La Ronde

 

 

Cutting Ball’s new artistic director Ariel Craft helms a refreshed production of La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler, in a translation by Eric Bentley

About the play:

As a young wife kindles a love affair with a society gentleman, who happens to be sleeping with his parlor maid behind closed doors, her husband rendezvouses with a girl from town, who carries on with a bohemian poet after night-fall, though he really longs for another… On and on, partners switch: they meet, bed, and move on to the next. La Ronde, a play told in ten illicit dalliances, is a muscular investigation of sexual response, the performativity of arousal, gratification, kink, trauma, and the identity politics of the bedroom.

Traditionally featuring a cast of ten men and women, Cutting Ball’s La Ronde is performed by two women, exploring gender’s dual forces of power and disempowerment, oppression and liberation. Presented in the round, with audience on all sides of the action, La Ronde examines sex as confrontation and combat, a cage match.

 

Upcoming Special Events:

Saturday, March 23
Following the 8pm performance, mingle with the director and cast of La Ronde while sipping our delectable signature cocktail.

Sunday, March 24

Maya Herbsman offers a crash course on the groundbreaking, industry-shaking field of intimacy choreography. Learn more about this emerging art form and see a demonstration of how its done at 1pm, before the 2pm show.

Sunday, March 31
What better way to celebrate La Ronde's salacious subject matter than with a Bacchanal Brunch? Starting at 1pm, meet Artistic Director Ariel Craft for an afternoon of aphrodisiacs, mimosas, and creative conversation to get you in the mood for the 2pm show.

Saturday, April 6
Let's talk about sex! Join the conversation with Dr. Carol Queen, an award-winning sex educator, sexologist, sociologist, and author and Christina Sophie, love and sex coach, at 7pm, before the 8pm performance.

 

Cutting Ball Theater understands that certain content may not be appropriate for all audiences. While we strive to engage mindfully and responsibly with sensitive subject matter, we want our patrons to be equipped to decide whether a production's content is right for them. Please be advised that La Ronde contains:

Depictions of sexual acts
Depictions of sexual violence

If you'd like more information about La Ronde's content, please email us at boxoffice@cuttingball.com or call the Box Office at 415-525-1205.