COOSJE

In this whimsical love story, inspired by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, two sculptors learn to collaborate in life and art. Meanwhile, a pear falls out of a fruit bowl, gains consciousness and travels the world.

❝ Coosje is one of those rare, polished gems […] should be on your ‘must see’ list ❞

Ethan Angelica, nytheatre.com

❝ Coosje is a rare find that combines different mediums to create something entirely new. ❞

Sarah Lucie, Show Business Weekly

❝ A fanciful and engaging multimedia meditation on art and the marriage of true minds. ❞

Jane Horwitz, The Washington Post

❝ A great way to reflect on art and art making, collaboration, and the importance of taking risks. It’s what Capital Fringe is all about. ❞

Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene

❝ What I loved about Coosje was its spirit—from the animated line-drawing background screens, to the silliness of a pear singing while holding a green suitcase, to the goofiness and enthusiasm of the artist couple making and debating art. It was fun and playful but intellectual and sincere. ❞

dcist

❝ Reminds us that in the right hands, big theatrical magic can be made on a small budget. Coosje is definitely worth putting on your Fringe list. It left this crusty reviewer a little misty-eyed and more than a little perplexed – which is exactly what [Claes] Oldenburg would have wanted. ❞

Andrew L. Baughman, DC Metro Theater Arts

❝ [Coosje makes] some very deep and touching points on why we should all be more playful so as to learn to find out what our purpose in life really is. ❞

Stephen Tortora-Lee, The Happiest Medium

❝ There’s one startling moment…that was so tender and beautiful it actually made me gasp. ❞

Greg Benson, Washington City Paper

Productions

FEBRUARY 8, 2015
Treehouse Theater
New York, NY

JULY 10-16, 2014
Capital Fringe Festival
Goethe Institut – Washington, DC

JUNE 14, 2014
SaratogaArtsFest
Universal Preservation Hall
Saratoga Springs, NYC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
Cap21 – New York, NY

SEPTEMBER 28-29 2012
Fringe Wilmington
Wilmington, DE

FEBRUARY 2012
FRIGID New York
Under St. Marks – New York, NY