T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre presents
Yasmine Beverly Rana's
BLOOD SKY
Directed by Terry Schreiber
Playing through April 6 at T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre
A young woman in three ages of her life is haunted by her past, struggles to protect herself in her present and looks back to her younger self from her future in BLOOD SKY, Yasmine Beverly Rana’s intimate and haunting look at a rural childhood filled with hopes, dreams, fears and dread.
Now playing through April 6, BLOOD SKY will be performed Wednesdays through Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm at T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre (151 West 26th Street, 7th Floor). Members of the Press are invited to review any performance.
BLOOD SKY marks the second work by Yasmine Beverly Rana presented by T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre. Rana’s THE FALLEN was produced there to critical acclaim in 2013. (“Watching THE FALLEN is a refreshing reminder of the raw power a good play possesses in the hands of an astute director.” – Roma Torre, NY1). BLOOD SKY is directed by legendary theatre director and teacher Terry Schreiber, and is accompanied by an evocative and distinctive musical composition and sound design by Andy Evan Cohen.
Joley, a girl from a small town along the Mississippi, has been an outsider all her life, existing alongside but always estranged from her mother, her community and her schoolmates. Then, she meets a mysterious stranger who seems to know her far better than anyone's she's met before. But once she lets him get past her defenses, she's horrified at what she finds, both in him and in herself. When Joley finds the courage to leave with a boy who would take care of her – if only she could trust him – try as she might, she can't forget what happened years earlier, memories which come flooding back with the silence of the night and the blood red sky overhead.
General Admission tickets are $20 and can be purchased through OvationTix by calling 212.352.3101 or online at http://www.tschreiber.org/productions/now-playing/
The cast of BLOOD SKY features Kristin Eli Smith, Kelly Kolatac (The Sopranos - Featured), Jimmy Cintron, Samantha Rivers Cole, Tim Weinert, Victoria Guthrie, Brian Shaffer, and David Hamzik.
Yasmine Beverly Rana (Playwright) was recently selected as one of four Outstanding Women for the state of New Jersey by Glamour Magazine. Her plays have been presented at La MaMa E.T.C, New Stages Performing Arts Center in the Berkshires, Write Act Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles, The Looking Glass Theatre, Johns Hopkins University Theatre, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, and New Diorama Theatre of London.
Terry Schreiber (Director): Recent New York directing credits include The Fallen (also by Yasmine Beverly Rana), Hedda Gabler, and Uncle Vanya. On Broadway, he directed the Tony-nominated play K2, The Trip Back Down starring John Cullum, and Devour The Snow. Off-Broadway directing credits include Desire Under The Elms at Roundabout Theatre Company with Kathy Baker, and Feedlot at Circle Repertory with Jeff Daniels. He has directed at regional theatres around the country including The Guthrie Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Hartman Theatre Co., Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Buffalo Arena Stage (directing Celeste Holm and Betty Buckley), and George Street Playhouse.
The Design and Production Team includes Hal Tiné (set design), D. Schuyler Burks (asst. set design), David Toser (costume design), Andy Evan Cohen (composition/sound design), Dennis Parichy (lighting design), Hannah Yi (props master), Nate Frieswyk (technical director), Crystal Edn (stage manager), Melissa Dupalo (assistant director), and Janet Bentley (producing director and dramaturg).
T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre – under the direction of Artistic Director Terry Schreiber and co-Artistic Director Peter Jensen – has been presenting award-winning, fully staged theatre for New York City audiences since 1969, and is also one of the preeminent theatre conservatories in the New York metropolitan region, helping actors such as Edward Norton, Peter Sarsgaard, and Annabella Sciorra to hone their craft.
For more information about BLOOD SKY or T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre, please visit www.tschreiber.org.
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