Dark Water by David Stallings

The realm of Off-Off-Broadway is certainly a place where theatre lovers can find many different experemental and innovative concepts at work.  The Manhattan Theatre Company's upcoming production of Co-Artistic Director David Stallings' new play Dark Water is one such case.

Playwright David Stallings seeks to astound
and inform audiences with his new play Dark
Water. / VIA: MTWorks.org

Winner of six Planet Connections Theatre Awards, The Manhattan Theatre Company in New York City's East Village prides itself in supporting dramatic artists who think outside the box and bring new and innovative concepts to the stage to serve as both cultural and political statements. 

Dark Water is no different - implementing the use of puppetry, poetry, complex movement, dance and circus acrobratics (possibly including trapeze, lyra and aeriel fabrics), Stallings seeks to examine the impact of human consumption and carelessness on the global environment.  Surrounding an oil spill off the coast of Lousiana, the bulk of the play is set underwater using victimized animals, including an-over consumptuous seagull that speaks in iambic pentameter to serve as a symbol for the gluttony of man, as the main characters for an allegorical result. 

 

The Manhattan Theatre Company will premiere David Stallings'
Dark Water on March 14th. / VIA: MTWorks.com

Dark Water can be seen from March 14th to March 29th on the Manhattan Theatre Company's mainstage.