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Columbia School of the Arts presents Der Ring Gott Farblonjet | Directed by Phoebe Brooks
Posted by: Official_Press_Release 08:46 am EST 02/12/22

DER RING GOTT FARBLONJET
By Charles Ludlam
Directed by Phoebe Brooks

Columbia University School of the Arts is proud to present Phoebe Brooks (Columbia MFA Directing Candidate 2022) production of Der Ring Gott Farblonjet.

A long time ago in an underwater kingdom, one ring of power was forged to rule us all. Unfortunately, a funny thing happened on the way to Valhalla: the ring gott farblonjet! Gods, giants, dwarves and valkyries must work together to put a pesky piece of jewelry back where it belongs in this comedic retelling of all four operas in Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

FEATURING
Sanskar Agarwal, Patrick Elizalde, Gagarin, Mary Rose Go, James La Bella, Ashil Lee, K'yundra Martin, Theo McKenna, and Sage Spitz.

PRODUCTION TEAM
Dramaturg Andrew Agress, Producer Mutual Admiration Society, Production Stage Manager Mel Sparks, Assistant Stage Manager Amelia McGinnis, Company Manager Kyra Armstrong, Music Director & Orchestrator/Arranger Dan Corica, Scenic Designer Jorge Schultz, Costume Designers Begum "Begsy" Inal & Dezi Tibbs, Lighting Designer Christopher Wong, Sound Designer Brandon Bulls, Props Designer Kanika Asavari Vaish, Projection Designer Vivienne Shaw.

Phoebe Brooks' Directing Thesis will be presented at Lenfest Center for the Arts.

LIVE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 24 at 8pm
Friday, February 25 at 8pm
Saturday, February 26 at 2pm
Saturday, February 26 at 8pm
Sunday, February 27 at 2pm
Click here for tickets.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Phoebe Brooks (she/they) is interested in establishing a Theatre of Joy for artists and audiences alike. She loves messing around with comedy, heightened text and gender. Currently she's obsessed with figuring out how to make audience interaction less scary for audiences. Recent directing credits include Jyoti's Bridge by Kanika Asavari Vaish, The Forgotten Columbia Exposition, Dyadya Vanya: Files From A Dacha With 26 Rooms, Measure for Measure and Aleda Bliss' Dottie Parker, She Murmured. Phoebe holds a BA in Theatre and in English Literature from Northwestern University and is pursuing an MFA in Theatre Directing from Columbia University's School of the Arts. She is Programming Director for Spicy Witch Productions, a company member at both Emit Theatre and Drawing Room Brooklyn as well as a teaching artist for Hudson Valley Shakespeare Company. www.phoebebrooks.com "I'm just glad to be alive and have an audience." - Charles Ludlam

"Der Ring Gott Farblonjet" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com
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re: Columbia School of the Arts presents Der Ring Gott Farblonjet | Directed by Phoebe Brooks
Posted by: bobjohnny 01:38 pm EST 02/13/22
In reply to: Columbia School of the Arts presents Der Ring Gott Farblonjet | Directed by Phoebe Brooks - Official_Press_Release 08:46 am EST 02/12/22

Good luck with this one. I saw every show Ludlam did in the 1970s and 1980s, and "Der Ring" was definitely his weakest effort, as well as his longest. I remember seeing this in the theater that is now NYTW. I recall a couple of laughs. The costumes were magnificent. I think Ludlam won an Obie for them.
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re: Columbia School of the Arts presents Der Ring Gott Farblonjet | Directed by Phoebe Brooks
Posted by: kieran 02:24 pm EST 02/13/22
In reply to: re: Columbia School of the Arts presents Der Ring Gott Farblonjet | Directed by Phoebe Brooks - bobjohnny 01:38 pm EST 02/13/22

Yes, he did, and Lola Pashalinski won for her performance as Brunhilde.
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So glad Charles Ludlam plays are being rediscovered and done!
Last Edit: PlayWiz 01:16 pm EST 02/12/22
Posted by: PlayWiz 01:11 pm EST 02/12/22
In reply to: Columbia School of the Arts presents Der Ring Gott Farblonjet | Directed by Phoebe Brooks - Official_Press_Release 08:46 am EST 02/12/22

He was really so incredibly talented and taken from us far too soon.

That title is so funny -- I think Richard Wagner would shit if if he, being infamously antisemitic among other notorious traits-- though still capable of writing glorious music, realized the Yiddish word "Farlonjet" meaning basically "lost" "or "confused, mixed up" was being used in a takeoff of his Ring cycle.
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