Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MARCH 29, 2024 Apollinaire Theatre Company presents ‘Touching the Void’ by David Greig B ased on Joe Simpson’s bestselling memoir turned BAFTA-winning fi lm, David Greig’s thrilling adaptation charts an astonishing feat of human endurance. Life-affi rming and often darkly funny, “Touching the Void” takes the audience on an epic adventure that asks how far you’d be willing to go to survive. “Touching the Void” rePatrick O’Konis as Joe. (Photo: Danielle Fauteux Jacques) counts Joe Simpson’s struggle for survival after an accident leaves him stranded with a shattered leg on Siula Grande mountain in the Peruvian Andes. His climbing partner, Simon Yates, attempts a near impossible rescue, but when Joe disappears over an ice cliff , Simon, battered by freezing winds and tethered to his injured partner, makes the heart-wrenching decision to cut the rope. “Touching the Void” is Apollinaire’s third production of a David Greig play, following “The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart” in 2019 (Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Ensemble) and “Midsummer” in 2015. Greig is a multi-award-winning playwright and the Artistic Director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh. His adaptation of “Touching the Void” premiered at the Bristol Old Vic in 2018 and transferred to the Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End. Performances of “Touching the Void” are from April 19May 19, 2024; Friday & Saturday at 8:00, Sunday at 3:00. Performances are at Chelsea Theatre Works (189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea). Running time: estimated two hours with one intermission. Performances will be followed by a Reception with the actors. Tickets are $30, $25 for seniors and $15 for students. Tickets can be purchased by calling 617-887-2336 or online at www.apollinairetheatre.com. Information and directions – www.apollinairetheatre.com. Cast: Joe – Patrick O’Konis, Simon – Kody Grassett, Sarah – Parker Jennings, Richard – Zach Fuller. Directed by Danielle Fauteux Jacques. Stage Manager: Kaleb Perez. ASM: Miguel Dominguez, Shelove Duperier. Scenic & Sound Design: Joseph Lark-Riley. Costume Design: Elizabeth Rocha. Lighting Design: Danielle Fauteux Jacques. Apollinaire Theatre Company creates unique encounters with plays that inspire and entertain. Programs: Teatro Chelsea, Apollinaire Play Lab, Apollinaire in the Park, Resident Artist Program. The programs “complement our production season and cultivate an ecosystem of artists of all ages and career stages in our home for adventurous art, the Chelsea Theatre Works.” ANSWER | FROM PAGE 7 will be approximately $13,857 for the fi rst year and $2,438.53 for each of the remaining four years, with funds already in the budget for the plan. City councillors also approved a request to transfer $7,552,930 from Budgetary Fund Balance (Free Cash) into the following funds: General Stabilization Fund ($2,265,879), Other Post-Employment Benefi ts (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund ($2,265,879) and Capital Improvement Stabilization Fund ($3,021,172). “These funds are going into stabilization funds,” Ward 5 Councillor and City Council President Robert Van Campen informed his colleagues after reading the motion. “Appropriation will require additional action.” “The City Council has full authority on spending,” Demas elaborated further. “It’s just a transfer to build reserves.” Before the transfers the OPEB fund totaled $11,379,025; the General Stabilization Fund, $8,262,033 and the Capital Improvement Stabilization Fund, $5,027,184. Jabouin and Marchese voted against approval of the transfers. “I’m not against the transfers, but we usually ask for detailed information, which we didn’t get,” Jabouin said about her vote. A discussion about borrowing $3,000,000 to fund Everett Square improvements was tabled until a Special Meeting at a later date.
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