| LAByrinth Theater Company Announces its 30th Anniversary Season | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 03:08 pm EST 01/20/23 | |
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| LABYRINTH THEATER COMPANY ANNOUNCES ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON Shape Description automatically generated THE BARN SERIES 2023 AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS JANUARY 31 – FEBRUARY 12, 2023 FEATURING 13 ORIGINAL WORKS BY SIDNEY WILLIAMS, MADELINE BARR, FLORENCIA LOZANO, DIPTI BRAMHANDKAR, LIA ROMEO, PAULA PIZZI-BLACK, JAKE BRASCH, LYLE KESSLER, JUSTIN REINSILBER, BEN SNYDER & WILL STONE, JEN COOK-ORTIZ, MARGARET LADD, AND VICTOR ALMANZAR & MELISA McGREGOR DÍA Y NOCHE BY DAVID ANZUELO DIRECTED BY CARLOS ARMESTO MARCH 18 – APRIL 15, 2023 FEATURING FREDDY ACEVEDO, PETER COLLIER, SEAN FLETCHER GRIFFIN, NEIL TYRONE PRITCHARD, JOE QUINTERO, EMMA RAMOS, VIVIANA VALERIA FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION VISIT LABTHEATER.ORG (January 20, 2023 – New York, New York) LAByrinth Theater Company (Aaron Roman Weiner, Artistic Director) will launch into its 30th Anniversary season with the return of The Barn Series 2023, an annual festival featuring a full roster of new plays, and Día Y Noche, a world premiere production written by David Anzuelo (Shared Sentences) and directed by Carlos Armesto (The Who's Tommy). The Barn Series 2023 will begin performances in Theater B at 59E59 Theaters (59 E 59th St, New York, NY 10022) on January 31 and run through February 12, 2023. Día Y Noche begins previews in Theater B at 59E59 Theaters on March 18, 2023, with an opening night set for March 26, for a limited run through April 15, 2023. The schedule for The Barn Series 2023 is as follows: January 31 at 7:15 PM No Easy Way to be Free Written by Sidney Williams Directed by Ross Klavan Run Time: 85 minutes Peter, a restaurateur and chef, finds his world crumbling away under the pressures of a global pandemic shutdown and intractable business concerns, culture conflicts and dissolving relationships. After a long life of fully committing to and adopting a character armor fashioned on his worship of Anthony Bourdain, Peter feels there is no raft to float him. Does he go all the way in his private narrative, or can he find one drop of hope in the rolling sea that is his life and work? February 1 at 7:15 PM Diary Play Written by Madeline Barr Directed by Adrian Wattenmaker Run Time: 60 minutes Diary Play is a one woman show constructed almost entirely of old diary entries from the playwright's teenhood interwoven with current day reflections. Through looking back, the playwright is able to answer questions about why she is the woman she is today and create a newfound sense of hope for the woman she might eventually become in the future. February 2 at 7:15 PM Fun with Shame Written by Florencia Lozano and Paul Martinez Run Time: 60 minutes A Ritual. A Roast. A Raga. A Ceremony. A Circle of Jerks. What are you Ashamed of? An Examination of what Isolates Us and a Surrender to the Rhythm that Connects us. February 3 at 7:15 PM Love Lake Written by Dipti Bramhandkar Directed by Padraic Lillis Run Time: 100 minutes Things are changing in Nikhil's hometown, Love Lake. Ex Silicon Valley darling and Nikhil's childhood friend, Mateo, has started a "values-based community" there called Mela, which has swept up old friends and neighbors into their new way of living, including Nikhil's father. Is it a cult or is it what people really need? Nikhil returns to find out. February 4 at 7:15 PM Still Written by Lia Romeo Directed by Charles Goforth Run Time: 60 minutes Thirty years ago, Helen and Mark broke up. Now he's running for Congress, and she has a secret that could derail his bid. A play about reproductive rights, political divisions, and the ways people change... or don't. February 5 at 7:15 PM The Spaces in Between Written by Paula Pizzi-Black Directed by John Gould Rubin Run Time: 160 minutes, 15-minute intermission New York City, December 2008. Jobs are scarce, morale is low but in this traditional Italian American household, you would never know. All the ordinary structures are in place, God, family, country, faith at the helm. Meet the Razzos. A not so ordinary family with a passion for everything that tastes good, feels good and looks good. If only life weren't so messy. If only curveballs wouldn't cut so deep. If only faith held. February 7 at 7:15 PM Spin Written by Jake Brasch Directed by Padraic Lillis Run Time: 100 minutes Birthday clowns, park rangers, and barn owls- oh my! Jumping wildly through time, Spin kaleidoscopically charts the interconnected lives of a misfit band of humans (as well as a flock of