Susan Simpson | Concrete Folk Variations | May 2-11 | Automata Arts

This promises to be really exciting, the entirety of Susan Simpson’s “Concrete Folk Variations” trilogy done at one go!

When a prominent society maven and philanthropist who secretly slums at lesbian dives is murdered, L.A.P.D. beat cop, Loretta Salt, turns reluctant investigator and steps into an infested swamp of corruption, brutality and subterfuge.

A soulful, gripping noir, Concrete Folk Variations is told through Simpson’s intricately crafted puppets, projections and a minimalist mid-century Los Angles cityscape. This cultural excavation of the moment just before the rise of the modern gay movement unearths secret codes, clandestine homosexual societies, flamboyant transgressions and soul crushing silence. Concrete Folk Variations is a hypnotic tale of the formidable times.

Performed by
Dan Rae Wilson, Moira MacDonald, Zachary Schwartz, Jonathon Williams

Voices by
Hilario Saavedra, Mark Simon, Kendra Ware, Anne Yatco

Live Musical Score: Eric Potter

Video Design: Dustin Neiderman

MAY 2-11
8pm Thursday-Sunday, 3pm Saturday and Sunday

Tickets:
$18 General Admission
$15 Members/Students/Seniors
Seating is Limited; Advance Reservations Suggested.

PURCHASE TICKETS
*** For those familiar with Concrete Folk from past iterations you might like to know that this performance will contain all three episodes collected into one evening.****

Read reviews and see pictures from from past Concrete Folk Productions
HERE

Automata Arts.

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