The director and manager of this theater is Cal Clements.

Mission

Located on the edge of sanity, Pure Form theater celebrates reality, which is to say, bodies of fur, nails, bones, and sharp teeth. Audience members arrive single-file to witness the ritual every Saturday night, receiving a mix of wonder and bliss as jokes fall flat, songs run into technical difficulty, and costumes lack pants. Of course nothing is random. Rather the audience remains in the zone of enlightened amusement as topological structures uncover the drivers that push the play toward its fiasco--I mean--finale.

Key Dates

No upcoming public shows.

Here's a Paradise Hotel review from the Red and Black.

Past Plays

Paradise Hotel (March 2008)

Telepathic Television (December 2007): No photography was allowed in this play... and, sadly therefore, we have no photographs. Actors were challenged to be 100% available to the audience while simply standing in plain view.

Carnival of Pure Form (October 2007). This play was highly appreciated. It was life-affirming and simply a lot of fun.

Noise Parade (October 2007). We pulled out the clowns and made a giant racket.

Sleep Parade (October 2007). We wore flannel clothes and drifted about the streets like children in a dream world.

Stealth Parade (September 2007) moved in slow motion through the streets. It was a walking meditation in full carnival attire. One bystander said, "What happened--did the ringmaster die?"

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The Importance of (Bing) Nest Ear was performed quite a few times in May 2007. We extrapolated from the many inversions practiced in the language of Oscar Wilde, thereby crossdressing most of the characters, putting the butlers in the heavens (while simultaneously under the banquet table), and generally speaking a lot about (Bing) Nest Ear.

Hoods on a Bloody Rampage: Performed four times in March 2007. In this play, the line between audience and actor blurred considerably. We interrogated spirituality, conflict, and spelling.

Dainty Shapes and Hairy Apes: Performed four times in February and twice in March 2007. In this play we addressed the audience as lowly forest creatures. Actors explored their distance and proximity to the beasts, at times climbing tall chairs to get away from them and at other times disrobing to become closer.

To see a Quicktime movie of a high point in audience uproar, click here. This clip is interesting because A) the audience takes over the stage, B) the Footman is barely able to do his job (of clearing the stage), and C) the "no clapping clause" is violated on three separate occasions.

Finances

The Forest Theater of Pure Form doesn't include making money as part of its mission. Nonetheless, losing money isn't a goal either. We simply wish to walk unpaved roads, go along unmolested, and make ends meet.

Funding for the arts is... well, let's put it this way: Donations of any amount are welcome and greatly appreciated. To become a Member of the Forest Theater for Pure Form for 2008, simply mail your check to:

Contact

Please write Cal Clements for information, questions, and clarifications.

We are located in Rubber Soul Yoga Revolution at 675 Pulaski St., #1400, Athens, GA 30601. This is right by the railroad tracks in downtown Athens.