Dresden Dolls take the ART

The bio that went out with the Dresden Dolls' Yes Virginia mentioned in passing that they were working on a production with Cambridge's prestigious American Repertory Theatre -- though Spin got their homonyms twisted and reported the title of the play was The Onion Seller. (For clarification: see Gunter Grass's The Tin Drum.) Now scheduled for December, the production still doesn't have exact dates, but the A.R.T. leaked a few more details in a press release detailing its 2006-'07 season.

THE ONION CELLAR — World Premiere

featuring the Dresden Dolls

composed by Amanda Palmer, conceived by Amanda Palmer and Marcus Stern

text by Jonathan Marc Sherman, directed by Marcus Stern

Zero Arrow Theatre, begins performances December 2006

The Dresden Dolls are taking the world by storm. This punk cabaret duo from Boston are incredible musicians whose smart, personal, intricate songs and mesmerizing live performance have earned them a cult following. Now don’t tell anyone, but there’s a rumor that the Dolls may be appearing at a bizarre underground club somewhere in Cambridge – an Onion Cellar, where the audience peel onions for emotional release, where you never quite know who’s sitting next to you, where your life could change forever.