| Ars Nova Announces Casting for Liza Birkenmeier's DR. RIDE’S AMERICAN BEACH HOUSE, Oct 21 - Nov 23 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 05:32 pm EDT 08/29/19 | |
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| ARS NOVA ANNOUNCES CASTING FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF DR. RIDE’S AMERICAN BEACH HOUSE A New Play by Liza Birkenmeier Directed by Katie Brook Featuring Susan Blommaert, Marga Gomez, Erin Markey, and Kristen Sieh Previews begin October 21 for a November 5 Opening Ars Nova presents Dr. Ride’s American Beach House Written by Liza Birkenmeier Directed by Katie Brook Previews: October 21–23, 28–30 at 7pm; October 24–26, 31 at 8pm Opening: Tuesday, November 5 at 7pm Regular: Monday–Wednesday at 7pm; Thursday and Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 3pm & 8pm Ars Nova at Greenwich House (27 Barrow St.) Tickets: $20 and up; on sale September 24 arsnovanyc.com; 212-352-3101 Ars Nova, "a company known for pop-culture-savvy experimentation, with a hipness that sets it apart” (New York Times), under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Jason Eagan and Managing Director Renee Blinkwolt, is pleased to announce casting for the world premiere of Dr. Ride’s American Beach House by Liza Birkenmeier, a 2014-2015 alum of Ars Nova’s Play Group. Directed by Katie Brook, this queer femme play explores sexual politics, power, and repression between three friends in 1983. Dr. Ride’s American Beach House runs October 21–November 23 at Ars Nova at Greenwich House (27 Barrow Street, Manhattan) with an opening on November 5. Dr. Ride’s American Beach House is set in 1983, the evening before Dr. Sally Ride’s historic space flight. Hundreds of miles from the launch, three women with passionate opinions and no opportunities sit on a sweltering St. Louis rooftop watching life pass them by. Their uncharted desires bump up against American norms of sex and power in this intimate snapshot of queer anti-heroines. The cast for Dr. Ride’s American Beach House includes Susan Blommaert (Grease, 2007 Broadway revival; Pet Sematary; Edward Scissorhands); comedian, writer and solo performer Marga Gomez (Latin Standards, The Public Theater); performance artist and “hilariously sociopathic” (New York Times) Erin Markey (Singlet; A Ride on the Irish Cream); and Kristen Sieh (The Band’s Visit; founding member of The TEAM). Founding Artistic Director Jason Eagan remarked, “We’re looking forward to showcasing Liza’s keen-eyed, intelligent and boundlessly inventive work. Her sly humor and infectious spirit infuse all of her writing with a one-of-a-kind voice I’m eager to share with audiences.” The creative team for Dr. Ride’s American Beach House includes Kimie Nishikawa (Scenic Design), Melissa Ng (Costume Design), Oona Curley (Lighting Design), Ben Williams (Sound Design) and Alex H. Hajjar (Production Stage Manager). Performances of Dr. Ride’s American Beach House will take place October 21–November 23 at Ars Nova at Greenwich House, located at 27 Barrow Street in Manhattan. Critics are welcome as of Friday, November 1, for an opening on Tuesday, November 5. Tickets, starting at $20, go on sale September 24. Ars Nova's Ticket Initiative, generously supported by New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs, Con Edison and the Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation, underwrites the cost of tickets to all performances. Acknowledging that a major barrier to arts access is cost, the Ticket Initiative removes this barrier by making regular tickets to our Off-Broadway Premiere Productions no more than $35 for every performance during the initial run, without any hoops to jump through. Ars Nova gives voice to a new generation of theater artists and, through the Ticket Initiative, makes it accessible to the next generation of audiences. About the Cast Susan Blommaert (Norma) NYC: Grease (Broadway), The Metal Children, Mary Rose, Phaedra (Vineyard Theatre), Measure For Pleasure, Fucking A (Public Theater), Reckless, Blue Window (Production Company). Regional: 4000 Miles (A.C.T.), Phaedra Backwards (McCarter Theatre), The Year of Magical Thinking (Weston Playhouse), Black Snow, Ubu Rex (Yale Rep), Under Milk Wood, Street Scene (Williamstown Theatre). Film: The Kitchen, John Wick 3, Doubt, United 93, Kinsey, Pet Sematary, Edward Scissorhands. TV: The Blacklist, Elementary, Louie, Mozart in the Jungle, The Good Wife, The Sopranos, The X-Files. Marga Gomez (Meg) is the writer/performer of thirteen solo plays including Latin Standards (Under The Radar Festival, Public Theater) Pound (Dixon Place) Lovebirds (LaMama ETC.) Los Big Names (Puerto Rican Traveling Theater.) Her acting credits include The Vagina Monologues with Rita Moreno and Vicki Lawrence, and a guest role on Sense8 (Netflix.) She’s often not remembered in Guiding Light (CBS) as prisoner number three, shortly before it got canceled. Her website is margagomez.com. Erin Markey (Matilda) is a “hilariously sociopathic” (New York Times) Brooklyn-based actor, musician and writer/creator of live performance works. Markey’s most recent music/theater works include Singlet (2018), Boner Killer (2017) and A Ride On The Irish Cream (2016). Markey is a company member of Half Straddle and performed and composed music for Ghost Rings (2016). Catch Erin on the most recent seasons of HBO’s High Maintenance and TruTV’s At Home with Amy Sedaris. Kristen Sieh (Harriet) is a founding member of The TEAM, with whom she has co-written and performed in 5 new plays including RoosevElvis (The Royal Court, A.R.T., etc.). Other credits include: The Band’s Visit (original Broadway cast), The Public (Fortress of Solitude, February House), Playwrights Horizons (Men on Boats), CSC (Iphigenia in Aulis), Pig Iron (Twelfth Night), ERS, Half Straddle, The Foundry, Banana, Bag & Bodice, etc. TV: HBO’s upcoming The Plot Against America, House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Boardwalk Empire, etc. About the Creative Team Liza Birkenmeier (Playwright) is a recent alum of Play Group at Ars Nova. Her work has been developed at Dixon Place, University Settlement, Playwrights Realm, The Public Theater, CATCH, City Theatre, NYSAF and elsewhere. Her newest collaboration with director Katie Brook, ISLANDER, will premiere at NYTW Next Door in 2020. She is a MacDowell Colony and Yaddo Fellow. MFA Carnegie Mellon. Katie Brook (Director) is a theater director focused on collaborations with living playwrights, designers and composers. The work she creates with her company, Televiolet, has been presented at venues in New York City and beyond, including The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival, Boom Arts and Abrons Arts Center. ISLANDER, her new devised work in collaboration with Liza Birkenmeier, will be presented at NYTW’s Next Door in 2020, supported by New Georges. Kimie Nishikawa (Scenic Design) is a Japanese scenic designer based in NYC. Recent credits include: Ain't No Mo (The Public Theater); The Light (MCC); Mobile Unit: A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Public Theater); Hello, From the Children of Planet Earth and The Revolving Cycles Truly And Steadily Roll'd (The Playwrights Realm); Tin Cat Shoes (Clubbed Thumb); Henry VI (NAATCO). Regionally, her work has been seen at Kansas City Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf Theatre, Marin Theatre Company. MFA: NYU Tisch. kimienishikawa-design.com. Melissa Ng (Costume Design) is a New York-based Costume Designer. NYC: The Bitter Game (UTR, The Public), three girls never learnt the way home (Cherry Lane), King Philip’s Head (Clubbed Thumb). Regional: The Carpenter (Alley Theatre), The Chinese Lady (Milwaukee Repertory Theatre), The Cake (Asolo Rep), Lettie (Victory Gardens), The Burn (Steppenwolf). She teaches Theatre Design at the NYU-Playwrights Horizons Theater School. Proud member of USA829, Wingspace Theatrical Design. BA: University of Chicago, MFA: UC-San Diego. Oona Curley (Lighting Design) is a lighting and scenic designer. Recent credits in NYC at BAM, Vineyard, Ars Nova, The Atlantic, Public/UTR, The Flea, NYTW Next Door, La MaMa, JACK, The Cherry Lane. Recent regional credits at Long Wharf, Guthrie, Trinity Rep, Arden