In the Lounge Thoughtful in the Desecration Rebecca Rouse & Christopher Nourse
About This Show
This is a ritual in which you can exchange all your most secret spots for fire. You brought sunscreen. There is taking turns, sitting in different rooms, considering your options. These are your behaviors. It’s something we do. There becomes music. A song for people trying to get warm. Like a rain dance. Television watched. Many years will pass, and we will leave each other at the end of the night. You’ll walk home, alone, allowed your extra room, your extra skin, your folds. There is no doubt that we are off the map.
About the Artists
Rebecca Rouse is an American theatre Director, Designer, and Playwright from Chattanooga, TN. She is living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Her work examines spiritual violence, contemporary Southern American mythology, and womanhood. She received her MFA in Theatre from Sarah Lawrence College in 2018 and recently performed in Puppet Blok 2018 and Sarah After Hours. Directing credits include ‘A Bright Room Called Day’ (Sarah Lawrence College) and ‘Hedwig and The Angry Inch’ (Downstage Theater Company).
Christopher Nourse is a theatre-maker based in New York City. He has worked for artists like Annie Dorsen, Dan Hurlin, David Neumann, Laurel Atwell, Tei Blow, and Richard Maxwell/NYCP. This Fall, he will return to work with Big Dance Theater. MFA: Sarah Lawrence College.