Knowing who said something can have a large influence on whether we believe it to be true. The context in which information is given to us and the associations we make with it can change our perception of its importance and validity.

Carlos Castaneda is thought of by some as the grandfather of spirituality, by some as a teacher and guru, and by others as a fraudulent cult leader. It’s widely believed that his works are to a certain extent fictionalized, yet he always insisted that his books written from his real experiences, making Carlos Castaneda a man of great debate.

How do our pre-conceived notions of Carlos Castaneda impact our willingness to learn from his writings and to accept his teachings as truth? If his works are fact, are his teachings true? If his works are fiction, are his teachings false? If one doesn’t believe in spirituality or alternate realities, is there anything of value in Carlos Castaneda’s writing?

A Sorcerer’s Journey

Conceived by Single Carrot Theatre
Script by Alix Fenhagen
Directed by Nathan Fulton
6/12/13 – 6/30/13

Carlos Castaneda’s controversial writings on mysticism captivated a following. Who was the man behind these writings, and what about them launched a movement? An all-new original journey from Single Carrot Theatre

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Wanna see the show FOR FREE? Considering ushering! Email pdiem@singlecarrot.com to volunteer.

We’re holding our annual auditions!

When:
15 minute slots
Saturday, June 15th 1 pm- 5pm  
Monday June 17th 7:30-10:30pm 

Where: 
Single Carrot on Charles
1727 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

What you’ll need:
2 contrasting monologues, under 3 minutes total
Headshot and resumé

To reserve a slot, email bhoover@singlecarrot.com
Hope you can join us, it’s going to be an exciting season!

Season 7 at Single Carrot Theatre

A Beginner’s Guide to Deicide
By Qui Nguyen and Robert Ross-Parker

A comically blasphemous adventure.

Badass Catholic schoolgirl Lucy travels to the ends of the earth to complete her simple but urgent mission: she has to kill God, and fast. With her reluctant sister in tow, she meets some epic and familiar faces, transgresses some major boundaries along the way, and realizes that this journey of a lifetime may be her last.

Regional Premiere.

The Flu Season
By Will Eno

A darkly comical look at love from one of America’s best and strangest writers.

When a man and a woman meet in a hospital, love blooms; or does it falter? Only their nurse and doctor know for sure, but they’re too self-absorbed and ridiculous to tell us. Will our lovers see spring blossom together, or will the weight of an unwieldy world fracture them forever?
The Prologue doesn’t know, and The Epilogue isn’t telling.

The Memorandum
By Vaclav Havel
Translated from Czechoslovakian by Paul Wilson

A comical workplace classic about the perils of standardized communication.

Company President Mr. Gross receives a memorandum but can’t read it because it’s written in Ptedype, the newly invented language to which all correspondence must adhere. If he can’t figure out what it says, he’ll lose his job and certainly his mind. This satirical take on bureaucracy and office malarkey is an incisive look at 20^th century socialist Czechoslovakia, but it could just as easily be today’s America.

Sketch Comedy
By Single Carrot Theatre

A high-octane laugh explosion from the company that brought you Slampooned! and Sects and Violins.

After plotting and planning for years, Single Carrot Theatre is bringing the next great sketch show to Baltimore. We’re taking inspiration from the boiling-hot writers’ rooms of classic comedy shows and crashing that energy into the spectacle that makes Single Carrot Theatre a prime spot for theatrical innovation.
World Premiere.

The Apocalypse Comes at 6pm
By Georgi Gospodinov

A beautiful series of interwoven stories about the nature of humanity in transition.

Peek inside the minds of people standing on the precipice of what could be the apocalypse. It could be scary, it could be loud, but it could just as easily be a whisper. Will the earth shift, or will we just quietly close our eyes and pass from one world to the next?
National Premiere.

*Stay tuned for more info on dates, memberships, and tickets*

New Venue:
Single Carrot Theatre Headquarters 1727 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201

18:00HR – 22:00HR

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(Online advance ticket sales end at 17:00 HR)

Tickets are $65 in advance
$75 at the door.

Gala 6-Packs are available for $240
(that is 6 Gala tickets for you & your fellow spies)

Single Carrot Members attend for FREE and are encouraged to RSVP at 443 844 9253 or boxoffice@singlecarrot.com

A stage adaptation of Kaddish for an Unborn Child, the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Hungarian writer Imre Kertész.

Directed by Barbara Lanciers

Produced by: Philip Arnoult – Center for International Theatre Development

1 WEEKEND ONLY!
Thursday March 21
Friday March 22
Saturday March 23

Kaddish, culling its name from the Jewish prayer of mourning, is a stage adaptation of Nobel Prize-winning, Hungarian writer Imre Kertesz’s novel, Kaddish for an Unborn Child. Kaddish is an exploration of ritual, loss, and unrelenting inner conflict in which the beleaguered central character mourns the absence of the child he never fathered during his failed marriage; his mantra being a refusal to bring a child into a world where horrors like the Holocaust can occur. As he attempts to reach the final Amen of the Kaddish, he weaves a brutally honest, deeply personal, stream of consciousness web of the unseen casualties of war, political corruption, Jewish identity, and the humor of living. Kaddish is the first ever staging of this magnificent novel, an eloquent meditation on human vulnerability and strength told through the eyes of a survivor of Hitler’s “Final Solution.”

