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David Greenberger
in Mayor of the Tennessee River at Chattanooga
Theatre Centre’s (CTC) Circle Theater.
June 6-8,
2003.
In Mayor of the Tennessee River, Greenberger
performed colorful monologues based upon actual interviews with Hamilton
County Seniors. This spoken word performance was set to original music
composed by the Shaking Ray Levis.
In May 2001, National Public Radio correspondent
David Greenberger spent two weeks in Chattanooga interviewing senior residents
at area nursing homes and collecting their stories for Duplex
Planet, his ongoing publication project which deals with aging and
the issues of the elderly. In the artist’s own words: "Everyone
is aging and everyone must face their own decline and death. As a culture,
we're desperately short of meaningful and real examples of other people
going through these experiences. The
Duplex Planet is designed to provide some resonant characters who
are in decline, but all still very much alive.”
This premiere performance of Mayor of the Tennessee River explored the
shared, human inevitability of aging through the specific stories of Hamilton
County’s seniors whose viewpoints are rarely represented in such
a dynamic context. Recently released on CD, the original music of the
Shaking Ray Levis (Dennis Palmer
and Bob Stagner joined by Kenny Palmer and Frank
Pahl of Only a Mother, Immigrant Suns) will add a powerful resonance
to the emotional core of the characters presented. Contact the Shaking
Ray Levi Society for information on purchasing the CD.
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“The
tales of the Duplex are modern-day versions of Chaucer’s reports
from the road to Canterbury; they resonate with a wry humor and
a startling insight.”
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“If
stand-up sociologist David Greenberger had his way, every school would
post a sign reading, ‘When You Get Old Everything Will Be Different.’” |
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New York Times |
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Rolling Stone |
Please contact the
CTC box office
@ 267-8534 for tickets and reservations. Mayor of the Tennessee River
is funded by a grant from Allied
Arts of Greater Chattanooga and Tennessee
Arts Commission.
(You could have) Met
the author!!!
David Greenberger read selections from The Duplex Planet
and discussed various recent works and projects.
@ Barnes & Noble
Thursday, June 5
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