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<\/a>\u201c\u2018The Warriors\u2019 Duet\u2019 is a celebration of love, life and language,\u201d the theater company said in press material, and features the poetic words of Laura Jeanne Morefield coupled with Gehman\u2019s choreography. The play, however, was written by Morefield\u2019s mother, theater critic and word-lover Charlene Baldridge.<\/p>\n
After Morefield died of complications from cancer, Baldridge edited and published \u201cThe Warrior\u2019s Stance,\u201d a collection of her daughter\u2019s poetry that primarily deals with the cancer diagnosis. The Fringe Festival production stems from that collection, based on both Morefield\u2019s and Baldridge\u2019s work.<\/p>\n
As the play unfolds, a mother is searching for her missing daughter. The piece incorporates music and dance to tell the story of their relationship, one that is \u201cfraught\u201d and \u201ccompetitive,\u201d the theater company said.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018The Warriors\u2019 Duet\u2019 is the act they never performed [and] the book they didn\u2019t have time to write,\u201d they said, and if rehearsal pictures posted on the Circle Circle dot dot website are any indication, the final production will be an incredibly emotional and artistic show.<\/p>\n
Baldridge said when she was asked to have \u201cThe Warrior\u2019 Duet\u201d in the Fringe Festival, she was honored but had no idea what the directors had planned.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew only that [Harroff] loved the piece and that I trusted her as an artist and a director,\u201d Baldridge said. \u201cAfter meeting with [the company] to discuss the piece and answer questions, I set them free to become acquainted with Laura through her words. I think she\u2019s captivated everyone through her legacy of humor and love of life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harroff, Circle Circle dot dot\u2019s artistic director and associate director for the Fringe Festival, said they are \u201cthrilled\u201d and \u201chonored\u201d to produce the play with Charlene\u2019s blessing.<\/p>\n
\u201cTaking our lead from the fluid poetic text, co-director and choreographer Anne Gehman and I are creating a whimsical dance-theatre dream backdrop to explore the enchanting bond between a mother and daughter that is unhinged … but never wavers, following the diagnosis and ultimate outcome of a terminal illness,\u201d Harroff said in the release.<\/p>\n Circle Circle dot dot representatives said they are proud to be a part of the first Fringe Festival in San Diego, joining \u201camazing organizations from all over the globe\u201d to present a number of \u201cinnovative shows.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Warriors\u2019 Duet\u201d features actors Kathi Copeland, Samantha Ginn, Shaun Tuazon, Soroya Rowley, Matt Carney, Stephanie Smith, Maria Juan and Desiree Cuizon. Ginn, Tuazon and Rowley are Circle Circle dot dot company members, and Tuazon said working on the production has been a \u201cbeautiful\u201d experience, in part because of Baldridge\u2019s work as well as watching Gehman bring the text to life.<\/p>\n \u201cThe poetry by Charlene and Laura is so touching that it has left me and the cast in tears during\u00a0rehearsal,\u201d he said. \u201cKnowing\u00a0Charlene personally has definitely added to the beauty of rehearsing. \u2026 It has made us all work so hard to make sure we honor her and her daughter Laura\u2019s words and relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n Tickets for the three shows are selling fast, and the Sunday show sold out before the festival opened Monday, July 1. The Fringe Festival closes Sunday, July 7. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at sdfringe.org<\/a> or by calling 619-460-4500. For more information visit circle2dot2.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Touching \u2018Warriors\u2019 Duet\u2019 to see Fringe Fest debut July 5 By Anthony King | SDUN Editor Presented as part of the inaugural San Diego Fringe Festival, Circle Circle dot dot\u2019s production of \u201cThe Warriors\u2019 Duet,\u201d directed by Anne Gehman and Katherine Harroff, will see three shows only: Friday, July 5 at 11 a.m., Saturday, July […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":246282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"Melding words and dance","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11549,11547,11551,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-246281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-features","category-news","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>