Orwellian: starring Larry Cedar

solo performance · the porters of hellsgate theatre co. · Ages 16+ · United States

one person show world premiere

Orwellian Press Release

June 09, 2013

For Immediate Release
The Porters of Hellsgate present
Orwellian
A One-Man Show starring Larry Cedar
Produced by The Porters of Hellsgate
in Association with The Orwell Estate

Actor Larry Cedar (Deadwood, The Crazies) developed the script and stars in this dark examination of the work of an author so prescient that his name has become an adjective. Enter the dystopian world of George Orwell via this one-hour adaptation based on three of his most popular works. Through his literary prism, visit the chaotic kitchens of Down & Out in Paris & London, a barnyard on the brink of creature revolt in Animal Farm, and the futuristic hell that is 1984.

“I became captivated with the idea of creating a performance piece which might encapsulate some of Orwell’s essential theses; the fundamentally tragic nature of human existence, the inherent evils of mankind, countered only by its...