THE TRIUMPH OF F.A.U.V.E.L. - An Ass!
Based on the Roman de Fauvel
New English Version and Text by Andrew Albin
Co-production with ALKEMIE
Part 1: The Vision of F.A.U.V.E.L.
Part 2: The Fortunes of a Wedded Ass
Featuring
Marvin Wayne Allen, Joshua Lucas, Luz Nicolas, Dawna Rae Warren, Mara Yaffee, and more.
Stage Direction: Timothy Nelson
Set/Costume/Puppet Design: Ksenya Litvak
Performances:
Dupont Underground - 19 Dupont Circle, NW D.C.
June 5 - 3pm Part 1 & 7pm Part 2 (reception)
June 6 - 3pm Part 1 (talk back) & 6pm Part 2
June 10 - 7pm Part 1
June 11 - 7pm Part 2
June 12 - 3pm Part 1 & 7pm Part 2 (donkey disco to follow)
June 13 - 3pm Part 1 (talk back) & 6pm Part 2
Space 2640 - 2640 St. Paul Street, Baltimore M.D.
June 18 - 6:30pm Part 1 & 9pm Part 2
June 19 - 3pm Part 1 & 7pm Part 2 (reception)
June 20 - 3pm Part 1 (talk back) & 6pm Part 2
New York City (venue TBD)
June 24 - 7 pm Part 1
June 25 - 7 pm Part 2
June 25 - 3pm Part 1, 7 pm Part 2
Director's Salon:
May 27, 2027 @6pm 340 Maple in Theater 2
June 14, 2027 @6pm (venue TBD)
Tickets Coming Soon!
Nearly 1000 years ago an enigmatic work of poetry and music came into being that would ignite the imagination of centuries of writers and composers. The Roman de Fauvel is a vibrant political and social satire that sears the mind and soul as much today as it did in the time it was written. Hear the fantastical and farcical story of a jackass Fauvel, a donkey who takes his name from six of the deadly sins, who becomes king of the world in a dystopian wilderness of wonder and whimsy. In this new immersive version of the text, audiences will journey through a world of acrobats, puppets, song and dance, laughter and horror, moving through the performance and with action surrounding them throughout. Acclaimed scholar and poet Andrew Albin joins forces with one of America’s most audacious early music ensembles, ALKEMIE, for this site-specific Summer arts happening.
In this new production, the first of its kind ever attempt, the massive text of the original French, becomes two nights of immersive musical spectacle. Not unlike other two-part theater works (Angels in America, The Inheritance) the pieces can be experienced individually or as a whole, they make sense both ways. Audiences can choose only a part of the experience or the entire work. Part 1: The Vision of F.A.U.V.E.L. is more adventurous, melding street performance and circus styles, audiences move about and sights and sounds happen all throughout the dynamic space. Part 2: The Fortunes of a Wedded Ass is slightly more traditional theater experience. In two acts with an intermission audiences are seated throughout, but still interact with the piece as they become guests at the marriage of our title ass. Both flow with music, rhyme, laughter, and wonder, and together represent the first time this work has been embodied in such a fully active way.
*Note that, while some stationary seating can be accommodated for Part 1, this performance requires a certain ease of mobility from its audience.
