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Go Inside Boundless Tuesdays Series With ELEANOR RIGBY IS WAITING
May 17, 2024
An inside look at the inaugural Boundless Tuesdays installation series. Boundless Theater (A Stage Without Borders) is presenting the play Eleanor Rigby Is Waiting by award-winning author David James Parr and live music performance from singer-songwriter Hadiza Dockeray and her band.
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Eleanor Rigby is waiting came about as most things do on the A train stuck between stations
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on a late Saturday night. It's a romantic comedy about fate and coincidence
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Mosaic portrait of 24 characters in New York City over the course of a 24 hour period who
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have one chance to connect. This April and May at the Duplex we're doing Eleanor Rigby is waiting in tandem with a
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live musical performance by Hadiza Dhakere. I have been a fan of David James Parr for years
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Being able to work with him and with Boundless Theatre on this play that really allows us
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to connect is such an incredible blessing. Boundless Theatre, it's about new people, new plays, and new plays is one of my great passions
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The play is about connections and mis-connections and the ones that we just don't quite make
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Those are beautiful moments. I'm excited to do the play, in particular the role of Miss Nicotina
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It's a fascinating role. It's a role of somebody who is two-sided
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You know, the person on the inside and the person he slash she presents on the outside
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with her drag persona. David James Parr is an incredible writer. So brilliant that I just need to say the words and my character is there
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What is so interesting about this character is that on the outside she has this falsity
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of this exterior sense of confidence that she displays to the world but yet on the inside
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she's really crumbling. Working with David is so specific. Being a writer of all kinds of media, he really listens to the music of the words and that's
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very unique and exciting to be around somebody like that. I applaud any theatre company that's willing to put themselves out there to put the artists first
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And I believe there's a revolution happening with our art coming out of this pandemic
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Everyone's hungry. Everyone's aching for connection and for something that really has heart at the foundation of
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it and that's what Boundless Theatre is all about. I'm an immigrant
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I'm an artist. I identify as a queer person. And as someone who believes in art and what it can do, I believe in what Boundless Theatre
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can do for that. In creating excitement for otherwise marginalized and underrepresented communities with flair
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style and color, bringing life to it and connecting it to the audience
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And when I was asked to be part of it, I couldn't possibly say no. Boundless Theatre, a stage without borders, wants to spark a light to the underground
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scene of the performing arts. Presenting exclusively curated boutique performances and shows by indie playwrights, new emerging
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artists, actors, musicians and dancers. We welcome artists of any nationality, race, gender and age
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To learn more about our project, Boundless Theatre, if you have an idea, a creative project
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or if you wish to become part of our network to invest in Boundless Theatre, you can check
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us online. Our official website, www.boundlesstheatre.com. Very easy. Hashtag Boundless Theatre, at Boundless Theatre on Instagram, at Boundless Theatre Presents
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on Facebook. We are looking forward to seeing you this spring with our first installation, the play
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Eleanor Rigby is Waiting, written and directed by award-winning author David James Spahr
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featuring an evocative live performance by singer-songwriter Adisa Dockray and her band
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We're going to be live for four consecutive Boundless Tuesdays this April and May at the
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Duplex Cabaret Theatre in the West Village. What are you waiting for
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