| Kathleen Chalfant, Lucas Steele to Star in Workshop Production of Cusi Cram’s ST. VINCENT’S PROJECT: NOVENAS FOR A LOST HOSPITAL at Rattlestick | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 06:12 pm EDT 05/15/18 | |
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| RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER PRESENTS A WORKSHOP PRODUCTION OF SAINT VINCENT’S PROJECT: NOVENAS FOR A LOST HOSPITAL WRITTEN BY CUSI CRAM (A LIFETIME BURNING) ADDITIONAL COLLABORATION BY KEVIN HOURIGAN, SCOTT JOHNSON, GUY LANCASTER, JAMES SCRUGGS, AND DANIELLA TOPOL DIRECTED BY DANIELLA TOPOL (IRONBOUND) STARRING DRAMA DESK, OBIE AWARD WINNER & TONY AWARD NOMINEE KATHLEEN CHALFANT (ANGELS IN AMERICA, WIT) TONY AWARD NOMINEE LUCAS STEELE (NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812) KELLY MCANDREW (MEN ON BOATS) KEN BARNETT (“MOZART IN THE JUNGLE”, FUN HOME) MAHIRA KAKKAR (AGAINST THE HILLSIDE) OSCAR A. L. CABRERA (BASILICA) JUNE 12-17, 2018 AT RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREENWICH VILLAGE SOCIETY FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, NYC AIDS MEMORIAL BOARD, THE STONEWALL CHORALE, AND ST. JOHNS IN THE VILLAGE RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER (Daniella Topol, Artistic Director; Annie Middleton, Managing Director) is proud to announce the workshop production of SAINT VINCENT’S PROJECT: NOVENAS FOR A LOST HOSPITAL, presented in partnership with the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, NYC AIDS Memorial Board, The Stonewall Chorale, and St. John’s in the Village. Written by Cusi Cram (A Lifetime Burning), directed by Daniella Topol (Ironbound), and starring Kathleen Chalfant (Angels in America, Wit), SAINT VINCENT’S PROJECT: NOVENAS FOR A LOST HOSPITAL will play an extremely limited run at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (224 Waverly Place) from June 12-15, and June 17, 2018. SAINT VINCENT'S PROJECT: NOVENAS FOR A LOST HOSPITA, is inspired by those who dedicated their life to care and those who were lost. Guided by Elizabeth Seton of the Sisters of Charity, the piece theatrically explores the 161-year history of the hospital. This piece uses theater as a vehicle to remember, to honor and to celebrate the life and impact of St. Vincent's Hospital. “When I first became Artistic Director, I knew I wanted to create work by the West Village community for the West Village community,” said Daniella Topol. “It became immediately clear that the most relevant and emotionally complex subject to discuss theatrically was the life of St. Vincent’s Hospital. So many New Yorkers, and most specifically former and current West Village residents, hold memories of the hospital and its profound impact on their lives. We are honored to have current and former West Village residents on our creative team (Kathleen Chalfant, Cusi Cram, Scott Norman Johnson, Guy Lancaster) and as our partners so that this workshop production can truly be the community event it is intended to be.” “With The St. Vincent's Project, Cusi Cram is making a memorial worthy of the immense importance of St. Vincent's Hospital to generations of New Yorkers,” said Kathleen Chalfant. “St. Vincent’s was a place to be healed in both body and spirit and for those of us who were touched personally by it, the loss of the hospital is a great tragedy. I hope our work on the project will make the place alive again for a while.” The cast of SAINT VINCENT’S PROJECT: NOVENAS FOR A LOST HOSPITAL features Kathleen Chalfant (Angel in America, Wit) as “Elizabeth Seton,” Lucas Steele (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812), Kelly McAndrew (Men on Boats), Ken Barnett (“Mozart in the Jungle”), Mahira Kakkar (Against the Hillside), and Oscar A.L. Cabrera (Basilica). The piece will begin with a prologue at St. John’s in the Village and culminate with an epilogue, created in partnership with The Stonewall Chorale, in the streets of the West Village. The prologue and epilogue are created by architect Norman Scott Johnson, director/creator James Scruggs, choreographer Irving Amigon, composer/designer Serge Ossorguine, and Rattlestick Directing Fellow Kevin Hourigan. SAINT VINCENT’S PROJECT: NOVENAS FOR A LOST HOSPITAL will feature design by students of Brooklyn College as part of a new partnership between Brooklyn College and Rattlestick. The designers include: Wyatt Moniz (props), Karim Rivera Rosado (costumes, working in collaboration with professional costume designer Theresa Squire), and Yang Yu (set and lights), with professional sound designer Serge Ossorguine. The performance schedule for SAINT VINCENT'S PROJECT: NOVENAS FOR A LOST HOSPITAL is Tuesday, June 12 through Friday, June 15 and Sunday, June 17 at 7:00pm. Tickets are $10, with student and senior tickets available for $5. Tickets can be purchased at www.ovationtix.com or by calling 212-627-2556. ST. VINCENT’S PROJECTS: NOVENAS FOR A LOST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS GREENWICH