Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Mike Daisey to Launch National Tour of Last Cargo Cult: Theater News on TheaterMania.com - 07/21/2009

Mike Daisey to Launch National Tour of Last Cargo Cult: Theater News on TheaterMania.com - 07/21/2009:

rican tour of his solo show, The Last Cargo Cult, in Portland, Oregon at the Institute of Contemporary Art, on August 1. Jean-Michele Gregory will direct.

The work tells the true-life story of Daisey's time on a remote South Pacific island whose inhabitants worship America at the base of a constantly erupting volcano. The tour includes previously announced engagements in Philadelphia as part of the Live Arts Festival (September 4-13), New York City as part of the Public Theater's season (December 3-13), Washington, D.C. as part of Woolly Mammoth's season (January 11-February 7), and Atlanta as part of Alliance Theatre's season (March 19-May 9).