Long time collaborators John Jesurun and Black-Eyed Susan are reunited in The Chocolate Factory production of Jesurun's Liz One. Black-Eyed Susan plays Elizabeth I of England as revealed through
her private diaries. She inter-reacts with the kaleidoscopic array of ideas
and characters through Jesurun's multi-dimensional use of language and
technology.
John Jesurun's
LIZ ONE
Starring Black Eyed Susan
The Chocolate Factory
5-49 49th Avenue
Long Island City, NY
Liz struggles with a revolving set of presences to
disentangle, un-write and finally rewrite her own biography. These
intensely reflected histories include her perceptions regarding her
five estranged children, their fathers, her own father, her hidden
relationship with Buddhism and finally her disastrous attempt to invade
North Africa.
Written, Directed, Designed by
John Jesurun
Performed by
Black Eyed Susan
and
Ben Forster
Lighting Design by
Jeff Nash
Production Manager
Jennifer Ortega
Assistant Director
Kevin Hourigan
Technical Director
Logan George
AFTER IMAGE - on display throughout the run of Liz
One. A retrospective exhibit of the groundbreaking set and video
designs of John Jesurun spanning over twenty-five years of work. The
exhibit will include over fifty photographs, drawings and set models.
Beginning in 1982, the exhibit includes rare photos of Chang in A Void
Moon at the Pyramid Club and follows the trajectory of Jesurun's
multi-dimensional stage work to the present. The photographic history
features a wide range of performers including David Cale, Steve
Buscemi, Neil Greenberg, Ethyl Eichelberger, John Kelly, Hideo Kanze,
Black-Eyed Susan and Jeff Buckley. Among the photographers represented
will be Paula Court, Irene Young, Kirk Winslow, Peter Cunningham, John
Dugdale, Naoko Tamura.
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