VILLAGE SOCIETY FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation was founded in 1980 to preserve the architectural heritage and cultural history of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. GVSHP is a leader in protecting the sense of place and human scale that define the Village’s unique community. NYC AIDS MEMORIAL BOARD This memorial is intended both to honor and acknowledge the past and – as the AIDS crisis is far from over – energize and inspire current and future generations of activists, caregivers and people living with HIV. Founded as a grass-roots advocacy effort in early 2011 by Christopher Tepper and Paul Kelterborn, the NYC AIDS Memorial organization is now a 501(c)3 corporation, with an 18 person Board of Directors, chaired by Keith Fox. ST. JOHN'S IN THE VILLAGE ST. JOHN’S IN THE VILLAGE St John’s in the Village is an inclusive, diverse and welcoming community of faith, centered in the worship of the Holy One with a Spiritual inquiry that seeks to embody God’s reconciling love, coupled with contemporary creative ideas. We seek to be a place where all are welcome as we encounter the living God, through the healing grace of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are a community challenged by the transformative power of the Holy Spirit, through worship, music, the arts and joyful hospitality as we reach out to the needs of our world. Saint John’s in the Village plays a meaningful role in the community of the village, the Diocese of New York and beyond. THE STONEWALL CHORALE Based in New York City, the Stonewall Chorale is the nation's first gay and lesbian chorus. Our mission is to enrich people's lives through learning and performing beautiful choral music, and to nurture and celebrate the community we create together. The Stonewall Chorale originated in December 1977 as the Gotham Male Chorus and specialized in Gregorian Chant and Renaissance music. In 1979, women joined the chorus for the first time, and the name was changed to Stonewall Chorale, the nation’s first Lesbian and Gay chorus. Rattlestick Playwrights Theater recently concluded its F*CK!ING GOOD PLAYS FESTIVAL and THEATERJAM featuring bold new works by Rattlestick Alumni Writers and members of the apprentice company. In April, Rattlestick wrapped up a run of Arthur Laurents’s THE ENCLAVE, presented by Middle Voice, Rattlestick’s apprentice company, directed by Victor Cervantes Jr. (The Parlour). The 2017/2018 season began with the sold-out run of Tow Playwright-in-Residence Diana Oh’s {my lingerie play} 2017: THE CONCERT AND CALL TO ARMS!!!!!!!!! The Final Installation, co-directed by Oh and Orion Stephanie Johnstone. The season continued with acclaimed runs of both the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith’s Until the Flood, directed by Neel Keller, as well as the New York premiere of Mashuq Mushtaq Deen’s Draw the Circle, directed by Chay Yew. Rattlestick also announced their 2018/2019 Season. In Fall 2018, MacArthur Genius Grant Winner Samuel D. Hunter (The Whale, Bright New Boise, The Few) will team up with long-term collaborator Davis McCallum with the plays Lewiston and Clarkston, to be performed on a double bill for the first time. In Spring 2019, Rattlestick will present the World Premiere of Lockdown by Cori Thomas (When January Feels Like Summer), and directed by Kent Gash (Barbeque), commissioned by Rattlestick with support from The Toulmin Foundation. ABOUT RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER Founded in 1994, RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER is an Obie-Award winning theater that has created, developed and produced over 100 World Premieres. Our mission is to present diverse, challenging and provocative plays that might not otherwise be produced and to foster the future voices of the American theater. When we take on a playwright, we guarantee him or her a second production, regardless of the reception of the first. We have produced the first plays and early works of some of today’s leading voices, including Pulitzer Prize winner Keith Josef Adkins (Pitbulls), Martyna Majok (Ironbound), Annie Baker (The Aliens), Sheila Callaghan (That Pretty, Pretty), Jesse Eisenberg (The Revisionist), Adam Rapp (The Hallway Trilogy), Lucy Thurber (The Hilltown Plays), Jonathan Tolins (Buyer and Cellar) and Craig Wright (The Pavilion). We have also produced works by some of our nation’s most celebrated playwrights, including Craig Lucas (Ode to Joy), Dael Orlandersmith (Horsedreams), and José Rivera (Massacre, Sing to Your Children). We produce theater to inspire empathy and provoke conversations in response to the complexities of our culture. For more info visit www.rattlestick.org. Rattlestick is accessible via the 1, 2 and 3 trains (at 14 St. and Christopher St./Sheridan Square) and the A, B, C, D, E, F and M trains (at West 4th St.). FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.RATTLESTICK.ORG |
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