| New Play - "My Ántonia" Scheduled for Fall Season | |
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| The Acting Company Presents My Ántonia by Meg Miroshnik From the Novel by Willa Cather Directed by Devin Brain Postponement Announcement New York, NY - The Acting Company, (Founded by John Houseman and Margot Harley; Ian Belknap, Artistic Director; Elisa Spencer-Kaplan, Executive Director) today announces a postponement and changes to its originally scheduled summer 2020 theater season. Following guidelines from government and public health officials, and in accordance with recommendations issued by the CDC, The Acting Company has made the decision to postpone its season in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and to protect its audience, artists, employees, and the community. The 2020 season focus is on the continuing public conversation surrounding immigration and women's rights. Two works were originally slated for this summer per The Acting Company's (TAC) established format of running two works concurrently in a single theater space while utilizing the same company of racially diverse and young actors. The scheduled production of A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen and newly adapted by Emily Dendinger, that deals with marital roles and the cost of keeping a family together, has been cancelled. TAC's production of My Ántonia, newly adapted by Meg Miroshnik from the novel by Willa Cather, and directed by TAC Associate Artistic Director Devin Brain, will be postponed. More information on location and dates will be forthcoming. My Ántonia is a riveting coming-of-age tale centered on the relationship between Jim Burden, an orphaned boy from Virginia, and Ántonia Shimerda, the eldest daughter of Bohemian immigrants. Both children are pioneers on the Nebraska frontier towards the end of the 19th century. Their lifelong relationship and upbringing on a farm leaves an indelible mark on each of them as they are tested by the different paths their lives take. My Ántonia honors the courage and persistence of the immigrant pioneers who helped shape America. "People who don't like this country ought to stay at home," says ten-year-old Jim Burden to his immigrant neighbor Ántonia. "We don't make them come here." It's a rare moment of discord between the characters, but also evidence of how timely and urgent Cather's classic immigrant story still feels today. In this exuberant new adaptation by Meg Miroshnik, questions of assimilation and what it means to be an American come to life in an adventurous, emotionally charged story interwoven with live, original music and breathtaking storytelling. Casting for My Ántonia will be announced at a later date. "I'm sure it comes as no surprise that we have been forced to cancel our summer season. While we are saddened that we cannot introduce the next company of emerging actors, we are excited for brighter days, leaving these dark ones behind," says Artistic Director Ian Belknap. "Great performances move us to see ourselves in a story or let us escape our own realities for a pocket of time, which, during this terrifying present, sounds pretty good to me. I look forward to offering that opportunity as soon as it is safe for our audiences, actors and staff." More information about this production and The Acting Company may be found at: www.theactingcompany.org. CREDITS My Ántonia; by Meg Miroshnik from the novel by Willa Cather Director: Devin Brain Original Music: Paul Lieber Choreographer: Byron Easley Costume Designer: Sarita Fellows Dramaturg: Amy Boratko Lighting Designer: Paul Hudson Scenic Designer: Junghyun Georgia Lee Sound Designer: Fabian Obispo Production Stage Manager: Larry Copeland ABOUT THE ACTING COMPANY The Acting Company is the only professional theater principally dedicated to the development of the young classical actor. Founded in 1972 by Margot Harley and John Houseman from the first graduating class of the Drama Division of The Juilliard School, The Company has launched the careers of some 400 actors, including Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Dakin Matthews, David Schramm, Mary Lou Rosato, Lisa Banes, Derek Smith, Frances Conroy, Harriet Harris, Tom Hewitt, Kate Forbes, Henry Stram, Stephen DeRosa, Hamish Linklater, Jesse L. Martin, Roslyn Ruff, Andy Grotelueschen, Jeffrey Wright, and Kelley Curran, among numerous others. Through a rotating repertory of classical and new plays, the Company has given two generations of recent drama school graduates the opportunity to hone their craft by playing the most challenging roles to a range of audiences early in their careers. Alumni of The Acting Company have won every major acting award, including the Oscar, Tony, Olivier and Emmy. The Acting Company itself has been honored with numerous awards, including a special 2003 Tony for Excellence in Theater, and most recently was the recipient of the 2019 Audelco Award for Best Play for its production of Native Son. The Acting Company has been seen in 48 States, 10 foreign countries, on and Off-Broadway, and at leading resident theaters including the Guthrie, Kennedy Center and New York's City Center. Among over a dozen new works commissioned to complement the classical repertory are plays by Tony Kushner, Marcus Gardley, Rebecca Gilman, David Grimm, John Guare, Jeffrey Hatcher, Beth Henley, Meg Miroshnik, David Mamet, Lynn Nottage, Ntozake Shange, Maria Irene Fornes, Charles Smith, Spalding Gray, Michael Weller, and Wendy Wasserstein. The Company's education programs bring professional productions, in-school residencies, and teacher training workshops to more than 10,000 students in underserved schools and communities each year. For more information about The Acting Company visit: www.theactingcompany.org. Connect with The Acting Company: Twitter: @theactingco Instagram: @TheActingCompany Facebook: TheActingCompanyNYC Major support for The Acting Company is provided by Booth Ferris Foundation, The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund, The Shubert Foundation, The Howard Gilman Foundation, NEA Shakespeare in American Communities/Arts Midwest, The New York State Council on the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Rona Jaffe Foundation, Goldman Sachs, Axe-Houghton Foundation, The Howard Bayne Fund, The Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Foundation, Deborah Carmichael/Renascence Fund, IBM International Foundation, Lucille Lortel Foundation, and The Marquis George MacDonald Foundation. |
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| Link | http://www.theactingcompany.org |
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