Monthly Archives: July 2010

‘WHAT ARE OUR KIDS THINKING. . . ?’ AT HB STUDIO · Jul 31st

Monologues written and performed by teens

HB Playwrights Foundation Presents:

WHAT ARE OUR KIDS THINKING. . . ?

Conceived and directed by Marlene Mancini

With Jenifer Badamo, Delia Bannon, Allison Bass, Emily Butera, Stephanie Carlisle, Monique Clemente, Morgana Cragnotti, Anthony DePalma, Bria Emmanuel, Will Engel, Anna Goldelman, Caroline Handel, Maia Moore, Carolyn Newes, Frida Perez, Grace Powell, Lillian Monique Sherman, Lily Shoretz, Wanae Smith, Catherine Siracusa, & Tom Tinelli.

Contributing writers: Jenifer Badamo, Agnes Garrett & Nicole Pandolfo.

July 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, and August 2 @ 8:00pm;

Sundays July 25 and August 1 @ 3pm

HB Playwrights Foundation Theatre

124 Bank Street

Reservations: 212-989-7856, M-F 1-5pm

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AUGUST STRINDBERG EXPLAINS IT ALL TO YOU · Jul 30th

“Some people have accused my tragedy of being too sad, as though one desired a merry tragedy. People clamor for Enjoyment as though Enjoyment consisted in being foolish. I find enjoyment in the powerful and terrible struggles of life; and the capability of experiencing something, of learning something, gives me pleasure.”–August Strindberg, quoted in Otto Heller's Prophets of Dissent

From: http://www.notable-quotes.com/s/strindberg_august.html

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HOWARD BRENTON: ‘ANNE BOLEYN’—“RADICALLY REVISIONIST” (REVIEW) · Jul 30th

(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 7/29.)

As you might expect, Howard Brenton's new play about Anne Boleyn is no mere picturesque romp on the lines of TV's The Tudors. In fact, it's a radically revisionist work that argues that Anne was more Protestant martyr than sexual predator. It both challenges received wisdom and bulges with theatrical vitality.

via www.guardian.co.uk

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‘THE GOOD SOLDIER’ IN BATH, ENGLAND (REVIEW) · Jul 29th

(Elisabeth Mahoney’s article appeared in the Guardian, 7/27.)

While its themes offer a tantalising prospect for stage adaptation, Ford Maddox Ford's 1915 novel also presents the challenge of a non-chronological tale told by an unreliable narrator through a vexing tangle of flashbacks. One of the striking achievements in Matthew Lloyd's stylish production is the reworking of this by playwright Julian Mitchell into something more approachable, without losing the ideas that swirl through the original.

via www.guardian.co.uk

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MAE WEST’S BIRTHDAY BASH, AUGUST 14 (ONE NIGHT ONLY) · Jul 28th

MaeWest

Mae West's Birthday Bash

Hosted by The Last of the Red Hot Mamas – SOPHIE TUCKER

Starring – MAE WEST

 

WHEN:

Saturday, August 14, 2010   10pm-midnight

 

WHERE:

ACTORS TEMPLE, 339 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036

 

WHO:

The Gaudy Girls starring Mae West and Sophie Tucker

 

WHAT:

A celebration fit for a HOLLYWOOD QUEEN!  THE BROADS ARE BACK ON BROADWAY and they'll treat their audience to songs, jokes, and famous one liners.  When The Empress of Sex, Mae West and The Last of the Red Hot Mamas, Sophie Tucker take to the stage on August 14 in Manhattan to honour Mae West's Birthday, it will cost you $15 for a ticket-unless you are a virgin over the age of 21.
Virgins get in for FREE….But you'll have to PROVE IT!

 

Garside – THE GREAT, a mind reading purity detective, will be on hand at the door to determine who is 'snow white' and he can read a phony a mile away. 

 

Shimmy Contest

Best Dressed Award

Raffle Prizes

Gorgeous European Mae West Scarves 

 

all tickets and information:

www.thegaudygirls.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av7D6ntxE9g

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‘NEW YORKER’ LISTINGS, 8/2 PLAYDECK · Jul 27th

 

Event: Abraham Lincoln’s Big, Gay Dance Party

Venue: Acorn

Abraham Lincoln’s legacy and sexuality are questioned in a fourth-grade Christmas pageant . . . 

Event: 4PLAY

Venue: Minetta Lane Theatre

The Flying Karamazov Brothers, the four-man juggling troupe, bring their act back . . .

Event: Gone Fission

Venue: Various locations-generic/no phone #

Theatre for the New City’s Street Theatre Company presents its thirty-fourth annual . . .

Event: Julius Caesar

Venue: Shakespeare in the Parking Lot

Drilling Company presents the second offering in its free “Shakespeare in the . . .

Event: The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side

Venue: P.S. 122

The Amoralists revive their hit from last year, written and directed by . . .

Event: Secrets of the Trade

Venue: 59E59 Theatres

Primary Stages opens its season with a play by Jonathan Tolins, about . . .

Event: Summer Shorts 4

Venue: 59E59 Theatres

The annual short-play festival includes works by Neil LaBute, Deb Margolin, Wendy . . .

 

Event: Tombstone: Saga of Americans—The West

Venue: Inwood Hill Park Peninsula

A Western fantasy by Ted Minos, performed outdoors free of charge. Aaron . . .

Event: Trust

Venue: Second Stage Theatre

Second Stage presents the world première of a dark comedy written by . . .

Event: Wife to James Whelan

Venue: Mint Theater

The Mint opens its season with the U.S. première of a play . . .

via www.newyorker.com

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ARTISTIC INTERNSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC THEATER, NYC · Jul 27th

Eric Louie is looking for an Artistic Intern for the Public Theater

Artistic Internship

The Artistic Office is responsible for producing the Public Lab program as well as spearheading projects in development for future seasons. This office communicates with all other departments at the theater. 

Responsibilities: Interns work with Artistic Staff on projects in development as well as current shows. Duties include assisting producers on readings and workshops, maintaining departmental databases, general office management and providing support for Artistic Staff and Literary Department as needed. The intern must be extremely detail oriented, have a great deal of initiative and be an independent worker. The ideal candidate is interested in producing, directing and all aspects of how a play develops. 

Position(s): One full-time starting in September. Stipend available. 

E-mail: elouie@publictheater.org

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RICHARD TAYLOR: ‘IN GOD’S HAT’–“TERRIFIC” · Jul 26th

(Ken Jaworowski’s article appeared in The New York Times, 7/27.)

Given that the laconic characters of “In God’s Hat” seldom waste their breath, it’s tempting to sum up the play with a single word: terrific. Still, the story begs for more description, if only to ponder why this noirish tale of loutish people feels so downright thrilling.

via theater.nytimes.com

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CARYL CHURCHILL: ‘LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE’ (REVIEW) · Jul 24th

(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 7/21.)

Caryl Churchill's remarkable 1976 play is too little known. Seizing on the millennial movements that erupted during the English civil war in the 1640s, it depicts the eternal battle between revolutionary idealism and political pragmatism. As Polly Findlay's revival reminds us, in its shift to modern dress, the play also deals with issues that still burn brightly today.

via www.guardian.co.uk

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