The Corona Variations by Convergence Theatre
A cycle of six short “Phone Plays” for one audience - or one household - at a time
Conceived, written & directed by Julie Tepperman
Featuring Niki Landau, Faly Mevamanana, Kimwun Perehinec, Jeff Lillico, Morro and Jasp (aka Heather Marie Annis and Amy Lee), Andy Trithardt, Noah Beemer, Stewart Arnott, Tennille Read, Tommie Amber-Pirie, Aviva Armour-Ostroff, Melody A. Johnson, Diane Flacks, Natasha Ramandino, Ali Joy Richardson, Neil Silcox, Bahareh Yaraghi
A cycle of six short “Phone Plays” for one audience - or one household - at a time.
Production History
The Corona Variations ran in April and May of 2020. Each audience member received six phone calls over the course of an evening - one call every half hour. Their phone would ring, they’d answer “Converge against Corona!”, and the play would begin.
For three of the plays audiences just listened in; for two of them, audiences took on a character, reading from a script that they received just before the performance; the last play involved a surprise moment of improvisation.
Eight households could participate in one evening, meaning the 12 actors each performed their play eight times a night. By the end of May, the actors had given more than 200 performances over the phone. Read more on the Convergence website HERE.
Featuring Niki Landau, Faly Mevamanana, Kimwun Perehinec, Jeff Lillico, Morro and Jasp (aka Heather Marie Annis and Amy Lee), Andy Trithardt, Noah Beemer, Stewart Arnott, Tennille Read, Tommie Amber-Pirie, Aviva Armour-Ostroff, Melody A. Johnson, Diane Flacks, Natasha Ramandino, Ali Joy Richardson, Neil Silcox, Bahareh Yaraghi
A cycle of six short “Phone Plays” for one audience - or one household - at a time.
Production History
The Corona Variations ran in April and May of 2020. Each audience member received six phone calls over the course of an evening - one call every half hour. Their phone would ring, they’d answer “Converge against Corona!”, and the play would begin.
For three of the plays audiences just listened in; for two of them, audiences took on a character, reading from a script that they received just before the performance; the last play involved a surprise moment of improvisation.
Eight households could participate in one evening, meaning the 12 actors each performed their play eight times a night. By the end of May, the actors had given more than 200 performances over the phone. Read more on the Convergence website HERE.
