It is 1934 (seven years before Dylan’s birth) and the Great Depression is at its height. The action centres on a tatty boarding house in Duluth, Minnesota, a hardscrabble port town on Lake Superior where Dylan was born.
It was Dylan who made the first tentative suggestion that McPherson might want to use his songs as base material. And yet the direction of the original enquiry speaks volumes for Dylan and his openness to collaboration of all kinds. It should be remembered that McPherson is an Olivier winner ( The Weir 1999) and regarded by good judges as among the best playwrights of his generation. There has been a touring production to Toronto, Sydney and Auckland, and a new touring version began in Dublin last year. After premiering at the Old Vic in 2017, it has had runs in New York and a West End revival. Tickets are available at, and Zoom links to the show will be sent out after purchase.Girl from the North Country is a play by Conor McPherson with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan. Cohen will perform his original work live from his home on the Zoom platform for one performance only, which takes place on Jan. Each Creative/Artistic Team working with participants such as Cohen consist of one Team Leader (a director with experience in marking original work and working with community members who are engaged in theater-making) and one Writer/Dramaturg, who will serve to document the process and ultimately create a final script based on generative exercises and prompts.įor Cohen’s Art Houses program, Johanna Kasimow will be directing in collaboration with Eva Steinmetz. ProvidedĬohen came with the ideas, but the theatre was able to provide the means to produce the show. All the while, he has lived in the same house in South Philly for over 40 years, which has amassed stories and memories as only he can share.
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Since then, Cohen has become a commercial driver and went to work with SEPTA. In 1986, he opened his popular take-out restaurant in South Philadelphia, which served the community until 2008, when Cohen decided to close the restaurant. “Theatre Horizon and the Art Houses program are kind enough to give me a platform to let people know how much fun having a house in South Philly is.”Īccording to a release, Cohen was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, and after completing high school, he and his wife moved to Philadelphia for work opportunities. “There is a lot of coolness in my home,” says Cohen in a statement. The content of the shows vary depending on each household’s story and may include scenes, songs, monologues and poetry.įor Cohen, his story was inspired around his community in South Philly.
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Art House performances are rehearsed and performed online, giving participants the opportunity to experience a professional theater process from the comfort and safety of their home. Bang-Jensen was the spearhead for the theatre’s new initiative as a way to produce art during quarantine and combat feelings of isolation.
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