Tales Preview: A Short Film

Check out the new preview for Tales at the Philly Fringe. David Miranda Hardy beautifully captures company members doing what they do best. Many thanks to David and everyone involved in this little piece of art. What do you think?

Tales at Philadelphia Livearts/Fringe Festival 2010 from David Miranda Hardy on Vimeo.

Found @ Quig's Pub

We had such a blast at Quig's Pub this past Friday. We raised some money and got the word out about Tales at the Fringe. Claire Fuller, Victor Gennaro, Pete Bradley, and Robert Carlton played some AMAZING sets. Also Found company members rocked it during the cabaret

portion and our host Kerry Brind'Amour kept the audience laughing.

Here are some photos from the night,

Kathryn Sullivan

Felipe Vergara and Sean Lally

Kerry Brind'Amour

Claire Fuller

Don't forget, tickets are available at: Livearts-fringe.org

See you at the Fringe!

Found Theater Company Presents and Evening of Music

On August 13th Found Theater Company will host a benefit featuring some amazing music at Quig's Pub. We want to offer a chance for everyone to get to know Found. As an upstart theater company, we focus on a constant balance between our audiences and our artistic motivations. We want to hear from you and we want everyone to enjoy the music of our friends in the community.

The Line-up:

Pete Bradley

Robert Carlton III

Claire Fuller

Victor Gennaro

and DJ Sara Cederberg.

With special performances by Found company members and friends; Kathryn Sullivan, Lee Minora, Claire Lenahan, and Sara Doherty.

The show starts at 7:00 P.M. and Quig's Pub is located at 1714 Delancey Place (above Plays and Players), Philadelphia, PA.

We hope you'll make it for some great music and an amazing cause.

Cast Post: Laura Edoff

I believe that when I look back on this summer, I will remember it as, 'The Summer of Sweat'. With the unbelievable heat wave and humidity, riding my bike from South Philly to North Philly for rehearsals four/five days a week, and then the rehearsals themselves, I don't think I've sweat this much in my life. Gross - I know - but I'm starting to understand that by living in Philly during the summer months, this is just a fact of life. To reveal even more, I kind of like it...

The first hour and a half of rehearsal is reserved for our physical training, and after that hour and a half of running, jumping, rolling, and literally sliding across the floor (due to the sweat, of course), I feel completely refreshed. As the sweat leaves my body, so do the toxins, both mental and physical. I feel that I am in the best shape I have ever been in, and nothing feels better, except for one thing. And that one thing has to be the connection that is held within the group. Most of us have worked together now for over a year, and the trust and understanding we have in each other is incredible. During the physical training, no one even needs to speak as we move through the warm-up. By looking at each other directly in the eyes, and being open to everyone's energy, the movements and activities flow smoothly, never faltering.

We are very lucky to have had this chance to be together for so long and to really connect. Not just creatively, but emotionally and mentally. We have been able to share with each other our deepest secrets, and laugh together about the most ridiculous things, all without judgment. It is a rare and beautiful thing, and even when I get frustrated and confused, which has been happening a lot lately for me, I wouldn't change this experience with my fellow company members for the world.

We already have a lot of material and have begun to weave pieces together. With still over a month of strenuous rehearsals left, I can't wait to see how this show will come together for our two week run in September.

- Laura Edoff

Cast Post: Sean Lally

The process begins, and the whirling and twirling of collaboration starts to take grip. Inspiration turns to frustration turns to a moment of the great "fuck it." This simplification of a complicated, emotionally rattling state then begins to follow me home. I start realizing that what I discovered in the room at rehearsal, was not only the 'answer' to Felipe's questions but perhaps the key to some personal issue, some "real problem." This becomes the stimulant for new work, and so on and so forth.
So I react to manicans spewing mother and son at me, I have sleep overs where things set on fire, I have songs still yet to be heard, and harmonies that we all enjoy singing. I am afraid. I feel inadequate. I feel absolutely ready. I'm not sure about this blog, yet I feel absolutely great about it so far. My head is in a state of paradox - one day this, the next day something else, and other other days everything's together.
I live for the physical work. Felipe says it releases endorphins. I believe it. We move in a space together, sometimes with no sound at all. Just us, our bodies and our breathing. We begin by analyzing the space, fresh without our influence, and after rolling, kicking, jumping, bellowing, staring, connecting, disconnecting, loving, hating, controlling, letting loose... we return to our original spot along the wall and rediscover the space from a distance. Suddenly my relationship changes, and the pole is no longer just a meaningless pole, but a pole I have run into, climbed on, jumped over etc.
From there we begin to work. And after working on our solo pieces we present them. This is positively one of the most beautiful elements of this work. There is usually such an intimacy, such a vulnerability, such a closeness, literally. We bundle together to watch these people share something with us for the first time, and usually there is nothing that divides me from that performer. We are all friends, and we all grow together, watching the pieces take one step at a time. I love this process even when I hate it, which is why I will continue to work on building this collective. Thank you for your time.

-Sean Robert Lally

Photo Shoot Images are in!

Here are some of the fantastic photos from our recent shoot with the amazing David Miranda Hardy. Let us know what you think!

Thanks so much to David and of course our amazing actors, (Lee Minora, Sean Lally, Sara Howard, Ally Hoban, Laura Edoff, and Claire Lenahan).

The Tale has Begun...

The all-new production, Tales, by Felipe Vergarra and Found Theater Company has begun the production process. We're so honored to be a part of the prestigious Philadelphia Fringe Festival, it has always been the most significant time for Philadelphia theatre. Our show is an exploration in storytelling, we're questioning what it means to create a narrative. We hope you'll be there to help us answer this inquiry.