THE DODO BIRD RETURNS!
The Gate Theater Group of Chiang Mai will restage their hit production, The Dodo Bird, starting in January at the AUA language school auditorium, 25 Rajadamoen Rd. in Chiang Mai. The play will run Fridays and Saturdays for six performances starting Jan. 11th through the 26th. Doors open at 7:00 pm and performances starts at 7:30 pm. Donation at the door, 250 Bt.
The Dodo Bird is an intense one act drama which explores what it means to live on the fringe of society, to be a man who failed to achieve the universal dream of being able to sustain himself and his family and ceased to live by the culture’s standards.
The Dodo Bird represents those we often choose not to see: the guy with glazed eyes walking down the street talking to himself, carrying a bottle in a brown paper bag, maybe asking for change. All these Dodo Birds came from someplace, had parents once, maybe their own family, maybe a job. The story of how this particular human being reached this point of desperation and isolation is revealed in one evening in a bar across the street from the foundry, where the Dodo Bird is sober, washed, and waiting for a visit from his estranged daughter.
Written by Emanuel Fried, The Dodo bird is a play to which people all over of the world can easily relate. Characters are blue collar workers. The dialogue is natural and reveals the substance and fears of each as they banter about the hazards of the job, foibles of co-workers, unfairness of the bosses, and the questionable decisions of union bosses. However when the joke of the group, the one they all tease, the Dodo Bird of the title, orders coffee instead of a drink, the play changes direction. No one believes his explanation and the game that follows and the bets that are made just to get him to return to the way they are accustomed to seeing him, makes for a tensely, revealing, and dramatic evening of theater.
The play features Carissa Cabrera, James Kateley, David Arnold, and Stephan Turner.
For more information or reservations write to thegatetheater@asia.com or call 08-71-772195 No advance ticket sales.
