one woman show on haiti (in dc)

If you are passionate about art connected to social
change, Kathleen Gonzales, whose work delves into Haitian
folklore, interviews with Haitians & Haitian-Americans, and also her
own experience growing up in Haiti as she saw violence seize her
country, will be presenting her beautiful and courageous story this coming week -- with 2 pay-what-you-can (free!) sneak preview shows Tuesday & Wednesday.

The Bridge of Bodies
A one-woman show

Written and Performed by Kathleen Gonzales
Directed by Patrick Crowley

May 29th - June 15th
Thursday–Saturday, 8pm, Sundays, 3pm
Pay-What-You-Can Previews Tuesday May 27 & Wednesday May 28
Flashpoint 916 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20007

Tickets: $20, $10 for students with valid student ID.
$10 per person for groups of 8 or more.
For reservations call: 202.315.1340 or email
tickets@bridgeofbodies.com

Marie-Therese immigrated to the United States carrying little
recollection of who she was and why she left. With her silent mother
as the only link to her past, Marie-Therese realizes that she must
return to her native Haiti to understand her true identity. Along her
journey, Marie-Therese encounters walls that eavesdrop on
conversations, strangers who recognize her from long ago and a ritual
cleansing from deep blue pools of water. She meets many characters who
each hold a piece to the puzzle of who she is. Will she be able to fit
the pieces together and remember what happened?

Haitian-born Kathleen Gonzales draws from her own experience and
interviews with Haitians and Haitian-Americans in this intimate
tapestry capturing the sights and sounds of Haiti's troubled past, as
well as the rich cultural landscape of today.


Proceeds from this production will benefit The Eyes of Haiti, a non-
profit organization, teaching peace and sustainability to the youth of
Haiti.

Part of the 2007-2008 Mead Theatre Lab Program at Flashpoint, a
Cultural Development Corporation project. Funded in part bythe D.C.
Commission on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by
National Endowment for the Arts.

The Mead Theatre Lab Program at Flashpoint, a Cultural Development
Corporation project, is made possible by the generous support of the
Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, the DC Commission on the Arts &
Humanities, the Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, the Aaron & Cecile
Goldman Foundation, the Jovid Foundation, Mary & Daniel Loughran
Foundation, the MARPAT Foundation, Jaylee & the late Gilbert Mead, the
Eugene & Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, Prince Charitable Trusts, Jon and
NoraLee Sedmak and many other sponsors. Hotel Helix is Flashpoint's
2007-2008 Hotel Partner. Barefoot Wine is Flashpoint's 2007-2008 Wine
Partner.