Almost a year ago, actor and playwright Marcus Kyd performed Beowulf: a Retelling, a one-man show produced by Taffety Punk Theatre Company that stripped away theatrical props to focus on the power of oral storytelling.
Due to the show's success, Kyd and the company are remounting the production at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop from February 12-28. The performance aims to recreate the atmosphere of an Old English mead hall, featuring Kyd as a modern bard who weaves music, song, and narrative together to bring the ancient epic to life through minimalism and direct engagement with the audience.
WBJC listeners and Baltimore audiences may know Gavin from his nearly 20 years as dramaturg and associate artistic director at Baltimore Center Stage (in which capacity he was a frequent guest on WBJC to talk about programs and events), or from regular appearances alongside Jonathan Palevsky at the Charles Theater for Cinema Sundays discussions. A director, dramaturg, producer, translator, and adaptor who also teaches on the theater faculty at Towson University, Gavin is a recent addition to the WBJC team and delighted to play this new role.