All the Faces of the Moon, Mike Daisey’s Monologue Series, Begins Month-Long Run at the Public Theater
Monologist Mike Daisey’s month-long monologue series All the Faces of the Moon begins September 5 at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, which will host a new monologue each night over the course of one lunar month. Daisey’s series officially opens on September 11 and will run through October 3.
Each night Daisey will share the stage with a specially-commissioned oil painting by Russian artist Larissa Tokmakova as he attempts to tell “the largest story every attempted in the American theater.” Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory, the project’s schedule is as follows:
September 5 — Playing the Hand You’re Dealt
September 6 — The Fool Who Walks Through Walls
September 7 — The Magician and the Fish
September 8 — She’s the High Priestess to You, Jack
September 9 — Mercury Is a Messenger Who Will Not Wait
September 10 — The Empress Holds Her Cards Close
September 11 — The Naked Emperor Is Still Laughing
September 12 — Venus Is a Star Who Gets What She Wants
September 13 — The Heirophant Plays It Loose
September 14 — The Lovers Struggle To Take What They Want
September 15 — Your Chariot Awaits, My Sweet
September 16 — Mars Is a Soldier Whose Hands Are Red
September 17 — That Hideous Strength
September 18 — The Hermit Stands at the Turn of the River
September 19 — This Is How We Make Our Fortune
September 20 — Our Justice Runs on a Tilted Table
September 21 — Jupiter Is a King Who Never Came Back
September 22 — A Hanged Man Knows How To Bluff
September 23 — The Untitled
September 24 — Temperance Under the Gun
September 25 — The Devil Always Plays to a Draw
September 26 — Paying the Rent in the Tower of Song
September 27 — Saturn Is a Father Devouring His Children
September 28 — If You Wish Upon a Star You Will Regret It
September 29 — The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
September 30 — The Sun Is a Blind and Burning Thing
October 1 — A Flaw in Your Judgment
October 2 — The World Is More Than We Will Ever Know
October 3 — Last Call