Starball
Location: Davis Planetarium
Cost: Free
Who should attend: Members, Adults, Families
When: February 19-21, 2010
Imagine the sky has been taken away...
Imagine that the night sky has been taken away. Everything you learned of mythology and the constellations is a fading memory, not used in your daily life. Imagine the chaos this creates. Now, imagine that you and everyone in your neighborhood is challenged to use only the materials you have – your dreams and a single fleeting night under a clear sky – to re-imagine a shared sky mythology that will guide your lives.
We’re here to take it back!
Starball makes our night sky immediate. The show combines live theatre, improvisation, original music, cosmological inquiry and the exploration of human consciousness into an entertaining performance that challenges us to deepen our understanding of the universe. Written and performed by veteran performers John Kaufmann and Dan Dennis, Starball invites audience members of all ages and backgrounds to forge a visceral connection to the night sky using their own dreams as the vehicle for their journey.
Starball is a a unique production: astronomy lesson, musical theatre, planetarium show, scripted play and improv night... all in a 60-minute show that’s appropriate for the grade schoolers just learning about the constellations, as well as parents, Theatre Hipsters, Science buffs, Fans of Mythology and all the city dwellers who have forgotten the wonders above our heads every night of our lives.
Presentation Dates and Times:
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Friday, February 19: 4:00PM, 5:40PM
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Saturday, February 20: 2:00PM, 5:00PM
- Sunday, February 21: 4:00PM
*Starball is included in the cost of general admission, and does not require a separate ticket or rsvp.
