On Sunday, March 14, at 2:30 PM, come hear and see the Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company’s stirring, comic, dramatic and musical production: Humanity’s Opposites—Beginning with Ireland! It will feature:
• Songs of Ireland, superbly sung, with comment on their meaning—such as Danny Boy; Wearin’ o’ the Green; Molly Malone; Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye; & more!
• "Good Will: The Greatest Practicality"—an illuminating commentary by Ellen Reiss, from The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known, issue #1308, which includes: “I believe the anguish of 400 years of Irish history wants to be used to show that good will is urgent, is the only practical way for human beings to see each other."
• "Words Are Everywhere: Comedy & Tragedy Are Two of These." Wild humor and deep feeling merge in a performance of critic and poet Eli Siegel’s lecture on Sean O'Casey’s Juno and the Paycock, with many scenes from this loved comedy! The performance includes:
"The unconscious has always tried to put these opposites together: why do I feel so bad?; why do I feel so cheerful? The way in Juno and the Paycock the ridiculous, the tawdry, the shoddy mingle with the grand, and the laughable with the unendurable, is notable. Beauty is the only thing that takes the tragedy and comedy of life, its ridiculousness, and its tearfulness, and composes them."
There is a suggested contribution of $12 for the event, which will take place at the Aesthetic Realism Foundation, a not-for-profit educational foundation, 141 Greene Street, just off West Houston St., in the SoHo section of Manhattan. For reservations, call 212-777-4490; and visit AestheticRealism.org and AestheticRealismTheatreCo.org .