{"id":1598,"date":"2014-09-04T21:47:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T21:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desdemona.org\/blog\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2016-10-11T03:01:13","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T03:01:13","slug":"rapture-blister-burn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desdemona.org\/blog\/rapture-blister-burn\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapture, Blister, Burn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>by Gina Gionfriddo<br \/>\nAurora Theatre Company,\u00a0Berkeley, CA<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1598 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class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desdemona.org\/blog\/rapture-blister-burn\/rbb06\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desdemona.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rbb06-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1605\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1605'>\n\t\t\t\tphoto by David Allen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Scenic: Kate Boyd |\u00a0Costumes: Ashley Rogers |\u00a0Lighting: Heather Basarab |\u00a0Sound: Brendan Aanes<\/p>\n<h3>PRESS<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;A former stripper, a scholar and a stay-at-home mother debate the future of feminism in <em>Rapture, Blister, Burn<\/em>.\u2026 In its regional debut at Berkeley\u2019s Aurora Theatre Company, director Desdemona Chiang astutely hits all the punch lines without sacrificing the depth and nuance of the characters\u2026 From the trade-offs of midlife to the trajectory of the women\u2019s movement, <em>Rapture<\/em> turns up the heat on our deeply held assumptions about coming a long way, baby.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/entertainment\/ci_26475931\/review-rapture-blister-burn-hard-hitting-comedy-at\">Karen D&#8217;Souza, San Jose Mercury News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Four women explore, debate, dissect and display aspects of feminism in Gina Gionfriddo\u2019s\u00a0<em>Rapture, Blister, Burn,<\/em> which is receiving its regional premiere at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley. It\u2019s heady stuff, to be sure, and possibly controversial to some viewers. But it\u2019s wildly funny, too, giving a bright start to the company\u2019s 23rd season&#8230; Gionfriddo\u2019s lively text, Desdemona Chiang\u2019s direction and a generally strong cast under turn the ideas into fresh realities, always engrossing and frequently hilarious&#8230;Those aspects of history and intellectual debate are important to the play, of course. But on stage they are far overshadowed by the human element, expressed in tension, passion, insecurity, hope and a steady stream of laugh-provoking dialogue and quirks of character. It\u2019s an expertly crafted play, and a wonderful opener for Aurora\u2019s season.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/leo-stutzin\/rapture-blister-burn-femi_b_5785852.html\">Leo Stutzin,\u00a0Huffington Post<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Rapture<\/em> is a well-directed, thoroughly engaging play with a first-rate cast, and some thought-provoking ideas that don\u2019t stand in the way of its entertainment value.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkeleyside.com\/2014\/09\/10\/rapture-blister-burn-fires-up-berkeleys-aurora-theatre\/\">Emily S. Mendel, Berkeleyside<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chiang\u2019s excellent staging \u2014 on Kate Boyd\u2019s homey set, with Heather Basarab\u2019s warm lighting and effective sound by Brendan Aanes \u2014 balances the salty with the sweet. And the cast is sharp.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/sanfrancisco\/fun-and-feminsim-in-rapture-blister-burn\/Content?oid=2893572\">Georgia Rowe, The Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Director Desdemona Chiang\u00a0creates a natural but propulsive rhythm to the nearly 2 1\/2-hour play, and her appealing cast makes of the most of playing smart, funny people while managing to convey real emotional weight&#8230;\u00a0There are serious issues being bandied about here \u2013 the rise of degradation as entertainment, the notion of two empowered people navigating equality, breaking through our own personal mythologies \u2013 and no easy conclusions. <em>Rapture, Blister, Burn<\/em> entertains as much as it provokes, and while it doesn\u2019t exactly blister or burn, it comes pretty close to achieving some theatrical rapture.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaterdogs.net\/2014\/09\/05\/porn-feminism-and-laughs-in-auroras-rapture\/\">Chad Jones, TheatreDogs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug 29 &#8211; Oct 5, 2014. 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