September 3-25
Moby Dick Unread
Four performers, one boat on wheels and a few buckets of water add up to all 135 chapters of Melville's classic novel. With a layman's cursory knowledge of this epic, Buntport is belly-flopping right in. And the water is ... funny and strange and beautiful and difficult and surprising.
Melville's most famous work has been adapted many times for the stage and screen, but our approach might be a little different. Sure, we've left in the all too familiar storyline of Ahab's obsession with the white whale. However, unlike so many before us, we've also left in all of Melville's meanderings, side stories, educational chapters about the whaling business, etc. This is Moby Dick with the fat left on. And in true Buntportian fashion, it all happens fast and with the help of little more than some rope, pulleys and fabric.
Buntport remounts this 2007 favorite to kick off "Play It Again": our 10th season.
At Buntport, we write all of our own plays. We are proud of our ever-growing body of work. Take some time to dig through information about past productions, listed below. On occasion, we will tour some shows to festivals, schools, or businesses. More information about how to book the shows can be found here, or you can email us with questions.
Our legendary live sitcoms, Magnets On The Fridge and Starship Troy have archive sections all their own.
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