The Bauhaus Project I: Weimar
$15.00 – $15.95
Note
THE BAUHAUS PROJECT I: WEIMAR is part of THE BAUHAUS PROJECT, which also includes:THE BAUHAUS PROJECT II: DESSAU
THE BAUHAUS PROJECT III: BERLIN
All three titles may be purchased as a bundle at 20% off the regular price: THE BAUHAUS PROJECT
Description
Five struggling Southern California art students create a dramatic presentation on the founding of the famous Bauhaus school in order to save themselves from being kicked out.
Production Info
Full Length Drama (about 90 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Period Costumes
Press Quotes
“An ambitious three-part undertaking — three plays performed in two parts, with the second and third play combined in the latter — playwright Tom Jacobson’s THE BAUHAUS PROJECT is set in a contemporary school for art and design in Southern California where a group of five students are pursuing an unusual art project: a historical re-enactment of what may have occurred at Bauhaus from its founding to its closure … Part 1 [WEIMAR, 1919–1925] covers the internal struggles within the institution itself: for example, the rivalry between [founding director Walter] Gropius and Johannes Itten, an artist and popular instructor who … exercised great influence over his students.” —Deborah Klugman, Stage Raw
“Scintillating … Jacobson’s broad array of ideas … reveal the breadth of his imagination. This project doesn’t offer facile diversion — rather, it offers us labor, and the reward of that labor is well-worth its trouble. All of this doesn’t even address the jaw-dropping beauty of what can only be called arias in Jacobson’s writing.” —Steven Leigh Morris, Stage Raw
“Fascinating … Artfully rendered … By the time the project concludes we have truly come to understand how, though the Bauhaus lasted but 14 years, its influence, diffused by its leading faculty members for decades to come, still exerts an influence over our concept of design, beauty and purpose.” —Eric Gordon, People’s World
“Impressive … A chilling warning for us all. Kudos for Tom Jacobson’s research and creativity.” —Leigh Kennicott, Showmag
Author
Tom JacobsonTom Jacobson has had more than 100 productions of his plays, including PLUNGE at Son of Semele, TAR at Playwrights Arena, MEXICAN DAY at Rogue Machine Theatre Company, SPERM at Circle X Theatre Company, THE ORANGE GROVE at Playwrights Arena, and the award-winning BUNBURY, TAINTED BLOOD, OUROBOROS and THE FRIENDLY HOUR at The Road Theatre Company. THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY WAY premiered at The Theatre @ Boston Court (five Ovation Award nominations, four Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle nominations, one GLAAD Award nomination, Fringe Festival Award for Outstanding Production of a Play, PEN Center Award for Drama) and moved Off Broadway to Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre. MAKING PARADISE: THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL was produced by Cornerstone Theater Company (Critic's Choice in Back Stage West). He has been a co-literary manager of Boston Court, a founding member of Playwrights Ink, and a board member of Cornerstone and Boston Court. Recent productions include the world premieres of THE CHINESE MASSACRE (ANNOTATED) at Circle X and HOUSE OF THE RISING SON at Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA (Critic's Choice in Back Stage West and Los Angeles Times, nominated for a GLAAD Award and winner of two Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards), CAPTAIN OF THE BIBLE QUIZ TEAM at Rogue Machine (Top Ten Stage Raw, Drama Critic’s Circle Award), THE DEVIL’S WIFE at Skylight Theatre, and WALKING TO BUCHENWALD and THE BAUHAUS PROJECT at Open Fist. Film: PRAIRIE SONATA (based on THE FRIENDLY HOUR). Opera: HOPSCOTCH, commissioned by The Industry. Most recently, CREVASSE was produced by Son of Semele at the Victory Theatre.
Book Information
| Publisher | BPPI |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 12/17/2024 |
| Pages | 76 |
| ISBN | 9798888560365 |
Special Notes
World Premiere by Open Fist Theatre Company
in Los Angeles on 19 July 2024
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com
