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THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD: RECITE

A macabre coming of age story taking place on the last day of the world, The Wonders of the World: Recite features two writers/performers (Donna Sellinger and Madeline ffitch), one live musician (Nick Stocks) and an original score by Leo Gebhardt, (formerly of acclaimed SubPop punk quartet The Catheters). Also, there is much reference to Ulysses S. Grant as the ideal male specimen, and a nine-foot tall lighthouse. also, the whole audience gets served birthday cake.


photo by Jamee Greer


The Wonders of the World: Recite has received the following honors:

* Named one of the "Top Ten" productions at the 2006 Montreal Fringe Festival
* Listed among the "Best of the Fringe" by See Magazine (Edmonton, AB)
* Invited to perform at Plan-It-X Fest 2006
* Named "the most charming original production of the year in "The Dozen Defining Arts Moments of 2006" by The Missoula Independent
* The inaugural production at the new Bedlam Theatre
* Residencies at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, The Dragon's Egg, and Dartmouth College

This play is no longer touring, but you can still experience a small fraction of the joy that those who actually attended felt.
Watch the 10-minute promotional video!
If you feel that you deserve a copy of this video, or of the full-length video, please contact us.


photo by August Swanson

For posterity:

Summer 2006 Tour Dates:

5/28 Someday Lounge; Portland, OR
5/29 Davey Oil's House; Seattle, WA
6/1–6/2 PARTV Center; Missoula, MT
6/8– 6/18 A.P.D.C. (as part of the Montreal Fringe Festival); Montreal, QC
6/21 14 Mulberry St. ; New Paltz, NY
6/23 The Sanctuary for Independent Media; Troy, NY
6/27 Okie Street; Providence, RI
6/29 Bar Sputnik; Brooklyn, NY
7/1 Spiral Q Puppet Theatre; Philadelphia, PA
7/2 Wham City; Baltimore, MD
7/03 Malcolm X Memorial Park; Washington, DC
7/08 Trevia (as part of Chicago MONDO); Chicago, IL
7/10 House of 1000 Daggers (as part of Plan-It-X Fest); Bloomington, IN
7/12 El Fish; Chicago, IL
7/13 HappyDogs; Chicago, IL
7/24 Clonlara School; Ann Arbor, MI
7/27 A Permaculture Farm; Fairfield, IA
7/30 231 House of Muses; Marquette, MI
8/5– 8/13 Mixed Blood Theatre (as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival); Minneapolis, MN
8/14 Public Library; Minot, ND
8/17 – 8/27 Walterdale Playhouse (as part of the Edmonton Fringe Festival); Edmonton, AB


photo by August Swanson

Winter tour dates (2007):

1/5 Backstage Studio Productions; Kingston, NY
1/6-1/7 The Rotunda; Philadelphia, PA
1/9 Wham City; Baltimore, MD
1/11 Sidwell Friends School; Washingotn, D.C.
1/13 Boxcar Books; Bloomington, IN
1/14 Independent Media Center; Urbana, IL
1/17 University of Illinois; Urbana, IL
1/18 Nottingham Coop; Madison, WI
1/19-1/20 Bedlam Theatre; Minneapolis, MN
1/21 House of Muses; Marquette, MI
1/22 Darling Hall; Milwaukee, WI
1/24 Rust Belt Books; Buffalo, NY
1/25 Fresh Kill Hall; Brooklyn, NY
1/27 Upstairs Studio; Northampton, MA
2/12 Eugene O'Neill Theater Center; Waterford, CT
2/13 SUNY Purchase; Purchase, NY
2/14 Dartmouth College; Hanover, NH


photo by August Swanson

click to enlarge -- poster design by Courtney Blazon