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17c

First Preview: Nov 7, 2017
Opening Date: Nov 14, 2017
Closing Date: Nov 18, 2017
Running Time: 01:15
17c

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Playing @
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
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.com17c coaxes a century-spanning conversation from a notoriously solipsistic life.

Part of the 2017 Next Wave Festival

DanceDanceRegional
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:

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Listed at

Never

Full-price tickets:

$28.00 - $60.00

Accessibility

  • 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.

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