Martha Hill Theater, Bennington College, Bennington, VT. December 2016.
the tv is on is a full-length piece directed by chloë engel. Using a TV as the 5th and central performer, this piece deconstructs relationship, longing, and grief within an archetypal family unit. The myth inside the family portrait, the loss of time when staring at a TV, intimacy within the home, and ranting as survival are notable themes in this work.
the piece lived through and was created by:
Geoffrey Ballinger
Shana Crawford
Chloë Engel
George MacLeod
Flute performance and composition:
Ashe Haywood
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