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Eureka is a small rural community with a population of about 25,000. The Eureka/Humboldt County area has a rich history of which logging is a major component. The production development process will include the obtaining of interviews, research, story circles and public forums. Sanctuary Stage offers an open invitation to those with any interest and history of the northwest loggers to contact us for the local story-circles or interviews. We are looking for individuals with stories to share and information on the local history of the logger; as well as photographs, poems, and music. For more information and to make contributions or participate in our workshops please fill out our form: Invitation to Community Members or contact: tina@sanctuarystage.com ***********************
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Logger of the Pacific Northwest Cycle
Brush Ape June 2011 Sanctuary Stage is producing our Loggers of the Pacific Northwest Cycle, original plays spanning three states that focus on the lives and hardships of loggers and their families. All of the original plays are regionally specific, and each developed through a community-engaged play-making process. Brush Ape is the first installation of our Logger Cycle and based around the lives of the California logger and their families both past and present. The play will explore the hardships faced by the early loggers and settlers of Northern California and the lives of loggers of subsequent generations. In keeping with the play's focus, the performances will take place in Eureka, California at the Blue Ox Mill Works, an old abandoned and condemned power plant, converted into a lumber company 40 years ago but has since become a historical museum and woodworking shop. The development of the original play will be in coordination and collaboration with The Blue Ox Millworks, The Ink People Center for the Arts, Four on the Floor, local residents, historians, logging families and local timber companies. This project is not meant to be a platform for political bantering about ethical logging or the effects of logging on our northern forests. We want to capture a glimpse of the history, day-to-day lives and experiences of the men and women who call themselves loggers.
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Bravo Zulu Fall 2011 Dan Stone of Sanctuary Stage is spearheading the community-engaged theater-making project, Bravo Zulu. This project is in partnership with local veteran organizations and will culminate in an original play that will focus on military personnel and their families after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. |
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Logger of the Pacific Northwest Cycle
Hanging From a Branch The Endangered Oregon Brush Ape August 2012 Sanctuary Stage is producing our Loggers of the Pacific Northwest Cycle, original plays spanning three states that focus on the lives and hardships of loggers and their families. All of the original plays are regionally specific, and each developed through a community-engaged play-making process. Hanging from a Branch-The Endangered Oregon Brush Ape is the second in a series of original plays and is a celebration and exploration of the logger told through an original score and stories that shape the play. This play will be in coordination and collaboration with The Ink People Center for the Arts, Four on the Floor, and local residents, historians, logging families in the State of Oregon. The play will be developed through a community-engaged theater-making process and will be based on the lives of the Oregon logger. An original script and score for the play will incorporate logger stories, poetry, music, and culture which will be compiled through the use of research, and information obtained from story-circles, interviews, and public forums. In August 2012, the original play, Hanging from a Branch-The Endangered Oregon Brush Ape, will be performed in Linn-Benton County, Oregon. The community-engaged process will begin in September 2011 and conclude in November 2012. |
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