Performed in Our Garage, remounted at Old Arizona Studios
Chosen among City Pages Best Sets of the Year 2005
A Cupboard Full of Hate, a physical theatre performance, is a wicked little tale about a wretched little man who hates the world so much that he locks himself up in a kitchen cupboard forever. Performed in French, the show takes place on a claustrophobic stage where ethereal visions and nightmarish images weave the threads of a story involving a broken heart and a missing child stemming from a deeply unresolved grief. The stage is filled with enormous Joseph Cornell-like memory boxes out of which emerge the imaginary silent-film characters of a hateful mind.
Credits
Created and Developed by Paul Herwig and Jennifer IlseProject Initiator – Paul Herwig
Sound, Lighting, Scenic Design and Construction – Paul Herwig
Cast – 5, Paul Herwig, Katie Kaufmann, Clint Jeffrey, Heather Bunch, Isabelle Rousmaniere, Sophie Brietag, Brently Davis (remount)
Duration - 65 minutes
Reviews
City Pages ReviewOctober 5, 2005 Spotlight: A Cupboard Full of Hate.
Man guided by voices in experimental theater piece
MNArtists Review
October 8, 2005 A Cupboard Full of Hate
mnartists.org Lightsey Darst reviews the marvelous” by Off-Leash Area in Our Garage.
Rake Review
The Rake, Minneapolis - ”A Cupboard Full of Hate Off-Leash Area at Old Arizona Center for Performing Arts, January 4 - February 4”