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A media first! "A MAN OF HIS TIMES". Joint theatrical production
between MP3.COM, Andrei Codrescu's Cyber-Mag EXQUISITE CORPSE,
musical ensemble, Pont Mirabeau, and playwright/composer Marc Ellis
New Orleans playwright Marc Ellis, is set to have his play "A MAN OF HIS TIMES",
published by "Exquisite Corpse", in it's upcoming Fall 2001, #10 Issue. This will
herald the first time the avant-garde Internet literary publication, has published
a play accompanied by it's own musical score.
A media first! "A MAN OF HIS TIMES". Joint theatrical production between MP3.COM,
Andrei Codrescu's Cyber-Mag EXQUISITE CORPSE, musical ensemble, Pont Mirabeau,
and playwright/composer Marc Ellis
New Orleans playwright Marc Ellis, is set to have his play "A MAN OF HIS TIMES", published by
"Exquisite Corpse", in it's upcoming Fall 2001, #10 Issue. This will herald the first time the
avant-garde Internet literary publication, has published a play accompanied by it's own musical score.
In September-October 2001, playwright/composer MARC ELLIS will celebrate the joint
publication of his play, "A MAN OF HIS TIMES", at "Exquisite Corpse", with the unveiling
of its' complete musical score at his mp3.com home station - PONT MIRABEAU.
"A Man of His Times" was inspired by a painting by Giorgio De Chirico, (1888-1978).
PONT MIRABEAU consists of composers Marc Ellis & Peter Streit, and several well-known
session artists. They've been called the most versatile ensemble at MP3.COM. Their
music bridges the worlds of classical & film music, Euro-pop, Broadway, mellow Jazz
and even Surf Rock and Chinese Lunar New Year Parade music.
The online text of the play at www.corpse.org, will contain links to the PONT MIRABEAU
site at mp3.com, to enable readers to tune into the musical scoring, as they follow the
characters and scenes. In return, PONT MIRABEAU will musically direct you to link with
the cast, in their surreal quest for theatrical adventure.
Featured music at mp3.com from Ellis' play, " A MAN OF HIS TIMES", in the genres of
Film Music, Musicals/Broadway will include:
1. " A Man of His Times" (Theme). In the words of the artist:
"Kurt Weil gets togetherwith Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone on Holloween.
This is a dance macabre, with children's chorus. It is a Holloween waltz."
2. "Accordion Music for an Execution", which is also called " Chuck's Waltz,
from the original stageplay.
Marc Ellis's radio jingle, "Sunny Side Up in The Morning", is also a highlight of
"A Man of His Times." Ellis records on the "Taliesin's Riddle" Label.
This outrageous mixed-media event is the first of it's kind, to sweep across
the cultural winds of Internet entertainment. PLEASE plan on attending!
Tickets are *FREE*.
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About MARC ELLIS: Marc Ellis lives in New Orleans. He earns his living practicing
immigration and family Law.
Marc Ellis - Playwright: Six plays to his credit.
"The Pollster" (Semi-finalist, Southern Playwright's Competition 1993);
"The Ghost of Jean Paul Sartre Visits an Alabama Convenience Store" (1994);
"The Focus Group" (performed 1994 Dramarama Festival New Orleans);
"A Man of His Times" (performed, 1995 Dramarama Festival, New Orleans);
"The Hat", performed 1998 Freeport McMoran Theatre, New Orleans Contemporary
Arts Center; (and published in The Exquisite Corpse, 2000) ; "Double Espresso";
Staged Reading scheduled for October 1999 at C.A.C.
He was admitted as a full member to the New Orleans Contemporary
Arts Center Playwrights Unit in 1993, after his first play, "THE POLLSTER",
was selected as a semi-finalist in a Southern Playwright's competition.
Marc Ellis - Composer: In addition to writing plays, Mr. Ellis is a composer. Snippets of
his music have been regularly featured between news stories on National Public Radio.
Marc Ellis' repertoire of numerous musical compositions, includes:
"The Fantomas Waltz" and "HOI", composed for film: "F", Clementine Productions,
Hollywood California, Howard A. Rodman Writer/Director, starring Terrence Stamp,
Produced by Laurie Parker.
PONT MIRABEAU Station, at mp3.com is his main musical Internet home.
All his compositions are available for downloading and listening here.
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/66/pont_mirabeau.html
Other aspects of his musical/literary career - such as the Stageplay Library,
his poetry, and inside glimpses of "The Wormhole Recording Studio" - are
covered at Marc Ellis' unusual HOME site at: http://www.fantomas.org/
About PETER STREIT:
Peter Streit lives in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, and makes his living importing marble
and granite. Peter's a big fan of jazz, bluegrass, Brazilian, orchestral and traditional
acoustic music. He naturally gravitates toward composing guitar material - plays
mandolin, piano, keyboards and just started playing bass in his church choir. In
addition to PONT MIRABEAU ensemble, Peter is in two performing bands: a jazz
ensemble doing mostly standards from the 30's-50's and an acoustic trio.
His latest tune at PONT MIRABEAU is the old mountain ballad, "Shady Grove."
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