Produced in part with HERE Arts Center and The Ontological-Hysteric Theater
Performed at the Ontological-Hysteric, New York City, August 2008
and HERE Arts Center, February 2009
Three girls inhabit an infectiously weird and dissonant, yet raucously sing-along world wherethe story of a contemporary werewolf explores dislocation, heartbeats and saying really stupid things when you want to say the most important thing of all.
Running time: 55 minutes.
The Knockout Blow was developed in the 2008 Short Form program at Richard Foreman’s Ontological-Hysteric Theater and led to an invitation to develop it into a full-length piece that premiered in the theater’s Summer Series in August, 2008. Subsequently, we were invited to become Resident Artists for 2009 and premiered FAMILY in August, 2009.
LISTEN TO SONGS FROM THE KNOCKOUT BLOW OCR.
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY TINA SATTER!
STARRING JESS BARBAGALLO, ELIZA BENT + JULIA SIRNA-FREST!
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY CHRIS GIARMO!
LIGHTS AND DESIGN BY ZACK TINKELMAN!
PHOTOS BY KEVIN J. FREST.
COSTUMES AND SET PICTURED HERE BY ÁSTA BENNIE HOSTETTER.
WATCH CHRIS GIARMO'S VIDEO INSTALLATION THE KNOCKOUT BLOW: FOUND FOOTAGE FOR THE SUMMER '08 PRODUCTION AT THE ONTOLOGICA HYSTERIC THEATER :