Bear Slayer

By Dan O'Neil

 

In this action-adventure buddy-tragicomedy, two men decide they must go to Alaska and kill a bear despite their complete lack of preparation, gun training or survival skills. Walking (and dancing) the line between fact and fiction, ambition and failure, man and animal, the question increasingly begs: what exactly are they on the hunt for?  

 

Bear Slayer was first presented as part of the 2015 Ars Nova Ant Fest. Featuring Joshua William Gelb, Madeleine Bundy, R.N. Healey, and Dan O'Neil. Sound Design by Gavin Price. Light/Set Design by Josh Smith. Choreography by Katie Rose McLaughlin. Directed by Joshua William Gelb. Bear Slayer was previously workshopped in an abridged form at Little Theater, with a cast featuring Joshua Isaacs, Alex Falberg, Elissa Castles, and Paul Nugent. 

 

Most recently, Bear Slayer was presented by Ars Nova as a 2016 project residency. Featuring Joshua William Gelb, Zoë Geltman, R.N. Healey, and Dan O'Neil. Sound Design by Gavin Price. Light/Set Design by Josh Smith. Choreography by Katie Rose McLaughlin. Directed by Joshua William Gelb.