Don Quixote production staged on Avenue of the Arts

Don Quixote is being staged from May 21-June 7, 2009 at Broad Street Ministries on Avenue of the Arts. According to an article in the Philadelphia City Paper, the director is a "fundamentalist Christian" with a vision to see faith & theater meet. The cast includes both professional actors and local homeless people.

Here's a brief description from Philly FunSavers this week (where you can get tickets at halfprice, only $7.50): With an intrepid ensemble combining professional and community actors, director Lear deBessonet (One of Time Out New York's 25 People to Watch) creates a compelling reinterpretation of Cervantes' Don Quixote. Set in a richly imagined anachronistic world where 16th Century Spain meets Center City Philadelphia, featuring puppets by Emily Decola, Robert Smythe of Mum Puppet Theater Fame and original music by gypsy-punk band The Psalters, Quixote asks the question, is it insane to believe in a more just world?