"Speaking of Painfully Good, last fall I took a trip up to Nevada City to experience Dorothy Truth”s one woman show, Death as a Salesman. Dorothy is the mysterious twin sister of Nevada City painter Douglass Truth. (Douglass’ fantastic paintings are also Painfully Good, but that will be the subject of another post…)
This absurdly hilarious show combines humor and gender bending with the serious topic of Death and how to make your inevitable encounter w/ the big guy (a.k.a. Todd) more bearable.
Dorothy tells the story of her beginnings as an invisible child struggling for cookies and a nesting area in the Truth household and how she eventually gets hired as a Public Relations manager for the New Death Incorporated.
Truth’s play is, in effect, a traveling infomercial for The New Death, designed to both test new marketing strategies and to educate consumers.
Readers on both sides of the Bay will have a chance to experience Death as a Salesman themselves. I strongly urge you to do so if you can. In Oakland, Dorothy will be performing at the Humanist Hall in downtown Oakland, at 7:30 on Saturday February 20, 2010.
On the other side of the bridge there will be two shows at the Jellyfish Gallery at 1286 Folsom St., in San Francisco, Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13 at 8pm.
We're at the WordXWord Festival
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7pm Aug 26 and 27
$5 donation
Pittsfield Contemporary • 305 North Street
(this will be the 45 minute "half-life"
version of Death As A Salesman)
Dreamaway Lodge Joan Baez and Bob Dylan played here!
Sunday, September 19 sorry! cancelled due to travel
We're being considered for
the 2010 Fall Rising Series
at The Marsh!
DATES TBA:
Storefront Artist Project • Pittsfield
New Stage • Pittsfield
Performance at the Off Center Stage went great. Full house!
Here are some quotes from those who saw the Off Center Stage play:
"Looked for a local play for an online English assignment and found yours. Dragging my feet after a long day at work, and just wanted to come, see and go home. AND the night turned out to be a belly laughing, cheek hurting, wonderful evening. Long time lover of the theatre, this was my first time to Off Center Stage. As I walked out last night, with my mom, we repeated some of the funny things we heard until she dropped me off at home. Thank you for giving us a new perspective."
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"Douglass (and Dorothy) Truth's show last night "Death as a Salesman" at Off Center Stage was soooo good--funny, moving, wise, true, beautiful--what more could you ask? This is what art can do, remind us of our living, the preciousness... of each moment, help us laugh, cry, celebrate, wake up. Thank you, DT!" - Maxima Kahn
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"I laughed. I cried. Dorothy Truth kept us on the edge of our seats! What a great show! Highly recommended. Death is definitely more user-friendly now that Dorothy has done her PR gig... "
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What would happen if Death, Himself decided he wanted to change the whole Death business?
That he was tired of the whole sordid mess?
Well, Dorothy Truth, Douglass Truth's mysterious twin sister, tells the story of how she became the first and only employee of Death, Inc., and how she's helping to bring about an surprising transformation in both herself and the Death business.
"I'm looking for ways to make the death experience less frightening, more user-friendly, and ultimately highly profitable in terms of galactic balance of payment issues," said Dorothy Truth.
Truth's play is, in effect, a traveling infomercial for Death, Inc., designed to both test new marketing strategies and to educate consumers.
While Death is still mandatory, Truth claims that there are exciting new options and upgrades in the works. "You can't cheat Death," Truth says, "but you can work with him."
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