Concierge physicians are all the rage but Ludwig Van Beethoven had his own way of using the medical systems. Playwright and actor Carey Harrison has written from Beethoven's letters and Pianist Justin Kolb has selected from Ludwig's music to create an amusing play, "The Seven Favorite Maladies of Ludwig Van Beethoven". This world premiere will be presented in an intimate theater setting and we are sure Ludwig will be incensed by the play but thrilled by the music. The audience will be delighted by both.
SEVEN FAVORITE MALADIES OF LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Friday, August 1st
2:30pm
Saturday, August 2nd
4:45 pm
Sunday, August 3rd
2:30pm
Shandaken Theatrical Society
10, Church Street.
A new play by Carey Harrison commissioned by the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice 2014 about the sublime, the ridiculous and the profoundly touching troubled life of the great composer.
With pianist Justin Kolb as Beethoven, and novelist and playwright Carey Harrison as Dr. Antonius Strumpf.
This play in seven movements is the humorous yet tragic story of the” hypochondriacal” aspect of the “Master” as he begins his walk down the tunnel of “hard of hearing” to total and devastating “deafness”. Depicting Ludwig Van Beethoven as a colorful character masterful composer, virtuoso pianist and “clown like” friend to his personal physician, Dr Antonius Strumpf.
Justin Kolb is a celebrated pianistic virtuoso, making his acting debut at the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice. Carey Harrison is a novelist, playwright, actor and director. He is the author of 17 hours of Masterpiece Theater, and his teleplays and radio plays have been broadcast in more than thirty countries. Seven Favorite Maladies is his 42nd play for the stage.
No working Piano will be harmed in the production of this play.
Dr. Antonius Strumpf Carey Harrison
Ludwig Van Beethoven Justin Kolb
