THIRD FROM THE LEFT

by: Jean Colonomos
directed by: Jon Lawrence Rivera
"At the end it shows the dancers meeting the challenges of the Graham technique and finally enjoying the glory not just of a successful performance but also of their families’ coming to appreciate Graham’s greatness and the dancers’ sacrifices." New York Times

AMERICAN PREMIERE - August 2008
WORLD PREMIERE - August 2006

A fictionalized dramatization told through the lives of five women as they struggle to master the back-breaking choreography for the 1964 revival of Martha Graham’s masterpiece, “Primitive Mysteries.” It is a play about dancers, friendships and the genius, Martha Graham.

  • starring: Jill Marie Burke, Kari Lee Cartwright, Paula Christensen, Amy Danielson and Fran de Leon
  • sound designer: Bob Blackburn
  • stage manager: Jess Manning

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