ist… I, Claudia ist herrlich komisch und unerwartend melancholisch zugleich.“
– Richard Ouzounian, The Toronto Star
Kristen Thomson gewann den Toronto Theatre Dora Award für I, Claudia, aufgeführt mittels Maskenimprovisation in zahlreichen Theatern in vielen kanadischen Städten und in einer Tour durch Ungarn. Für den aus dem Stück adaptierten TV-Film gewann sie 2 Canadian Comedy Awards für Drehbuch und Aufführung und einen Gemini Award für die beste Performance.
BeMe Theatre der Mitbegründerin Elisa Moolecherry wurde nach dem einzigartigen Erfolg von The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine und I, Claudia von Barcelona nach München verlegt. Mit dem erfahrenen Theaterproduzent Jean-Luc Julien bereichert BeMe Theatre das englischsprachige Theater in München. Elisa Moolecherry ist eine erfahrene Schauspielerin aus Kanada, die schon in zahlreichen kanadischen und amerikanischen Film-, Fernseh- und Theaterproduktionen mitgewirkt hat.