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Welcome to Sowelu Theater's website

Sowelu Theater
Portland, OR
503.730.9066

Welcome to our 11th Season!
Performing works of Theater and Film

First up

A still from Anse and Bhule.

Dan Hill and Garfield Wedderburn

Anse and Bhule
a theater presentation by Tania Myren
December 17 thru 20, 2009
at the Pacific Crest Community School

Anse and Bhule is a reworking of Ms Myren's play The Further Adventures of Anse and Bhule in No-man's Land, the 1998 Outstanding Original Production winner.

This project is a collaboration between our New Works in Process and our Video Education programs. Funding has been provided by the Regional Arts and Culture Council, the Miller Foundation and the Kinsman Foundation.

This piece features actors Kelly Tallent, Daniel Hill, Lorraine Bahr, Garfield Wedderburn, Aundre' Barnes, Sean Skvarka with choreography by Keith Goodman and direction by Barry Hunt.

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Persephone and Bhule

Kelly Tallent and Dan Hill

Anse and Bhule, A post-apocalyptic love story
a film by Tania Myren
developed throughout 2008 and 2009

Anse and Bhule has had the added journey of adapting the play for the screen. Developed and shot in Oregon with the stage cast and director, the screen adaptation has been colaboratively created with major contributions by Jeb Pearson and holds the final work of Keith Goodman of Dance Gatherer.

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Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

Anse and Bhule
resumes shooting
in 2010

Dedicated to the development of young and emerging media artists, Anse and Bhule has been beautifully executed by Art Director Kyle Aldrich and Director of Photography Michael Pritchard.

Major support for this phase of the project has been provided by New Market Productions, Indent Studios, the Regional Arts and Culture Council, the Miller Foundation, Maryhill Museum, Stoel Rives LLP and the Oregon Bureau of Land Management.

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Lorraine Bahr

Lorraine Bahr

Anse and Bhule
has a great
artistic team

Anse and Bhule has an excellent team of design artists including Shawn Willis sound capture, Jesse Munro Johnson sound design, scenic design by Elecia Beebe and Kyle Aldrich, costumes by Trea Taylor, Drew Hanson and Jodi English, props by Ann, Megan and Jean Hodges and make-up by Amber Arpin.

Check out our featured make-up artists at Ravenous Studios.

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Performances for Anse and Bhule December 2009

at Pacific Crest Community School
116 NE 29th Avenue
Portland, OR 97232

Call for reservations or information: 503.730.9066