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SPRING 2008
"Specific Gravity" at Marine Hospital
in the Boiler Room!
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Specific Gravity is proud to present an evening of new one-act plays, The 5/7
Project
Secure parking available. Capacity is limited, so advanced ticket purchase is encouraged. Cash, check, Visa and Mastercard accepted.
PHOTO CREDIT:
Quadrant, Inc., courtesy of JMA |
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The 5/7 Project was written by company
members Christopher Shiner and Christie Baugher.
Increasing the excitement for SGE is a new partnership
with the U.S. Marine Hospital Foundation. The 5/7
Project will be performed inside the U.S. Marine
Hospital, a National Historic Landmark, built in 1852.
The facility, currently being renovated, served as a
hospital for Ohio River boatmen, Union troops during the
Civil War and as a Public Health Service facility until
1933. The 5/7 Project runs April 11-20.
With The 5/7 Project, Specific Gravity presents an
evening where the audience’s perception of reality and
history is challenged. In The Fifth Wall, by Christopher
Shiner and directed by SGE Literary Manager Corey Long,
a prison cell is the space between someplace and
nowhere. The inmates Clay and Bell test the limits of
their beliefs and the boundaries of their "world", and
what they discover will change their universe forever.
Where is the line between fiction and reality? And what
makes reality “reality” in the first place?
In Sevens, by Christie Baugher, directed by Julia Leist,
history is rewritten! On July 7th, 1777, Alexander
Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin and John Adams
await their execution. One a fighter, one a poet, one a
sage, one a dreamer…all are Patriots! Will their deaths
mark the end of a new beginning? Or will their words
become reality?
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The U.S. Marine Hospital building
presents a powerful setting for these plays not only
lending its historical aura, but also factually
significant is that John Adams, as the second president
of the United States, created the Marine Hospital
Service.
Specific Gravity Ensemble is a Louisville-based company
of 23 Kentuckiana actors, directors, designers,
technicians and playwrights that creates and presents
unconventional theatrical works in unconventional
spaces. In just over a year, besides its premiere hit
Elevator Plays, and sequel Elevator Plays 2: Beyond the
Norm!, SGE has presented Shakespeare’s Macbeth in a
derelict old warehouse, The Most Beautiful Lullaby
You’ve Ever Heard, in a gallery of downtown Louisville’s
21C Museum/Hotel, and hosted German Theatre Abroad’s
production of START UP, in the original Mom’s Music
building in Crescent Hill.
The 5/7 Project runs April 11, 17, 18, 19 at 8:00 PM,
and Sundays, April 13 and 20 at 5:00 PM. Tickets are $15
general admission; $12 with a student ID. Tickets are
now on sale. All performances are at the historic U.S.
Marine Hospital, located at 2215 Portland Ave., in the
Portland neighborhood (proceed to the rear of the Family
Health Center to the Marine Hospital.) Secure parking
available. Capacity is limited, so advanced ticket
purchase is encouraged. Cash, check, Visa and Mastercard
accepted.
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Contact: Rand Harmon 502.643-1730 or
rand.harmon@insightbb.com |
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Please call (502) 384-2SGE (2743), or email
specificgravityensemble@gmail.com
for tickets. For more information and/or driving directions
please call or visit
www.specificgravityensemble.com. |
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The exterior of the National Historic Landmark has been successfully renovated, and plans are being made for the interior phase in the project. Marine Hospital officials are proposing the Center for Community Health Education and Outreach to help improve access to health care training and awareness. The two upper floors of the building could be used to house programs sponsored by local educational organizations. Plans are being made a West Louisville campus for training health professionals in a unique historic setting, creating an incubator for interdisciplinary collaboration.
The Center for Community Health Education and Outreach will house agencies and organizations committed to improving community health, with a special focus on urban underserved populations. Health professions schools and related agencies will co-locate in this “off-campus” setting to coordinate programs which emphasize community based research, community health education and health professions training.
Another important component in the Marine Hospital’s future will be the first floor Heritage Center, which will feature exhibits about Louisville’s rich medical history, the role of the Marine Hospitals in America’s public health and the importance of river commerce to the local economy. Historical discussions, forums and tours will also be an important element in the Marine Hospital Heritage Center.
The event is being sponsored by the U.S. Marine Hospital Foundation and the Friends of the Marine Hospital.
For further information, contact Rick Bell, Executive Director, U.S. Marine Hospital Foundation, 2215 Portland Avenue, Louisville, KY 40212. Call 502-772-8328.
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JOIN OUR EFFORT TO RESTORE AN AMERICAN TREASURE! |
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