Mel Jess and Jill at the United NationsInternational Conference on Health and Environment
SWIMMING WITH THE POLAR BEARS
Written and performed by Mel England
Directed by Jill André
Sponsored by OriginOil
Benefitting The Climate Project
Monday, April 20 at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 21 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22 at 8 p.m. EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
BLEECKER STREET THEATRE (45 Bleecker Street)
Written and performed by Mel England
Directed by Jill André
Sponsored by OriginOil
Benefitting The Climate Project
Monday, April 20 at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 21 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22 at 8 p.m. EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
BLEECKER STREET THEATRE (45 Bleecker Street)
Tickets are $30 and are now available online at www.telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Theatre’s Box Office, ½ hour prior to the performance.
Swimming with the Polar Bears is a funny, poignant, and devastatingly personal look at the dangers of global warming. Actor Mel England returns to the autobiographical one-man arena, with director Jill André, to explore the parallels between contemporary life, ancient Eskimo mythology, and the tragic loss of endangered species.
In the tradition of Spaulding Grey, England takes an introspective examination of his battles with extinction – from surviving childhood abuse to overcoming Cancer – as a backdrop for larger questions of how we all can survive on our precious planet. A 20-year AIDS survivor, England struggles against the odds—to understand our own denial, grasp justifications, and ultimately accept responsibility to save oneself.
England takes us on a fantastical journey bringing Polar Bears to life -- with video and images by National Geographic’s Tristan Bayer and original music by Thomas Silcott – and, in the end, we find we are all Swimming with the Polar Bears.
Swimming with the Polar Bears is a funny, poignant, and devastatingly personal look at the dangers of global warming. Actor Mel England returns to the autobiographical one-man arena, with director Jill André, to explore the parallels between contemporary life, ancient Eskimo mythology, and the tragic loss of endangered species.
In the tradition of Spaulding Grey, England takes an introspective examination of his battles with extinction – from surviving childhood abuse to overcoming Cancer – as a backdrop for larger questions of how we all can survive on our precious planet. A 20-year AIDS survivor, England struggles against the odds—to understand our own denial, grasp justifications, and ultimately accept responsibility to save oneself.
England takes us on a fantastical journey bringing Polar Bears to life -- with video and images by National Geographic’s Tristan Bayer and original music by Thomas Silcott – and, in the end, we find we are all Swimming with the Polar Bears.
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