Photos: My night at Dangerous Theatre’s ‘Dark Wood’

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From left: Ben Pelayo, Brainard Starling and Patrick Call.

 

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There are some interesting correlations between “Dark Wood” and “Lysistrata,” which are performed on alternating nights, when it comes to the topic of freedom. Those signs are used in “Lysistrata,” the classic Greek tale about women who go on a sex strike to bully their husbands into ending the Trojan War.

 

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Brainard Starling, left, and Patrick Call chill out  (in the warmth of their robes) backstage while awaiting the start of the performance. 

 

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Now this is one of the more unusual prop tables you will find in a backstage. But naturally a play about apes would call for an abundance of bananas.

 

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