Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey
When 14 year-old Leonard Pelkey mysteriously disappears from a small New Jersey shore town, the secrets of the townspeople are brought to light, and everyone is forced to examine the effect of one boy's life on a fractured community. Adapted from Lecesne's novel of the same name, this 70 minute solo show begins with the discovery of Leonard's disappearance and follows the criminal investigation to its startling conclusion. A luminous force of nature whose magic is only truly felt once he's gone, Leonard Pelkey becomes the unexpected inspiration for a town as they question how we live, who we love and what we leave behind.
Directed by Tony Speciale
Music by Duncan Sheik
Available for Booking
Contact: David@davidwilliamsmanagement.com
(310) 595-6268
Past Performances Include:
Barnside Live, Accord, NY
Merryall Theater Center, New Milford, CT
92nd Street Y, NYC
WHAT Theater Center, Wellfleet, MA
Hartford Stage Company,
Kirk Douglas Theater, LA, CA
Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA
Westside Arts Theater NYC
Dixon Place, NYC
Space on Ryder Farm, Brewster NY
20 Summers, Provincetown, MA
“The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey is an affecting and entertaining testament to the beauty of a world in which difference is celebrated rather than denigrated. Lecesne is among the most talented solo performers of his (or any) generation.”
-The NYTimes
“Lecesne's performance and powerful story are not to be missed, and shines a light on the consequence of fear and the effect one being can have on an entire community. It's truly a beautiful piece of theatre.
- Broadway World
“A show about the brutal murder of a 14-year-old boy should not, logically speaking, leave you beaming with joy And yet that's the paradoxical effect of "The Absolute Brightness" - a superlative solo written and performed by Celeste Lecesne, himself a pretty darn dazzling beacon of theatrical talent.
-LA Times
Poof!
Fairies have always enjoyed a close association with the natural world. But with so much of the natural world under threat from climate change, the fairies are not pleased, and they are beginning to show up in surprising ways. In addition to making everything more fabulous just by simply being, fairies have come to pass along a few spells that will be needed in the days to come. Perhaps 60 minutes is all it takes for a fairy to prove that hope is still alive and well. Available for bookings in gardens, backyards and just about community gatherings.
(Note: Not exactly for children under 12)
Directed by Kevin Hourigan
Costume by Michael Krass
Available for Booking
Contact: David@davidwilliamsmanagement.com
(310) 595-6268
Past Performances Include:
Ancram Opera House, Ancram NY
20 Summers, Provincetown. MA
Brave Earth, Costa Rica
Sarah Lawrence College
Prospect Park
Lotus Pond Farm
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Scotland (Bobby Award)
“Celeste Lecesne creates a magic bubble, that, in the hour, holds the whole audience, but, given the opportunity, could hold the world. It won't. But they are starting. As they pop backwards and forwards through the fourth wall, Celeste makes you believe you can become. Go. Just go.
Poof! may be the loveliest hour of your life.”
-The Scotsman (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
“Celeste enters through the wild gardens of the glen as a ferry, both as a real (i.e. magic) fairy and, well, a real fairy (what they used to call gays). In the most imaginative of monologues, with uncanny puck and razor sharp wit, Celeste weaves the legend of fairies and their magical ability to survive with the world history of repression, culminating with a contemplation of the earth on the environmental edge today. In an amazingly spiritual stream of consciousness - Celeste’s language is rhapsodic – “Poof” emerges finally as a prayer for the future. Amen.”
-Berkshire Edge(Ancram Opera House)