The Bed Experiment
witness as the covers are pulled back to reveal the rites and rituals of the untamable Homo Sapiens in its favorite nesting place—a giant bed
“… a hilariously surreal voyage through mental space and time upon the flying mattress of imagination.
The work earned Kari Margolis, Tony Brown, and the Adaptors a "Bessie"—a New York Performance Award. The citation hailed it as ‘a stunning redefinition of the possibilities of movement theater and ensemble performance.’ It is precisely that and more.”
—Alan M. Kriegsman, The Washington Post
Sneak Peek
Synopsis
Witness as the covers are
pulled back to reveal the rites and rituals of the untamable Homo Sapiens in its favorite nesting place—a giant bed!
Like a bizarre nature documentary
THE BED EXPERIMENT tracks four males and four females, who while confronting their deepest fears and desires, balance the witty and weird against the painfully true to life.
Show Credits
Conceived By
Kari Margolis and Tony Brown
Directed By:
Kari Margolis
Set Design:
Kyle Chepulis
Lighting Design:
Kyle Chepulis, Peter Anderson
Sound Design:
Tony Brown
Costume Design:
Kari Margolis
Ensemble 1996:
Bonnie Zimering Bottoms, Brently Michael Davis, Jill Heaberlin, C. Todd Griffin, Matt Guidry, Kym Longhi, Risa Persian, Patsy Raynolds, Holly Schramm, Caron Starobin, Veronica Weadock, Randal Berger, Michael Sward
Developed and Created with Original Ensemble 1987:
Ed Alletto, Beth Brooks, Tony Brown, Stephan Geras, Jeannie Kranich, Joan Merwyn, Bob Modaff, Margie Rynn and Erica Babad, Louise Heit, Debra Roth, Rock Townsend, Ben Wildrick.
World Premier
B.A.C.A.
Downtown NY
November, 1987
THE BED EXPERIMENT was made possible in part with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, General Mills Foundation, Dayton Hudson Foundation, and private donors.