Theatre, Opera Philadelphia, Curtis Opera, Cosmo of Las Vegas. Nominee: Princess Grace Award. Recipient: Lotos Foundation Prize, J.S. Seidman Award for Design Excellence, Weston Award for Design, Zonta Award for Theater Arts. MFA NYU/Tisch. oonacurley.com. Ben Williams (Sound Design) is an actor, sound designer and director. He has worked with Elevator Repair Service for 15 years and is a founding member of minor theater with Julia Jarcho. Other frequent collaborators include Christina Masciotti, Lily Whitsitt, Suzanne Bocanegra, Kate Benson, Sibyl Kempson, Julie Atlas Muz, The Wooster Group and NYC Players. Awards for sound design: OBIE, Lortel, LADCC. benwilliamsdotcom.com. Alex H. Hajjar (Production Stage Manager) Broadway/Tour: blast! Japan 2019, Les Miserables, The Realistic Joneses, After Midnight Off-Broadway: Head of Passes (The Public), Aubergine (Playwrights Horizons), Mother Courage (CSC), Relevance, Georgia McBride, YEN, The End of Longing (MCC), Big Love (Signature), This American Life (BAM), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (TFANA), Belleville (NYTW), We Are Proud to Present a Presentation… (SoHo Rep) Melancholy Play (13P). About Ars Nova Ars Nova exists to discover, develop and launch singular theater, music and comedy artists in the early stages of their professional careers. Our dynamic slate of programs supports outside-the-box thinking and encourages innovative, genre-bending work. Dubbed by The New York Times as a “fertile incubator of offbeat theater,” Ars Nova blurs genres and subverts the status quo. With our feverish bounty of programming, we are the stomping ground and launching pad for visionary, adventurous artists of all stripes. By providing a protective environment where risk-taking and collaboration are paramount, Ars Nova gives voice to a new generation of diverse artists and audiences, pushing the boundaries of live entertainment by nurturing creative ideas into smart, surprising new work. Ars Nova has been honored with an OBIE Award and a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle for sustained quality and commitment to the development and production of new work. Notable past productions include: “Outstanding Musical” Lortel Award-winner Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future, created by Andrew R. Butler and directed by Jordan Fein; The Lucky Ones, created by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher, directed by Anne Kauffman; “Outstanding Musical” Lortel Award-winner KPOP, created by Jason Kim, Max Vernon, Helen Park and Woodshed Collective, directed by Teddy Bergman; “Best New American Theatre Work,” OBIE Award-winner and “one of the best new plays in the last 25 years” (The New York Times), Underground Railroad Game by Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R. Sheppard with Lightning Rod Special, directed by Taibi Magar (now on international tour); “Outstanding Musical” Lortel Award-winner FUTURITY, by César Alvarez with The Lisps, directed by Sarah Benson; The New York Times’ and New York Post’s “Best of 2015,” Small Mouth Sounds by Bess Wohl, directed by Rachel Chavkin; Time Out New York’s “Best of 2014,” JACUZZI by The Debate Society, directed by Oliver Butler; the Tony Award-winning smash-hit Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy, directed by Rachel Chavkin; Jollyship the Whiz-Bang by Nick Jones and Raja Azar, directed by Sam Gold; the world premiere of the 2009 season’s most-produced play boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, directed by Alex Timbers; the show that put Bridget Everett on the map, At Least It’s Pink by Everett, Michael Patrick King, and Kenny Mellman, directed by King; and Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail’s first New York production, Freestyle Love Supreme by Anthony Veneziale and Miranda, directed by Thomas Kail (Broadway 2019). For this sustained quality and commitment to the development and production of new work, Ars Nova has been honored with an OBIE Award and a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. |
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