Theater of the New Ear

Charlie Kaufman and Carter Burwell
Hope Davis / Peter Dinklage / Jennifer Jason Leigh / Tom Noonan / Meryl Streep / David Thewlis

Original sound plays set to music by Carter Burwell
Hope Leaves the Theater, Written and Directed by Charlie Kaufman
Anomalisa, Written and Directed by Francis Fregoli

Foley Artist Marko Costanzo
Sound by David Schnirman and Jody Elff
Lighting by Manuel Lutgenhorst
Music performed by Parabola

Presented by UCLA Live and Arts at St. Ann's

Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Being John Malkovich; Adaptation) brings the quirky drama and savage wit of his award-winning movies to the stage in this very special event, which features live readings of his Hope Leaves the Theater and Anomalisa by newcomer Francis Fregoli. Set to music and conducted by prolific film composer and collaborator Carter Burwell, the plays come to life before your ears, with great actors, scripts in hand, joined on stage by a sound-effects artist and a live band to create multiple characters and parallel realities. No film, no sets, no costumes. This will be an evening like none you’ve ever seen–or heard–before.

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