Icarus Falling closes its doors

Theater company ends its run this weekend

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In Greek mythology, the ambitious Icarus flew too close tothe sun and melted his wings of wax. The theater company Icarus Falling, whichtook its name from the ill-fated aviator, has come to its end as well —although its demise is not the fault of the sun.

“Most simply, it’s a matter of taking a look at thelogistics and accoutrements that go into putting together anotherseason, and we decided it’s time to close that chapter and move on to somethingdifferent,” said Icarus artistic director and co-founder Jeff Croff.

Croff and Daryl Thompson launched Icarus in the fall of2000, with a production of Sam Shepard’s “True West.” In the seasons since, thecompany has produced 34 shows, including their current offering, Shepard’s “TheLate Henry Moss,” which opened last weekend. Its final performances on Fridayand Saturday will be the company’s curtain call as well.

Croff and his Icarus partners are “definitely not gettingaway from doing theater,” he said. “But we’d all rather focus on making the showsreally good rather than keeping up appearances” as a theater company.

“Certainly, there becomes a time commitment just maintainingthe organization, beyond any single production.”

Icarus Falling had been using Studio 1210 as a performancespace recently, but was in the process of looking for a new homebase, Croffsaid.

Croff has already agreed to work with Spotlight Players inDearborn on its fall production of the Neil Simon comedy “Proposals.”

“At this point, there aren’t a lot of other cohesive plans,”he said. “Everyone’s always working on other projects anyway, and I’m sure thatwill continue.

“Certainly, this is not to imply you won’t see any of usagain — it’s just a matter of refocusing.”


IcarusFalling’s production of “The Late Henry Moss” is being performed at 8 p.m.Friday, May 28 and Saturday, May 29 at Studio 1210, 1210 Turner Street inLansing. Tickets are $10 ($5 for IF "virgins" whove never been to an Icarusshow before). For more information, call (517) 898-1679 or visitwww.icarusfalling.com

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