horny barn owls). These strange bedfellows may struggle to see the big picture, but we don't. We relish in how freakishly, frighteningly, hilariously, their lives are hopelessly entwined. February 8 at 7:15 PM Silence in the Mountains Written by Lyle Kessler Run Time: 120 minutes A Family of Holocaust survivors find hope in the arrival of a mysterious Stranger. An epic journey into the Heart of Darkness. February 9 at 7:15 PM the title of the play is 'untitled' Written by Justin Reinsilber Run Time: 60 minutes "Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain." - Bob Dylan February 10 at 7:15 PM Shoe Story the Musical Books and Lyrics by Ben Snyder Developed with Ken-win Jung Music by Will Stone Directed by Heidi Marshall Run Time: 45 minutes An urban fairytale about love, loss, dialectical materialism, and the cultural significance of a fresh pair of kicks. February 11 at 7:15 PM Planet Mirth Written by Jen Cook—Ortiz Directed by John Ortiz Run Time: 60 minutes A peek into the lives of 2 sisters who've weathered many storms through the decades, but always manage to cling to laughter as an antidote. February 11 at 8:30 PM Hidden Written by Margaret Ladd Directed by Erica Gould Run Time: 65 minutes An old woman has been searching for a missing child all her life. The little girl ran away in terror because she thought she might have committed a crime. But the little girl isn't sure if the crime was committed by her; or done to her; or if there was a crime at all. Three strangers meet the old woman who is searching through old letters from her great uncle Abrasha whom she had loved as a child. Two strangers in an old restaurant in Greenwich Village see her and help her search her memories in search of the hidden child. February 12 at 7:15 PM Next Stop Broadway A musical by Victor Almanzar and Melisa McGregor Run Time: 60 minutes A homeless veteran and NY subway drummer confronts the challenges to keep his home and his pet Pigeon safe, during the New York City Homeless crackdowns. Encountering and offering wisdom and hope to each character that passes through the underground and also exposing the struggles of homelessness and survival in New York City. For more information and to reserve complimentary tickets to The Barn Series, visit 59e59.org/barn-series . Following the festival, LAByrinth Theater Company will present the world premiere of its next play of the season, Día Y Noche written by David Anzuelo and directed by Carlos Armesto. Previews will begin on March 18 in 59E59's Theater B, with an opening night set for March 26, and a final performance set for April 15, 2023. Sex, drugs, queerness, and punk-rock. Welcome to border city life in El Paso, Texas, 1984. Día Y Noche is an unfiltered coming-of-age story about class struggles and the search for acceptance between two unlikely friends. Danny is a lower middle-class Chicano punk-rock kid who thinks he might be an artist. Martin is a Black upper-middle class band nerd who is gay and in the closet. Danny and Martin double-date, watch X-rated movies, go to concerts and try to overcome great odds as they navigate the racism and corruption greeting them at the doors to adulthood. The cast of Día Y Noche will include Freddy Acevedo (Lydia) as "Danny," Peter Collier ("Life After You") as "Jeff," Sean Fletcher Griffin ("Trouble is My Business") as "White Guy," Neil Tyrone Pritchard (Berlin Electric) as "Martin," Joe Quintero (Spread Eagle) as "Roger," Emma Ramos ("Valentina") as "Edna" and Viviana Valeria (Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven) as "Jessica." The creative team of Día Y Noche will feature set and costume design by Harry Nadal, lighting design by Kia Rogers, sound design by Germán Martinez, and fight and intimacy coordination by Rocio Mendez. Tony Andrea will assist with set design, and Oriana Sophia will assist with costume design. Adrian Wattenmaker serves as the Production Manager, Jaime Rose Bukowski serves the Production Stage Manager, and Bleu Zephra Santiago serves as the Assistant Stage Manager. Mariana Carreño is the Dramaturg. The performance schedule for Día Y Noche is as follows: Tuesday through Friday at 7:15pm, Saturday at 2:15pm and 7:15pm, and Sunday at 2:15pm. Tickets for Día Y Noche begin at $25 and are now on sale at www.59e59.org/shows/show-detail/dia-y-noche-2023. ABOUT LABYRINTH THEATER COMPANY LAByrinth Theater Company, founded in 1992 as The Latino Actors Base, was created to reflect a world where color is the norm and not the exception. From Our Lady of 121st Street to Halfway Bitches go Straight to Heaven, LAByrinth has produced over 50 world premieres and developed over 250 new plays. |
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