BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:518@1718.ucla.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T190000 DTSTAMP:20250904T152405Z URL:https://1718.ucla.edu/events/bts-doriangray-530/ SUMMARY:The Picture of Dorian Gray\, presented by Box Tale Soup DESCRIPTION:–An original adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s novel commissioned by the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library\n“What does it profit a m an if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?”\n\nAward-winning t heater company Box Tale Soup returns to the Clark Library with a re-mounti ng of their original adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray\, complete w ith a reimagined set and new puppets. This production of Oscar Wilde’s h aunting story of evil\, debauchery\, and scandal features exquisite puppet ry and a powerful original soundtrack. Dorian Gray\, young and exceptional ly beautiful\, sinks deep into a frivolous lifestyle of glamorous luxury a nd selfish abandon\, seemingly unchanged by corruption and untouched by ag e. But behind a thick\, locked door\, beneath a dark\, heavy curtain\, Dor ian’s portrait tells a different story….\n\nFeaturing: Noel Byrne\, An tonia Christophers\, and Mark Collier\n\nPresentation Length: 70 minutes w ith no intermission\, followed by a Q &\; A session with Box Tale Soup members\n\n\n\nBox Tale Soup is an award-winning theater company whose cri tically acclaimed productions have delighted thousands of people in the UK and abroad. The name comes from their signature style\, packing whole han dmade worlds into a vintage trunk with a delicious mix of puppetry\, movem ent\, theater\, and music. Dance-like choreography and fervent attention t o detail combine with beautifully considered writing that puts the story f irst—this is an artisanal\, handcrafted approach to theater with a style unlike any other. Seamlessly blending multiple disciplines\, including pu ppetry\, mask\, physical theater\, and all-original music\, in the world o f Box Tale Soup even the stories you know aren’t quite as you remember.\ n\nArts on the Grounds creates intersections of literature and the perfor ming arts.  Events have included modern interpretations of classical thea ter and site-specific productions designed for the Clark grounds. The prog ram engages a broad new range of audiences and brings the Library’s rich collections to life through performance.\n\n\n\nThe presentation is free to attend with advance registration\, and will be held in-person at the Cl ark Library. Seating is limited at the Clark Library\; walk-in registrants are welcome as space permits.\nLoading…\n\n[The first presentation of D orian Gray will show at 2:00 p.m.]\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Courtesy of Box Ta le Soup ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://1718.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08 /Party.jpg CATEGORIES:Arts on the Grounds LOCATION:UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library\, 2520 Cimarron Street \, Los Angeles\, California\, 90018\, United States GEO:34.033012;-118.314487 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2520 Cimarron Street\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90018\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=UC LA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library:geo:34.033012,-118.314487 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR