Henry comes to Prospect Park...
For immediate release:
Rebellious Subjects Theatre
to present Henry V Trilogy in Prospect Park
Shakespeare's Henry IV/V
directed by Elyzabeth Gorman (Henry IV) and Melisa Annis (Henry V)
Opening August 22, at the
Prospect Park Music Pagoda
Twenty-two classical actors and two directors take on Shakespeare’s Henry V trilogy in Prospect Park opening August 22nd. The project, a brainchild of Rebellious Subjects Theatre (Lauren Ferebee and Patrick Woodall, Co-Artistic Directors), is the fourth produced by the young site-specific company (previous work includes Twelfth Night, Under Milk Wood, and Three Sisters).
Prospect Park’s rarely-used Music Pagoda is the site for the summer Henry plays. Departing from the traditional model of Shakespeare in the Park, the shows will be performed with actors staging portions of the play in the surrounding wooded areas of the Pagoda; audience will be scattered throughout the performance grounds.
In keeping with the company’s mission to bring interactive, quality classical theatre to all there is no traditional proscenium staging, no star casting, and no charge for tickets.
A cut version of Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 opens Auguts 22nd at 4:30pm; the trilogy continues on Sunday, August 23rd at 4:30pm with Henry V. The shows play through September 6th on Saturdays and Sundays.
Shakespeare's Henry IV/Henry V
directed by Elyzabeth Gorman and Melisa Annis
Runs Saturday, August 22nd-Sunday September 6
Henry IV opens Saturday, August 22nd
Henry V opens Sunday, August 23rd
All performances begin at 4:30pm
The Music Pagoda is located in Prospect Park (Q,B to Prospect Park)
There will be indicators guiding audience from the subway to the venue.
Running time is approx. 2 hours for each show with no intermissions.
Tickets are free; blankets, food, and heckling are encouraged.
Ms. Annis, Ms. Ferebee, Ms. Gorman, Mr. Woodall and cast are available for interviews.
To arrange interviews please contact Ms. Ferebee at 214 543 6502 / laurenbeth.ferebee@gmail.com
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Saturday, August 8, 2009
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Coming Up
Windsor Terrace Takes Jalopy
Two Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn bands, Bargainland and The Highland Shatners, play a show (Bargainland headlining) December 7th at 8pm (Pearl Harbor Day) at Jalopy on the Carroll Gardens side of Columbia Street.
Jalopy is located at
315 Columbia Street
Brooklyn, New York 11231
718.395.3214
www.jalopy.biz
"Musical ephemerists Bargainland bring their enormous pile of dusty instruments (saw, ukes, pogocello, accordion, whistle, fiddle, didgeridoo,kazoo, clangy bell thing, cello, foghorn) and their string playing and shouting lady brothers, The Highland Shatners, to Brooklyn's old time palace Jalopy December 7th at 8pm for a Pearl Harbor evening of cowboy songs, mountain music, music hall gems, George and Tammy, Scottish box and fiddle, psychedelic singing songs and John Philip Souza marches $5"
The Three Sisters take Lefferts, Unexpectedly
Be hereby informed: The Rebellious Subjects Theatre in collaboration with Lefferts Historic House & the Prospect Park Alliance presents an unexpected production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. Erin Gilmore directs Paul Schmidt's distinctly American translation, infusing both the play and the house with the zeitgeist of the American 1950s.
The Lefferts Historic House at Prospect Park is a late eighteen century Dutch colonial farmhouse where the public can learn about the history of Brooklyn's environment from pre-colonial times up to the present day. By re-envisioning the play in a provincial, turn-of-the-century farmhouse, the RST continues its tradition of fostering dialogue between public spaces and classic texts (as in previous productions Twelfth Night and Under Milk Wood), and challenges the play's traditional staging by placing the audience directly into the world of the Prozorov family.
Performances are December 11,12, 13 at 2pm, and December 18, 19, and 21 at 2pm. Seating is limited; there is a $10 suggested donation. For further information, inquiries and reservations, please contact RST publicity/marketing director Lauren Ferebee, either via email at laurenbeth.ferebee@gmail.com, or via phone at 214.543.6502. For more information on Lefferts House, visit www.prospectpark.org/lefferts.
For more information on Rebellious Subjects Theatre productions and programming, visit www.rebellioussubjects.org
Two Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn bands, Bargainland and The Highland Shatners, play a show (Bargainland headlining) December 7th at 8pm (Pearl Harbor Day) at Jalopy on the Carroll Gardens side of Columbia Street.
