ADAMS, MA—The Adams Theater, with award-winning international physical theater company Voloz Collective, will present “The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much” at the theater on Saturday, August 17 at 7:30 P.M. and Sunday, August 18, at 2 P.M.
A smash hit at Edinburgh Fringe (two sold-out runs!), Voloz Collective brings this show to the U.S. for the first time. It’s a Hitchcock-meets-Spaghetti-Western intercontinental, inter-genre, cinematic caper of accusations, accidents and accents. “The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much” has also had a successful European tour and Off-West End run. Raucously funny and endlessly inventive, Lecoq-trained Voloz Collective delights and stuns with live original music and virtuosic acrobatics in this fast-paced whodunnit.
The show follows Roger, a Frenchman in 1960’s New York, whose routine life is upended when a minor delay saves him from an explosion. Thrust into chaos, Roger chases his would-be assassins around the globe.
Winner of the Carol Tambour Incentive Award, The Les Enfants Terribles and Greenwich Partnership Award, and Playbill’s “Pick of the Fringe,” “The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much” is fast-paced, immediate and visceral, igniting audiences’ imaginations with a whirlwind of images and sounds. The minimalist physical style of Voloz Collective makes the show accessible for people aged 6 to 106.
Co-Artistic Director Olivia Zerphy, a native of Vermont, comments: “This show is a wild ride with international and eclectic influences ranging from 60s-era Americana to contemporary British absurdist humor to French mime techniques. We’re excited to bring this fusion of styles to American audiences both in major cities and rural communities. “The Man Who” was originally conceived at The Sable Project, an off-grid artist residency in rural Vermont, so bringing the fully realized piece back to the States, including a stop in Vermont, represents a full-circle moment for Voloz.”
Reserve tickets at www.adamstheater.org/present.
Membership and Season Passes
Adams Theater members get half-priced tickets to all shows from May to October, and season pass holders get complimentary tickets for themselves, plus half-price tickets for friends.
New this year, the theater is offering a Youth Membership option. For $50, those under 18 can get free admission to all shows from May to October, and can bring a friend to one show for free! Learn more about season passes here.
If you’re interested in complimentary community passes, please email info@adamstheater.org for more information.
Adams Theater Season 2024
Get tickets: www.adamstheater.org/present
Adams Events Committee Presents: Movie Under the Stars
Fridays, July 5 + 19 / August 2 + 16, 2024 – FREE TO ALL!
Voloz Collective | “The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much”
Saturday, August 17 + Sunday, August 18, 2024
When Paths Cross | Fern Katz and Ricardo Paz Dance Theater
Saturday, August 3
Tickets available soon
Night at the Speakeasy | A Cabaret
Thursday, August 22 + Friday, August 23 + Saturday, August 24 + Sunday, August 25
Tickets available soon
Baye and Asa
Saturday, September 7
Tickets available soon
Stephanie Chou Quartet: Comfort Girl | A song-cycle / jazz opera
Saturday, September 14
Tickets available soon
Molly Hess & Ciarra Fragale | Exit the Silo
Friday, September 27
Tickets available soon
Whiskey City
Saturday, October 5
Tickets available soon
Gypsy Layne
Friday, October 11
Tickets available soon
Two Piano Journey
Saturday, October 12
Tickets available soon
About The Adams Theater
The Adams Theater’s mission is to create a long-lasting multi media arts institution that fosters community engagement through a diverse range of programming. Collaborating extensively with independent artists and other cultural organizations in the Berkshires, the Adams Theater celebrates creative partnerships and promotes cultural dialogues. Learn more at www.adamstheater.org.