Wooster Group's HAMLET: The Postcard

I just got the postcard for The Wooster Group's
production of HAMLET.

It will be presented in Paris and Berlin prior to arriving at St. Ann's Warehouse. The run at St. Ann's will be considered "previews" and not open for review.

The interesting news was that the postcard said:
"Opens at The Public Theater: fall'07"

Info: www.thewoostergroup.org

Overheard In New York

Teen boy: What does off-off-Broadway mean? I know Broadway means that you bought the tickets in person and off-Broadway means you bought them online, but what is off-off-Broadway?

--4 train

Overheard by: Jenifer Jones

From: www.overheardinnewyork.com

The Blood Brothers Present: An Evening of Grand Guignol Horror

Just in time for Halloween, Nosedive Productions presents two original Grand Guignol texts, The Final Kiss and The Kiss of Blood in An Evening of Grand Guignol Horror. The French theatre of horror, poplar from the lat 19th through mid-20th century was famous (infamous) for graphic violence and lurid sex. Obviously, these were areas that could be done way more effectively in film, hence the downfall of La Grand Guignol, but I am very interested to see how well the Blood Brothers are able to pull off this rather difficult stage genre.

For Tickets: www.theatermania.com and
For Info: www.nosediveproductions.com

The Village Voice OBIES Announce Obie Chariman & Judges

For 2006-2007, the Obie Awards committee will be chaired by Michael Feingold. The judges will be the following:

Adam Rapp, OBIE Award winning playwright-director
Ain Gordon, two-time OBIE winning director and writer
Jeremy McCarter, New York Magazine Theater Critic
Ann Dennin, Executive Director of PS 122
Kirsten Childs, OBIE Award winning playwright-composer
Alexis Soleski, Village Voice theater critic

OBIES Info: www.villagevoice.com/obies

New Works Now at The Public

This year, New Works Now goes political, presenting the Arab/Israeli Festival. The Public Theater is joined by The Flea Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Nibras, The New York Arab-American Comedy Festival and The Culture Project in presenting works by Israeli and Arab writers as well as American playwrights writing in response to the situation in the Middle East.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

THINGS WE WANT
By Jonathan Marc Sherman
Directed by Ethan Hawke
Tuesday October 24th at 8:30pm

IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER
Written by Tarell McCraney
Directed by Tina Landau
Wednesday, October 25th at 8:30pm

WHEN THE BULBUL STOPPED SINGING
Adapted from the book of diaries of Raja Shehadeh by David Greig
Directed by Joanne Akalaitis
Friday, October 27th at 8:30

New York Theatre Workshop & Nibras Program A
Featuring the work of artists including Najla Said, Leila Buck and Nathalie Handal.
Friday, October 27th at 8:30

New York Theatre Workshop & Nibras Program B
Featuring the work of artists including Najla Said, Leila Buck and Nathalie Handal.
Saturday, October 28th at 8:30

THE GOOD NEGRO
By Tracey Scott Wilson
Directed by Leisl Tommy
A fictional account of the everyday struggles faced by the men and women on the front lines of the epic Civil Rights struggle and the FBI investigators who silently track their every move.Sunday, October 29th at 7pm

THE MURDER OF ISAAC
By Motti Lerner
Translated from the Hebrew by Anthony Berris
Directed by Irene Lewis
Monday, October 30th at 8:30pm

AMERICANS RESPOND:
AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS IN RESPONSE
TO THE CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Leading American playwrights, including Public Theater alumni Stephen Adly Guirgis and Naomi Wallace, contribute world-premiere short pieces in response to the crisis in the Middle East. The plays will be followed by a Town Hall discussion featuring the writers.
Wednesday, November 1st at 8:30pm

CELEBRITY ROW
By Itamar Moses
Directed by Oskar Eustis
Thursday, November 2nd at 8:30pm

UNTITLED DARFUR PLAY
By Winter Miller
Directed by Joanna Settle
Friday, November 3rd at 7:30pm

AGAIN AND AGAINST - THE ART OF HOPING INDEFINITELY
By Betty Shamieh
Directed by Robert O'Hara
Saturday, November 4th at 8:30pmNew Work Now! at Joe's Pub

A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE NEW YORK ARAB-AMERICAN COMEDY FESTIVAL
Saturday, November 4th at 11pm at Joe's Pub

The Flea Theatre
O JERUSALEM
By A.R. Gurney
Directed by Jim Simpson
Monday, November 6th at 8:30pm

RESERVE YOUR TIX:
1. Call 212-967-7555 from 10am to 9pm, Mon-Sun
2. Visit The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette Street (between Astor Place and East 4th)Box Office hours:Tues-Sat 1-7:30PM, Sun & Mon 1-6PM

For More Info: www.publictheater.org

London Theatre Blog

I´m happy to let you know about a new blog I´ve been alerted to, London Theatre Blog! This is the Internet at its BEST. Whenever I go to London, it´s always hard to know what to go see. I´m hoping this will help.

From their site:

Create. Debate. Collaborate. London Theatre Blog is an exciting new website that aims to stimulate discussion, interest and analysis on contemporary performance practice in London and beyond.

Open invitations to guest writers for the submission of short performance-related articles will play a key role in transforming the blog into a rich and engaging resource for anyone interested in performance.

In addition to the weekly blog entries and feature articles, there will be frequent interviews with practioners, performance reviews, information on up-coming performance events, opportunities for collaborations in performance and a chance to network with the growing international online theatre community.

Link: londontheatreblog.co.uk

Theophilus North: 10/03/2006

I’m a sucker for Thornton Wilder. Our Town, Skin of Our Teeth, his great one-acts – I really love those plays. Matthew Burnett’s stage adaptation of Wilder’s novel, Theophilus North, fits right in to the dramatic Wilder cannon. As I haven’t read the novel, I can’t comment on how its stage adaptation relates to the source material, but the production currently being presented by the Keen Company has a look and feel that is 100% Wilder. Under the superb direction of Carl Forsman (Keen Company Artistic Director), the entire ensemble is doing fine, detailed character work most in multiple roles, managing to paint vivid portraits in numerous short scenes. It would be unfair to single out anyone, but I will; a real standout is Giorgio Litt (in the title role), making his New York debut, who is never off stage for the entire show. The only disappointment in the evening was that the theater was less than 50% occupied tonight. What a shame.

For tickets & info: www.keencompany.org