ABOUT
We are Three Chairs Theater. We are a dedicated group of artists that have banded together to create beautiful simple live preformace experences. Our name comes from a saying we have, "Give us three chairs and an empty space and we can make anything".
Mission Statement
The primary objectives and purposes of this corporation shall be: to teach and foster art, especially through education and outreach. We promote outreach and education by making live performance accessible and affordable; in doing so we include and attract young people to become exposed to and interested in live performance. We aim to enhance the culture of our community and bring people together for the shared enjoyment of live performance. We are committed to creating quality productions out of simple means, promoting and teaching resourcefulness and creativity. Our name is derived from this core value. We have a saying "give us three chairs and an empty space and we can make anything". We are dedicated to creating and fostering new works. We begin with source materials from a variety of cultures and ethnicities. We contemporize the source materials by communicating them in a new way or we use them to inspire a new work.
History
2009
Death and Giggles and Sole Mate
We had such a great responce from Sock and Shoe that we brought it back. This show was a collaboration with the Actor's Gang at their beautiful space in Culver City September 18th - October 23rd 2009.
We addopt Chairseung
Chairseung becomes our new logo, mascot and also a dedication to our former artistic director Cheolseung Kim who founded the company and brought us all together.
Sock and Shoe
Three Chairs’ production of Sock and Shoe was performed at the Powerhouse Theater in Santa Monica, CA on Jan. 2nd~4th, 2009. Sock and Shoe consisted of two new original theater pieces: Sole Mate and Death and Giggles.
Possession a Ghost Story and Puppet Show
Possession, a touring show, was first performed on Halloween night, October 31, 2008, on the front lawn of a house in the Mid City neighborhood. The show was intended to entertain and educate trick-or-treaters and their families with a performance based on the story of the Dybuk taken from Jewish folklore. Set pieces and puppets were made from recyclable and neglected items such as bent fence posts, bed sheets and old boxes. With the support of the neighborhood committee, we estimate 80 people gathered during the two public performances to share the event. After each performance, complimentary candy was distributed and the company socialized with local families. Later that night, Three Chairs took the show to a volunteer-run venue for promoting underground music, Women. All performances on Halloween were free and open to the public. On November 24, 2008 Possession was preformed at the club Pehrspace in Echo Park.
Goodbuy Cheolseung
Our Founder, Artistic Director, mentor and dear friend Cheolseung Kim Leaves the Company and the country to return home to Soal Korea. The Company members decide to restructure and continure forward in his apsence. We miss you Cheolseung.
2008
Believe You Me
Performed in June of 2008 in association with West Los Angeles College, Believe You Me consisted of two original pieces adapted from folklore. The first piece was adapted from The Brothers Grimm story, The Owl, and transformed ordinary inanimate objects into charictors. The second piece was derived from a Korean myth, The Origin of the Butterfly, and was a strikeing poetic combination of live action, black light puppetry and live music.
2007
Easily Said
In June of 2007, Easiy Said was produced in association with the Acadame of Visual and Preforming Arts at the Robert Frost auditorium at Culver City High School. This production was funded by a grant from the City of Culver City. The event was free to the public with donations accepted.
2006
Sang Lee, I Hear you
In August and September of 2006. Sang Lee, I Hear You was produced in Culver City with support from local Boy Scout Troop 113. The source material was the work of the Korean poet, Sang Lee, who is famous in Korea but little known in the US. This performance was an exploration of cultures and the commonality of emotion and was preformed simultaneously in both English and Korean .
2005
Dream of a Butterfly and Faceless Dream
In December of 2005, Three Chairs worked in conjunction with West Los Angeles College to produce two one-act pieces. Dream of a Butterfly was performed and produced by several Three Chairs resident artists.
2005
Tape 39
January of 2005 marked the beginning of the second project by Three Chairs, Tape 39. This project continued our exploration of combining our favorite works of Shakespear with Beckett and was inspiyerd by Titus Andronicus and Krapps Last Tape. During the 8 months rehearsal process, Three Chairs held workshops with students from Culver City High School and 3 peer presentations for students and colleagues. We performed Tape 39 as a part of Edge of the World Theatre Festival at the Los Angeles Theatre Center from Sept. 15th~Oct. 1st.
Name Change: Three Chairs Theater
In 2005, the company officially changed its name from Cheolseung Kim’s Theatre Company to Three Chairs Theatre Company, assuming the motto that “If you give us three chairs, we can do anything.”
2004
Why This Farce
Why This Farce was based on the consept of combineing elements of King Lear and End Game and was inspiyerd by the the essay King Lear and End Game by Jan Cott. Why This Farce was performed in 2004 in association with the Shakespeare LA Festival stage, in downtown Los Angeles.
Founding
Cheolseung Kim’s Theatre Company was founded on April 19, 2004. The founding members were Chris Shore, Cristina Bercovitz, Jonathan Snipes, Coco Kleppinger, Daniel Felixson, Michelle Magaldi, Cheolseung Kim. It began as a play reading group exploring Susan Sontag’s Alice in Bed and Jose Rivera’s Cloud Tectonics.
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