The Obie Award-winning mavericks at Big Dance Theater (Alan Smithee Directed This Play: Triple Feature, 2014 Next Wave) take a dizzy intertextual romp through the diaries of Samuel Pepys, weaving music, dance, video, and text into a spectacularly outré portrait of the famed 17th-century philanderer and his tragic wife Bess.
Soaked in reverb and dripping with lamé, the ensemble careens through a series of tightly crafted episodes, conjuring Pepys’ penchant for self-improvement, steadfast commitment to infidelity, and endless desire to be en vogue.
Splintering the diaries with the radical feminism of the 17th-century playwright Margaret Cavendish and the cult of online annotators at pepysdiary.com, 17c coaxes a century-spanning conversation from a notoriously solipsistic life.
Part of the 2017 Next Wave Festival
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17c
First Preview: Nov 7, 2017
Opening Date: Nov 14, 2017
Closing Date: Nov 18, 2017
Running Time: 01:15
Playing @
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 14
Audience Advisory: Balcony seating is only accessible by 70 stairs.
Performance Schedule
TUESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
Written By
- Conceived by Annie-B Parson
Director
- Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar
Choreography
- Annie-B Parson
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
Not currently available for this show
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Never
Full-price tickets:
$28.00 - $60.00
Video
Accessibility
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Wheelchair Info
Four locations. Two areas in aisle of orchestra. Can accommodate two wheelchairs each. -
Elevator/Escalator
Elevator: Automatic. Accesses orchestra level (2nd floor only). Raised lettering. -
Passenger Loading Zone
Front. -
Parking
Lots: Two, both marked BAM across street. Spaces on street close to main entrance can be reserved. -
Curb Ramps
Corner of Ashland Pl. & Fulton St. -
Entrance
Double doors in series: 1st set (each 28.5) has one pair of automatic doors from 44th St. to Ticket Lobby with push-button control. 2nd set (each 28", attended by ushers) to inner lobby. Doors wide and heavy, but usually open during performances. Marked with large lettering. -
Box Office
Ticket Lobby. Counters 38.5", 41.5", 47". Accessible pass-through with writing shelf at 32". Assistance available.Main level. Counter less than 48". -
Restroom
Womens: 1st floor. Outer door wider than 32". Stall door 29". Stall size less than 60". Commode 18". Grab bars.Mens: 1st floor. Outer door wider than 32". Stall doors 31". Stall size less than 60". Commode 18". Grab bars. -
Water Fountain
Main Lobby. Spouts 36" and 44".Ask usher for cups. -
Telephone
Ticket lobby. Coin slot 46". Cord 29". With TTY and electric outlet. -
Assisted Listening System
yes -
Visual Assistance
None.
