Upstart Impulse Repertory Company is "Speaking Truth to Power"

Atlanta, GA, April 30, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Impulse Repertory Co. announces the two-play rep for its inaugural season as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, professional theatre, including a portrait of a girl who becomes dangerous to the state when she stands up for what she believes, and the murderous tale of a powerful ruler and the best friend who must choose between what is right in his heart and what is right for the state.

“Impulse Rep’s 2017 season is branded ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ because each play explores the powers of the state versus the individual power of its citizens—often with no clear-cut answer as to what's right and what's wrong,” says Kara Cantrell, Impulse Rep's Producing Artistic Director. “We'll produce Sophocles' Antigone, about a young princess who must wrestle with her convictions to do what she knows is morally right and a state edict forbidding her to do it. Her small transgressions lead her into a confrontation with the king with deadly consequences, and beg the question, 'What are you willing to die for?' The second play in the rep is William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. This is the classic tale of the famous Roman emperor with, perhaps, too much power. Caesar's beloved friend, Brutus, must decide whether to do what is right for his friend or join the resistance against Caesar and do what is right for the people. His murderous decision asks, 'What are you willing to kill for?'"

Impulse Repertory Company 2017 Summer Rep Season

Antigone
by Sophocles, translated by Owen McCafferty
Directed by Kara Cantrell
August 8-20, 2017 (in alternating rep with Julius Caesar)
The war has ended, but with peace comes conflict. Antigone's brother Polyneices lies on the battlefield where he fell, his burial outlawed by Creon, the new king of Thebes. Should Antigone obey Creon, or must she follow her conscience and lay her beloved brother to rest?

Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Matt Lewis
August 8-20, 2017 (in alternating rep with Antigone)
The first tragedy to be played in the new Globe Theatre, Julius Caesar is set at a crucial turning point in Roman history, as the republican gives way to the imperial. Julius Caesar has returned from the Roman front victorious, but his popularity and military might make him powerful enemies in the Senate. When a group of conspirators plot against the emperor, they recruit Brutus, Caesar's dear friend. Brutus must weigh the morality of toppling the state, and his friend, to save its citizens. Et tu, Brute?

About the Directors
Kara Cantrell is an actress, arts educator, director, voice over artist, writer, and improviser who is currently serving as Associate Professor at Kennesaw State University in the Department of Theatre & Performance Studies. She most recently appeared on the big screen in The Divergent Series - Allegiant, Pt. 1 and the upcoming Logan Lucky, in the Atlanta-produced web series, "That's Educational," and in industrials and commercials. She has appeared on the Atlanta stage with several theatrical companies including Stage Door Players, Actor's Express, Theatre in the Square, and Synchronicity Theatre.

Matt Lewis made his Off-Broadway debut in 2012 at the 59E59 Theater in Hell: Paradise Found (www.hellparadisefound.com). His regional credits include Cymbeline, Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, The Winter’s Tale, (Texas Shakespeare Festival), Memphis: the Musical (Aurora and Theatrical Outfit), Hands on a Hardbody (Aurora Theatre), Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story (Georgia Ensemble), and On Golden Pond (Stage Door Players). Film credits include Disney Shot Kennedy (Modest Conspiracy Films), winner of Official Selections in the 2010 New York Friar’s Club Comedy Film Festival, the 2010 Atlanta Underground Film Festival, and the 2010 San Antonio Film Festival. Television credits include "Halt and Catch Fire" (AMC), "Resurrection" (ABC) and "Swamp Murders" (Investigation Discovery). Matt is an Assistant Professor (PT) of Theatre at Kennesaw State University.

Tickets
Season tickets and single tickets will become available in June. Visit www.impulserep.com for updates and further information.

Season tickets:
$40 (Wednesday & Thursday, 7:30pm or Sunday, 2:00pm)
$45 (Friday or Saturday, 8:00pm)

Single tickets for any performance: $25

About the Company
Impulse Repertory Company is a consortium of Atlanta-based actors seeking to produce works that nurture the audience-actor relationship at the core of the theatrical experience. We strive to get audiences up close and personal with performers as they bring characters to life that provoke discussions. Under the leadership of producing artistic director, Kara Cantrell, Impulse Rep produced two semi-professional seasons in 2011 and 2012, and now returns as a newly-minted 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional theatre company with a resident company. Resident company members/producers are Ken Hornbeck, Jessica McGuire, and Vallea Woodbury.

Impulse Rep is thrilled to be hosted by Out Front Theatre Company in their wonderful West Midtown space located at 999 Brady Ave. NW, right at the corner of Brady Ave. and Tenth St. and in the same complex as Miller Union.