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cherryWhiteRabbitRedRabbitsquareA unique play from Iran that the New York Times calls "irresistible," The Cherry Arts is bringing international sensation WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT back to Ithaca for one weekend only - June 4th and 5th - as part of the renowned Ithaca Festival of the Arts. This year's Ithaca Festival theme is "Mix It Up;" the Cherry will be mixing up the Festival's usual programming by adding innovative live theatre to the schedule!

WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT was written by young Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour. A conscientious objector forbidden to leave his country for refusing his military service, Soleimanpour responded to his situation by creating WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT to travel where he could not. The play's audacious gambit is that it is performed by a different actor for every performance — an actor who has not seen the text before s/he walks on the stage. No actor can do the play twice. There are no rehearsals, director, or set. A truly global phenomenon, the play been translated into over a dozen languages and performed hundreds of times in 17 countries across the globe.

The Cherry Arts presented the Central New York premiere of WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT in December 2015 at Circus Culture; seven of Ithaca's extraordinary professional actors took the plunge. Following that, the play opened in New York City this Spring, where it is currently enjoying a successful run featuring a revolving door of celebrity talent including Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, David Hyde Pierce, Alan Cumming, Cynthia Nixon, and George Takei.

The Cherry Arts has created two more opportunities for the Central New York community to be a part of this extraordinary theatrical experience. In keeping with The Cherry's mission, the play will performed this June by two outstanding members of our local professional theatre scene: Dean Robinson (appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association) and Darcy Rose.

Performances of WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT will take place at two locations on The Commons during Ithaca Festival 2016:

  • Sat. June 4 @ 6:00 PM at ACTING OUT NEW YORK in CENTER ITHACA (Dean Robinson)
  • Sun. June 5 @ 5:00 PM at CINEMAPOLIS (Darcy Rose)


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