The performance is 55 minutes long.

An interview with director Barbara Lanciers:

$10 general admission tickets
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- “A strong ensemble of actors…  Surreal and moving” – MD Theatre Guide

- “A vibrant theatrical experience”- DC Metro Theatre Arts 

 - “Carrots plunge into the material with their usual, wholehearted commitment ”
- Baltimore Sun

 - “Fulton and de Mahy both pull off their  parts with virtuosic aplomb” - City Paper

- “A dark subverted romance…quite a coup for Single Carrot”- WYPR

The Tropic of X

By Caridad Svich

Directed by Nathan A. Cooper 

In a futuristic Polyglot America ravaged by war and poverty, the young are in search of love, community, and a constant high. A true connection is a rare find, and most will do anything to keep it. 

Running Now through March 3rd
Thursdays- Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:30pm and 7pm

Genevieve de Mahy*
Nathan Fulton*
Jessica Garrett*
Aldo Pantoja*
Paul Diem
Jeremy Durkin

*denotes SCT Ensemble Member 

Purchase Tickets to The Tropic of X HERE

More on The Tropic of X and playwright Caridad Svich

Copies of The Tropic of X are available online. Get yours today!

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Harley Newman: Theater of Danger

Friday, March 15, 2013

8:00 PM

Tickets: $15 or $10 students, artists and wizards

“A cerebral romp through what makes us human!”

“Legendary performance artist!”

“Human Oxymoron!”

At birth, doctors wondered if Harley would survive. They still do. In his evolution from circus clown to something else, he has pushed the boundaries of stunt, and is the only person ever to be recognized with Lifetime Achievement awards for performance in both sideshow and escapes.

Harley pushes limits. He walks barefoot on sharp swords, dances in broken glass, and clears his sinuses with a high-heeled shoe! He swallows swords, uses his tongue to stop fans and pick locks, and escapes from a straitjacket while riding a unicycle!

His television appearances include The Today Show, The Tonight Show, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, and Penn & Teller’s Sin City Spectacular, and have been viewed by approximately a billion people. Harley has repeatedly taken his unique art form to ever further extremes, entering into territories thought to be impossible. He was rejected by the Guinness Book of Records as “too dangerous to publish”.

Join Harley on the knife’s edge bridge between the universe inside his head and the world outside. Each step leaves you wondering what could possibly happen next!

This show is presented as part of Single Carrot Theatre’s Second Series.

Seating is very limited for this ONE NIGHT EVENT

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About The Circus of Wonders: The Circus of Wonders develops and presents original circus shows, and creates custom circus packages for special events, festivals, as well as theatrical and nightlife experiences. Our team of artists is comprised of top-notch professionals who have presented their art throughout the entire world.

Our upcoming play, Caridad Svich’s The Tropic of X, is set in a not too distant future in the Polyglot-Americas where North, South, and Latin America have become something of the same place. It’s a world of swiftly changing regimes, rodeo arcades, cheap sex-tourism, and constant change. It’s a true melting pot where our characters are constantly looking for their next thrill, their next fix. And what I found upon first read was Svich’s wildly fascinating imagination and keen knack for the poetic. But more than simple experimentation with imagery and language, Svich brilliantly presents the current real world scenarios that could lead to the creation of a real world Tropic of X.

Take, for example, Hugo Chavez who came to power as the President of Venezuela in 1999 and has almost singlehandedly ushered a revolution across Latin and South Americas. His primary influence is Simón Bolivar, an 18^th Century Venezuelan revolutionary who fought across the continent to wrestle back independence from Spain. Chavez, who frequently refers to his efforts as a continuation of the Bolivarian Revolution, finds philosophical allies in the presidents of his neighboring countries Argentina, Bolivia, Columbia, Guatemala, and Paraguay. All share the common goal of gaining independence from foreign involvement.

The countries involved in the New Bolivarian Revolution, those I listed above, have made great strides in gaining true independence from foreign meddling. In the coming years Latin and South American countries will continue to gain strength and a greater ability to throw political weight against the USA in the global arena. There are even hopes of forming some sort of Unites States of South and Latin America (USSLA).

Imagine what would happen if this was realized and the USSLA had equal footing with the USA. Would the USA view this as a threat? Would we allow the United States to be on equal footing with our southern neighbors? Or might we try to destabilize the progress to secure our interests?

Svich paints poetic realities on the backdrop of these hypothetical scenarios, creating the world in which the characters live. Perhaps true love is the only thing that can save them.

To me, this is the message of the play, and it offers a profound sense of hope.

Nathan A. Cooper.