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Melodrama

Carlo Theatre (Dell’Arte)

BLUE LAKE, CA - The struggle of the human spirit to overcome injustice and adversity is the heart of Melodrama, a theatrical form characterized by grand emotions, gripping human stories and bold physical style. Come join Dell’Arte’s first year Actor-Creators as they perform short melodramas of their own devising in An Evening of Melodrama, Thursday – Saturday, March 23 - 25 at Dell’Arte’s own Carlo Theatre in Blue Lake. A popular style which originated in Europe and America in the nineteenth century, Melodrama at its best conveys the sufferings and triumphs of human life in the grip of powerful external forces: love and hatred, loyalty and jealousy, hope and revenge, tyranny and cruelty. Characters are tested by terrible adversity, so that the forces of good may rise and triumph in the end; when all seems lost, courage, love, honor and justice prevail against impossible odds. An Evening of Melodrama is comprised of short theatrical stories created by Dell’Arte’s first year ensemble, featuring 24 students from diverse countries, including Canada, Israel, Mexico, The Netherlands, and Zimbabwe. The short plays are highly physical and poetic, and heightened by music (melo-drama’s original meaning is “music-drama”). Following five weeks of intensive study with Dell’Arte Master Teachers, this international ensemble of actors brings you an evening of evocative and powerful theatre alive with the force of their convictions.

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WHERE

• Carlo Theatre (Dell’Arte)

PRICE

• Free
• Free Pay What You Can

• Ages: 18+