| RED BULL THEATER will kick off its Fall offerings on Sept 14 with The Revenger’s Tragedy featuring members of the cast of the 2005 production | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 10:03 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| RED BULL THEATER Will Kick Off Its Fall Offerings on September 14th with the Reunion Benefit Reading of The Revenger's Tragedy Freely Adapted by Jesse Berger From the Original by Thomas Middleton, Cyril Tourneur, or Anonymous Featuring Members of the Cast of the 2005 Acclaimed Off-Broadway Production: Jason C. Brown, Denis Butkus, Saudia Davis, Ryan Farley, Claire Lautier, Paul Niebanck, Petronia Paley, Naomi Peters, Matthew Rauch, Russell Salmon, Marc Vietor, and Yaegel Welch. RED BULL THEATER (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director | Jim Bredeson, Managing Director) today announced that the 2020-'21 Season will kick off on Monday, September 14th with the one night only benefit reunion reading of Red Bull's acclaimed production, The Revenger's Tragedy, featuring members of the cast of the 2005 Off-Broadway production: Jason C. Brown, Denis Butkus, Saudia Davis, Ryan Farley, Claire Lautier, Paul Niebanck, Petronia Paley, Naomi Peters, Matthew Rauch, Russell Salmon, Marc Vietor, and Yaegel Welch. Cecil Baldwin, Geraint Wyn Davies, Ryan Garbayo, Anthony Michael Martinez, Howard Overshown, and Chauncy Thomas will complete the cast. The online reading will feature the company each zooming in from wherever they are practicing social distancing, directed by Mr. Berger. This event is designed to continue to serve Red Bull Theater's mission to revitalize the classics for today's audience during the uncertain time brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. This event will premiere LIVE at 7:30 PM on Monday, September 14th. A recording of the livestream will be available until 7:00 PM on Friday, September 18th - then it disappears - forever! The event's livestream will be available at Red Bull Theater's website (RedBullTheater.com) and at YouTube.com/RedBullTheater. This online Benefit performance of The Revenger's Tragedy will feature original music composed by Daniel Levy, visual & costume design by Tony Award winner Clint Ramos & Rodrigo Muñoz, fight direction by J. David Brimmer, and choreography by Tracy Bersley. The Revenger's Tragedy, a Jacobean thriller written a few years after Hamlet, is a searing examination of the need for justice and the desire for vengeance. Vindice, the "Revenger," sets off a chain reaction of havoc in a corrupt and decadent Venice which exposes outrageous indulgences and government hypocrisy and ends in a coup de théater massacre of epic proportions. Part black comedy, part social satire, the play is a gleefully macabre plot-twisting blender full of Shakespeare's greatest hits. Red Bull Theater's production of The Revenger's Tragedy ran Off Broadway at the Culture Project's 45 Below Theater for a seven week extended run, from November 2005 to January 2006. Jesse Berger's adaptation of The Revenger's Tragedy is published by Dramatists Play Service. For information about the 2005-'06 production, visit redbulltheater.com. "We are living in difficult times. All of us at Red Bull Theater are dedicated to maintaining connection with our family of audiences and artists. We also look forward to forging new relationships with audiences far and wide through this online activity. While the theaters remain closed, we'll continue to offer unique ways to experience the classics in the digital space," said Mr. Bredeson. "I am absolutely thrilled to be creating this unique way to experience The Revenger's Tragedy with many of the artists who brought it to life with me in 2005 as Red Bull Theater's second production. It concerns corrupt government, hypocrisy, abuse of power, and acts of vengeance and vigilantism-Jacobean tragedy, or the headlines of The New York Times? The play was timely then. The play is timely now. It's also decadent fun, with the spirit of Grand Guignol. We're looking forward to sharing it with you in this online version," said Mr. Berger. Red Bull Theater's online readings offer the unique opportunity to hear rarely-produced classic plays, and brand new plays in conversation with the classics, performed by the finest actors in New York. This year's slate of readings is sure to delight audiences all season long as we await the reopening of theaters. This is a free event, but advance reservations are recommended. Red Bull Theater invites tax-deductible donations to support the vitality of classical theater for a contemporary audience. The suggested donation is $25 per viewer. Red Bull Theater wishes to express its gratitude to the Performers' Unions: ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS, AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS, and SAG-AFTRA through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear on these programs. Red Bull Theater, hailed as "the city's gutsiest classical theater" by Time Out New York, brings rarely seen classic plays to dynamic new life for contemporary audiences, uniting a respect for tradition with a modern sensibility. Named for the rowdy Jacobean playhouse that illegally performed plays in England during the years of Puritan rule, Red Bull Theater is New York City's home for dynamic performances of great plays that stand the test of time. With the Jacobean plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries as its cornerstone, the company also produces new works that are in conversation with the classics. A home for artists, scholars and students, Red Bull Theater delights and engages the intellect and imagination of audiences, and strives to make its work accessible, diverse, and welcoming to all. Red Bull Theater believes in the power of great classic stories and plays of heightened language to deepen our understanding of the human condition, in the special ability of live theater to create unique, collective experiences, and the timeless capacity of classical theater to illuminate the events of our times. Variety agreed, hailing Red Bull's work as: "Proof that classical theater can still be surprising after hundreds of years." Since its debut in 2003 with a production of Shakespeare's Pericles starring Daniel Breaker, Red Bull Theater has served adventurous theatergoers with Off-Broadway productions, Revelation Readings, and the annual Short New Play Festival. The company also offers outreach programs including Shakespeare in Schools bringing professional actors and teaching artists into public school classrooms; Bull Sessions, free post-play discussions with top scholars; and Master Classes in classical acting led by veteran theater professionals. Red Bull Theater believes racism is abhorrent and stands together with Black artists, colleagues, and theatergoers. Black Lives Matter. Red Bull Theater strives to be a home for all artists and theatergoers. Simply saying that is not enough to make this a true home for black, indigenous, and other artists of color. We commit to making antiracism a core value of our theater. You can expect to see clear action from us. And we expect to be held to account when we fall short. All of us at Red Bull Theater are committed to actively working to help realize a more perfect union-a racially and socially just America. "The classics-shaking Red Bull Theater," as Time Out NY has called it, has presented 20 Off-Broadway productions and nearly 200 Revelation Readings of rarely seen classics, serving a community of more than 5,000 artists and providing quality artistic programming to an audience of over 65,000. The company's unique programming has received ongoing critical acclaim, and has been recognized with Lortel, Drama Desk, Drama League, Callaway, Off Broadway Alliance, and OBIE nominations and Awards. For more information visit: |
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