Jalopy is located at
315 Columbia Street
Brooklyn, New York 11231
718.395.3214
www.jalopy.biz
"Musical ephemerists Bargainland bring their enormous pile of dusty instruments (saw, ukes, pogocello, accordion, whistle, fiddle, didgeridoo,kazoo, clangy bell thing, cello, foghorn) and their string playing and shouting lady brothers, The Highland Shatners, to Brooklyn's old time palace Jalopy December 7th at 8pm for a Pearl Harbor evening of cowboy songs, mountain music, music hall gems, George and Tammy, Scottish box and fiddle, psychedelic singing songs and John Philip Souza marches $5"
The Three Sisters take Lefferts, Unexpectedly
Be hereby informed: The Rebellious Subjects Theatre in collaboration with Lefferts Historic House & the Prospect Park Alliance presents an unexpected production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. Erin Gilmore directs Paul Schmidt's distinctly American translation, infusing both the play and the house with the zeitgeist of the American 1950s.
The Lefferts Historic House at Prospect Park is a late eighteen century Dutch colonial farmhouse where the public can learn about the history of Brooklyn's environment from pre-colonial times up to the present day. By re-envisioning the play in a provincial, turn-of-the-century farmhouse, the RST continues its tradition of fostering dialogue between public spaces and classic texts (as in previous productions Twelfth Night and Under Milk Wood), and challenges the play's traditional staging by placing the audience directly into the world of the Prozorov family.
Performances are December 11,12, 13 at 2pm, and December 18, 19, and 21 at 2pm. Seating is limited; there is a $10 suggested donation. For further information, inquiries and reservations, please contact RST publicity/marketing director Lauren Ferebee, either via email at laurenbeth.ferebee@gmail.com, or via phone at 214.543.6502. For more information on Lefferts House, visit www.prospectpark.org/lefferts.
For more information on Rebellious Subjects Theatre productions and programming, visit www.rebellioussubjects.org
Saturday, September 20, 2008
"No Strangers Here Today," Sept. 28
I received an email about this play by Susan Banyas based on the journals of her grandmother, a collaborator in the Underground Railroad. The production will be performed one night only at the Quaker Meeting House in Brooklyn Heights. Here's the info I received:
In association with SO&SO&SO&SO, BROOKLYN MONTHLY MEETING (QUAKERS) presents:
no strangers here today
a movement monologue + live music
written, choreographed & performed by SUSAN BANYAS
music composed & performed by DAVID ORNETTE CHERRY
movement & vocal direction by Gregg Bielemeier & Gwynne Warner
SEPTEMBER 28, 2008, 7PM
110 Schermerhorn St. Brooklyn, NY (corner Boerum Place)
by donation/discussion to follow
"No Strangers Here Today" was a coded message in the diary of Elizabeth Edwards, a Quaker farmwoman whose family was a link in the clandestine, bi-racial resistance movement, known as the Underground Railroad. Elizabeth's great-great grandaughter, Susan Banyas, teams with jazz composer David Ornette Cherry, to deliver a powerful movement based monologue with live music that links American history, memory, and the activist's spirit.
Elizabeth Edwards' diary entries are the heartbeat of this epic American story, evoking imaginative detail of place and time, her motherly concern for her son, a soldier in the Union Army, and the quietly coded references to her political and spiritual activism. The elegant music and movement-spoken word compositions affirm the legacy of the Underground Railroad, a commitment to uphold human rights and oppose economic, political, and personal tyranny by the ruling elite.
Early doctrine of the Society of Friends, who settled in the new colonies in 1682, states without compromise: "War is incompatible with the Christian spirit. Slavery must be eradicated." By opposing the "binding character of authority," the doctrine connected the dots between war, power and oppression, a philosophy echoed today by anti-war activist, Chris Hedges, former war correspondent and NY Times bureau chief in the Middle East. "Historical memory is hijacked by those who carry out war," he writes. "The return of historical memory restores a common language to the one usurped by war." No Strangers Here Today is written in solidarity with the Ancestors who lived through those times and inspire a vision of connection and call to action.
"A stirring portrait of abolitionist effort; illuminating morally and historically." Marty Hughley , The Oregonian
This is what NYC audience members (LaMama ETC. show in Feb.2008) have to say:
A simple lantern lights the way back to a history where even the most basic human rights were in jeopardy. This is an American journey to a time when a few very brave souls reached out to save many from the tyranny of slavery. In doing so they built a legacy for the world today. This ensemble piece combines the dramatic spoken word with a live music score. The performers convey brilliantly the urgency and drama of this particular moment in history. It truly must be experienced!
