Brilliant Traces Cindy Lou Johnson

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No Strings Theatre Company presents the critically acclaimed entertaining and engaging Off-Broadway and regional theatre favorite, 'Brilliant Traces' written by Cindy Lou Johnson and directed by No Strings Theatre Company's Artistic Director, Ceil Herman. 'Brilliant Traces' stars Rachel Young and Carlos Rubalcava, opens Friday, June 6 and runs through Sunday, June 22 at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. At the start of the play, Rosannah DeLuce (Rachel Young) a panicked, nearly delirous young woman in a wet wedding gown, bursts in on Henry Harry (Carlos Rubalcava) a hermit asleep and covered on his bed by a pile of blankets in a remote, snowbound cabin in Alaska. He is hiding out from his past. She is fleeing from her future. They meet in a present that is humorous, spiritual, slightly nuts, and intense.
'Brilliant Traces' was described by BACKSTAGE as 'a kooky and off-kilter play.' It deals humorously and movingly with issues of love and family performed by two actors with a few props and only one costume change between them. The focus is on the actors and their richly drawn characters, what they say and don't say, what they project and what they mean. There is a sense of mystery and danger throughout the play which resolves itself as Rosannah and Henry Harry gradually reveal their stories and find redemption and comfort in each other, against all odds.
The play's title comes from a poem written by Johnson's mother, Avah Pevlor Johnson. The playwright comments 'I've always loved that particular poem - it's my favorite poem of my mother's. The poem is about seeking the higher ground. The point is not to just struggle, or to survive, but to do so with some kind of dignity and beauty.'
Rachel Young has appeared on stages in Las Cruces and El Paso for the past five years. She was seen in NSTC's 'Big Love', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and 'Dracula' at NMSU/ASTC and 'Twelfth Night' and 'Macbeth' at UTEP. Carlos Rubalcava has performed in Juarez and El Paso. This is his first performance at the Black Box Theatre. His most recent performance was in the UTEP production of 'The Laramie Project.' Scenic and Lighting Design for 'Brilliant Traces' is by Peter Herman and Costume Design is by Elaine Childs. Assistant Directors are Ken Eastlack and Ivy White, and Michaela Montes is the Stage Manager.

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THE STORY: The place is a remote cabin in the wilds of Alaska. Author: Cindy Lou Johnson. Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc ISBN: Category: Drama Page: 51 View: 792 Download » THE STORY: The place is a remote cabin in the wilds of Alaska. If you should attend the Vestige Group production of Cindy Lou Johnson's Brilliant Traces, go for the performances. Jen Brown initially plays Rosannah as loud, panicked, and delirious, and that. Cindy Lou Johnson is a playwright, screenwriter and film director. Her play, Brilliant Traces, was critically acclaimed in New York at the Circle Rep. Her plays have been performed around the country, including at the O’Neill Center in Connecticut and Actors Theatre in Louisville. Aug 03, 2007 If you should attend the Vestige Group production of Cindy Lou Johnson's Brilliant Traces, go for the performances. Jen Brown initially plays Rosannah as loud, panicked, and delirious, and that.

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Reviews

A 'brilliant' look at pain, sadness
'Brilliant Traces' shows why people need people

- By Joel Courtney, Las Cruces Bulletin
'Brilliant Traces,' the latest production at the Black Box Theatre, brings something new to the Las Cruces stage.
The story, directed by Ceil Herman, brings Rosannah DeLuce (Rachel Young) barging into Henry Harry's (Carlos Rubalcava) Alaskan shack during a blizzard wearing only a snow-soaked wedding dress.
Both are hiding from the pains in their lives, and both take turns yelling and comforting each other, pushing each other to the brink before backing off again to regroup.
While the story is funny, it is not the traditional dark comedy one would normally see at the Black Box. 'Brilliant Traces' isn't funny in the silly way, but funny in the way real life can sometimes be so harsh one can only laugh.
Young is her usual amazing self on the stage, jumping from pure rage to near-catatonic depression as DeLuce.
Rubalcava was a pleasant surprise for Las Cruces. Although he has been involved in theater for years, all of his previous performances have been in the Juarez and El Paso area. I can only hope this is the first of many future appearances in Las Cruces for him.
Performances for 'Brilliant Traces' are at 8 p.m. Fridays, June 13 and 20, at 8 p.m. Saturdays, June 14 and 21, at 2:30 p.m. Sundays, June 15 and 22, and at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 19.

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BRILLIANT TRACES
by Cindy Lou Johnson
directed by Heidi Handelsman
Starring: John Golaszewski and Erin Mallon
December 9 - 20, 2009
Wed - Sat at 8:00 pm, Sun at 3:00 pm + Tues., Dec 15 at 8:00 pm
A door swings open on a darkened cabin in the Alaskan wilderness. Seeking refuge from a blizzard, a lost and bewildered young bride storms in, throwing herself on the mercy of the cabin's owner. After days of sleep the bride awakes, trapped with her unwitting host in the harshest and most isolated of places. They savagely attack and tenderly console each other, exploring the circumstances which led them both there. By turns vicious, ecstatic and heartfelt, Brilliant Traces

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follows the journey of two lonely and fractured people desperate to connect despite the strangest of settings and all that has come before.
'Even if Ms. Johnson had few other talents - and she seems to have many - one couldn't dispute her ability to grab an audience's immediate attention.' -- Frank Rich, The New York Times

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Stage Manager: Jasmin Sanchez
Lighting Designer: Christina Watanabe

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Set Designer: Rachel Kenner
Technical Consultant: Phil Foleen
Fight Choreographer: Ian Roettger