Potion

Promotional art by Zelda Devon

Charley sells potions, handcrafted and custom made—from potions that can make the forgetful remember to potions that will stop a compulsive liar from fibbing. But the one potion Charley hasn’t been able to master is that one she wants for herself: a love potion. Potion, a “spoken word opera” that immerses its audience in the giddy world of Charley’s bar, was originally accompanied by live original music and a flight of 3 original “potions” created by award-winning mixologist Marlo Gamora.

Jon Froehlich, Natalie Hegg, Molly O’Neill, Sean Cronin, Raife Baker, David Skeist, & Noah Schulz. Photos by Carrie Leonard.

“Well-shaken…intensely entertaining.” -Chris Kompanek, HuffPost

“Innovative…Delicious…truly original, flat out fun” -John Peacock, Flavorpill

“Surreal yet sweet…A charming theatrical evening” -Wesley Doucette, New York Theatre Review

“The intertextual acrobatics Kiran Rikhye choreographs and Jon Stancato executes left me amazed.” -Carla Diaz, Brooklyn Quarterly

“Equal parts Shakespeare, soap opera and Alice in Wonderland…Hypnotic and exciting.” -Aviva Woolf, StageBuddy

“Kind of like Gertrude Stein on absinthe…witty, romantic and fun” -Will Kenton, Cultural Capitol

“Sweet, funny, and charming. By the end, I felt like I had sipped a love potion and fallen in love with Potion.” -Claudia Stuart, Flavorpill LiveReviews

“With [its[ adroit artistry and sense of play…Potion is a heady combination of language and music bracketed by cocktails tasting of metaphors and intellectual absinthe.” -Jen Gunnels, New York Review of Science Fiction

“[S]poken verse immersive theatre with a twist of lime” -Theresa Perkin, My Entertainment World

“Potion is a magical elixir that charms the audience.” -Lucy Komisar, The Komisar Scoop

“An unexpectedly vivid, playful, and imaginative love story…The rhythmic musicality of Kiran Rikhye’s juicy libretto and Sean Cronin’s impressive multi-instrumental accompaniment proves Stolen Chair’s experiment with ‘spoken word opera’ a tremendous success…Truly a unique experience” -Sonia Roberts, Theater Pizzazz

Raife Baker and Natalie Hegg