Richie Williamson, director/producer, WildKind, NYC
This show resounded long after I saw it! Every time we were brought back to the diary, I was propelled back in time...my knees were shaky, my breath was short....if there WERE "strangers (ie: slaves) today", would they make it on their dangerous trip north? Susan's great-great-grandmother was such a strong diarist, and the show gives her center stage.
Loved David's and Susan's collaboration - music, atmosphere, words, movement - all giving us, the audience, a chance to be with them intimately, sharing their passion for this fascinating and frightening time.
Lanny Harrison, actress, theater director, teacher NYC
Susan Banyas is the rarest of performers, an artist who radiates honesty and conviction. In her moving ' 'No Strangers Here Today,' she tells us, with movement and music, the mostly-true, though partly-imagined story of her great-great-grandmother's role in the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad - a history she's pieced together from her Quaker ancestor's diary and family and local histories. It's relevance today is not lost on us. And Banyas is the most captivating of story-tellers.
Alan Brown, NYC author, 'Audrey Hepburn's Neck' director, 'Book of Love' and 'Superheroes'
Contact: Loren Weybright 917-710-7994 l.weybright@verizon.net
additional information: http://www.susanbanyas.com
In association with SO&SO&SO&SO, BROOKLYN MONTHLY MEETING (QUAKERS) presents:
no strangers here today
a movement monologue + live music
written, choreographed & performed by SUSAN BANYAS
music composed & performed by DAVID ORNETTE CHERRY
movement & vocal direction by Gregg Bielemeier & Gwynne Warner
SEPTEMBER 28, 2008, 7PM
110 Schermerhorn St. Brooklyn, NY (corner Boerum Place)
by donation/discussion to follow
"No Strangers Here Today" was a coded message in the diary of Elizabeth Edwards, a Quaker farmwoman whose family was a link in the clandestine, bi-racial resistance movement, known as the Underground Railroad. Elizabeth's great-great grandaughter, Susan Banyas, teams with jazz composer David Ornette Cherry, to deliver a powerful movement based monologue with live music that links American history, memory, and the activist's spirit.
Elizabeth Edwards' diary entries are the heartbeat of this epic American story, evoking imaginative detail of place and time, her motherly concern for her son, a soldier in the Union Army, and the quietly coded references to her political and spiritual activism. The elegant music and movement-spoken word compositions affirm the legacy of the Underground Railroad, a commitment to uphold human rights and oppose economic, political, and personal tyranny by the ruling elite.
Early doctrine of the Society of Friends, who settled in the new colonies in 1682, states without compromise: "War is incompatible with the Christian spirit. Slavery must be eradicated." By opposing the "binding character of authority," the doctrine connected the dots between war, power and oppression, a philosophy echoed today by anti-war activist, Chris Hedges, former war correspondent and NY Times bureau chief in the Middle East. "Historical memory is hijacked by those who carry out war," he writes. "The return of historical memory restores a common language to the one usurped by war." No Strangers Here Today is written in solidarity with the Ancestors who lived through those times and inspire a vision of connection and call to action.
"A stirring portrait of abolitionist effort; illuminating morally and historically." Marty Hughley , The Oregonian
This is what NYC audience members (LaMama ETC. show in Feb.2008) have to say:
A simple lantern lights the way back to a history where even the most basic human rights were in jeopardy. This is an American journey to a time when a few very brave souls reached out to save many from the tyranny of slavery. In doing so they built a legacy for the world today. This ensemble piece combines the dramatic spoken word with a live music score. The performers convey brilliantly the urgency and drama of this particular moment in history. It truly must be experienced!
Richie Williamson, director/producer, WildKind, NYC
This show resounded long after I saw it! Every time we were brought back to the diary, I was propelled back in time...my knees were shaky, my breath was short....if there WERE "strangers (ie: slaves) today", would they make it on their dangerous trip north? Susan's great-great-grandmother was such a strong diarist, and the show gives her center stage.
Loved David's and Susan's collaboration - music, atmosphere, words, movement - all giving us, the audience, a chance to be with them intimately, sharing their passion for this fascinating and frightening time.
Lanny Harrison, actress, theater director, teacher NYC
Susan Banyas is the rarest of performers, an artist who radiates honesty and conviction. In her moving ' 'No Strangers Here Today,' she tells us, with movement and music, the mostly-true, though partly-imagined story of her great-great-grandmother's role in the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad - a history she's pieced together from her Quaker ancestor's diary and family and local histories. It's relevance today is not lost on us. And Banyas is the most captivating of story-tellers.
Alan Brown, NYC author, 'Audrey Hepburn's Neck' director, 'Book of Love' and 'Superheroes'
Contact: Loren Weybright 917-710-7994 l.weybright@verizon.net
additional information: http://www.susanbanyas.com
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