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James Clements' The Diana Tapes to Receive NYC Premiere at HERE 5/24-6/10
Posted by: Official_Press_Release 08:54 pm EST 02/06/18
WHAT WILL THE NEIGHBORS SAY?
PRESENTS
THE DIANA TAPES

WRITTEN BY JAMES CLEMENTS
DIRECTED BY WEDNESDAY SUE DERRICO

NEW YORK PREMIERE
PRESS PREVIEWS MAY 25 & 26
OPENING MAY 27
MAY 24-JUNE 10 @ HERE

What Will the Neighbors Say? will present the New York Premiere of James Clements’ THE DIANA TAPES, directed by Wednesday Sue Derrico (HVMLET for She NYC Arts Festival) at HERE (145 6th Avenue), May 24-June 10. Performances will run Tuesday through Saturday at 7pm, with matinee performances on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets ($25/$15 for under 30 & seniors) are available for purchase in advance at www.thedianatapes.com. The performance will run approximately 70 minutes, with no intermission. This production is part of SubletSeries@HERE, a curated rental program, which provides artists with subsidized space and equipment, as well as technical support.

The​ ​Diana​ ​Tapes​​ ​presents​ ​the​ ​true​ ​story​ ​of​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​greatest​ ​media​ ​scandals​ ​in​ ​British​ ​history​ ​–​ ​the​ ​publication​ ​of Andrew​ ​Morton's​ ​book​ ​about​ ​Princess​ ​Diana,​ ​which​ ​ended​ ​her​ ​marriage​ ​and​ ​shook​ ​the​ ​monarchy​ ​to​ ​its​ ​core.​ ​Based on​ ​the​ ​real​ ​transcripts​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Princess’​ ​tapes,​ ​the​ ​show​ ​moves​ ​between​ ​Morton’s​ ​office,​ ​the​ ​sitting​ ​room​ ​where​ ​the Princess​ ​recorded​ ​her​ ​darkest​ ​secrets​ ​onto​ ​cassettes,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​dingy​ ​West​ ​London​ ​cafe​ ​where​ ​one​ ​of​ ​her​ ​best​ ​friends surreptitiously​ ​handed​ ​them​ ​over.​ ​The​ ​subterfuge​ ​and​ ​deception​ ​are​ ​brought​ ​to​ ​a​ ​scorching​ ​climax​ ​that​ ​changed celebrity,​ ​privacy,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Windsor​ ​family​ ​forever.​ ​The​ ​question​ ​remains:​ ​who​ ​was​ ​the​ ​victim,​ ​and​ ​who​ ​the​ ​victor? The​ ​production​ ​gives​ ​voice​ ​to​ ​a​ ​woman​ ​so​ ​often​ ​defined​ ​by​ ​images​ ​and​ ​archetypes,​ ​and​ ​instead​ ​presents​ ​her complex​ ​and​ ​multifaceted​ ​reality.​ ​It​ ​exemplifies​ ​the​ ​mission​ ​of​ ​​WWTNS?​​ ​to​ ​present​ ​new​ ​angles​ ​on​ ​misrepresented stories.

The Diana Tapes was workshopped at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it was​ ​featured​ ​in​ ​the​ ​​Daily​ ​Mail,​ ​The​ ​Evening​ ​Times​ ​​and​ ​the​ ​​Scotsman​,​ ​in​ ​addition​ ​to STV​ ​and​ ​BBC​ ​Radio,​ ​and​ ​was​ ​shortlisted​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Holden​ ​Street​ ​Theatre​ ​Award.​ ​Subsequent​ ​workshop runs in​ ​Providence, New​ ​York​ ​and​ ​Toronto​ ​were​ ​met​ ​with​ ​acclaim,​ ​with​ ​critics​ ​calling​ ​the​ ​production​ ​“intricate​ ​and​ ​compelling,” (​BroadwayWorld)​ ​​​ ​“entrancing,”​ ​(​Motif)​ ​​​ ​“tense​ ​and​ ​provocative,”​ ​(​The​ ​Providence​ ​Journal)​​ ​and​ ​“timely​ ​and relevant”​ ​(​Mooney​ ​on​ ​Theatre​)​.​​

JAMES CLEMENTS (Playwright) is an interdisciplinary theatre maker and actor based between New York and Scotland. His techniques merge voice, movement and text to create socio-cultural dialogues on stage and between creatives. Clements has worked with a diverse range of artists, including Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Kate Whoriskey, and the Talking Band, and has appeared at venues including La MaMa, IRT, and WOW Café Theatre. Clements has been on the creative team for projects at Lincoln Center LCT3, the Public Theatre, and the American Theatre of Actors, and his original plays have been performed in cities across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. He is an affiliated instructor for Drama at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and Co-Artistic Director of What Will the Neighbors Say? a new theatre company with a mission to provoke questions through untold stories. In 2015, Clements received a grant from Donn Russell of the Peg Sandvoort Foundation for the development of new work.

WEDNESDAY SUE DERRICO (Director) is a director, performer, producer, and arts manager based in New York. Recent credits include co-directing HVMLET, an original adaptation for the She NYC Arts Festival, producing Sophie Amieva’s Medusa at Happy Lucky No.1, and producing/casting/art directing the independent feature film Santamaria directed by Alex Cherney. Derrico has appeared and created at venues including the Park Avenue Armory, IRT Theatre, the Connelly Theater, and WOW Café Theatre. Derrico, who is the Co-Founding Artistic Director of production company Experimental Bitch Presents (www.experimentalbitchpresents.com), dedicates her life to personal, political art and establishing platforms for diverse creators from all walks of life.

WHAT WILL THE NEIGHBORS SAY? is a new theatre company based in New York City with a mission to provoke questions through untold stories. WWTNS?​ ​​creates​ ​theatre​ ​that​ ​examines​ ​historical,​ ​social,​ ​political​ ​and​ ​economic​ ​narratives​ ​that​ ​have​ ​been disregarded,​ ​misrepresented,​ ​or​ ​otherwise​ ​untold​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​provoke​ ​discourse​ ​in​ ​our​ ​audience​ ​and​ ​community. WWTNS?​​ ​maintains​ ​a​ ​consistent​ ​commitment​ ​to​ ​diversity,​ ​arts​ ​education,​ ​community​ ​outreach,​ ​and​ ​artistic experimentation. www.wwtns.org

HERE​​ ​builds​ ​a​ ​community​ ​that​ ​nurtures​ ​career​ ​artists​ ​as​ ​they​ ​create​ ​innovative​ ​hybrid​ ​live​ ​performance​ ​in theatre,​ ​dance,​ ​music,​ ​puppetry,​ ​media​ ​and​ ​visual​ ​art.​ ​Their ​artist​ ​residencies​ ​support​ ​the​ ​singular​ ​vision​ ​of​ ​the lead​ ​artist​ ​through​ ​commissions,​ ​long-term​ ​development,​ ​and​ ​production​ ​support.​ H​​ERE​’s​ ​programs​ ​and performances​ ​promote​ ​relationships​ ​among​ ​local,​ ​national,​ ​and​ ​international​ ​artists.​ ​HERE’s​ ​space​ ​is​ ​a​ ​destination for​ ​audiences​ ​who​ ​are​ ​passionate​ ​about​ ​ground-breaking​ ​contemporary​ ​work​ ​and​ ​the​ ​creative​ ​process​ ​behind​ ​it. www.here.org
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