2010-2011 Repertory Season
May 25 - June 18, 2011
The Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row
410 West 42nd Street (Bet. 9th & 10th Avenues)
New York NY 10036
H4
William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 & 2
Adapted By Michael Chmiel, Allegra Libonati, Michael Nathanson and Brian Silliman
Directed By Allegra Libonati
Prince Hal, the future King Henry V, is hiding from his destiny in the darkest, seediest outreaches of society. Hal must learn to adapt to the ways of being a king, or be engulfed by the onslaught of the fierce conspiracy against his father’s reign. The production will conjure the ferocious characters and ancient power struggle, framed for a modern, fast-paced, media-driven audience, dancing the lines between theatre, television, and film.
Featuring: Dorothy Abrahams, Alice Bahlke, Joie Bauer, Michael Chmiel*, Brian D. Coats*, Joe Jung*, Michael Nathanson*, Jensen Olaya, Steven Pounders*, Timothy McCown Reynolds*, Brian Silliman*
Shakespeare's Slave
By Steven Fechter
Directed By Eric Parness
What if William Shakespeare had never written Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear and all his other later masterpieces? In 1596, Shakespeare had a creative crisis. Broke and bedeviled by self-doubt, he was unable to write the “Henry IV” play commissioned by the Lord Chamberlain. The question of whether “to be or not to be” hung by a thread – until Shakespeare met one of London’s first African slaves – who changed his life.
Featuring: Chris Ceraso*, Zack Calhoon*, Lucille Duncan*, Nancy Nagrant*, Romy Nordlinger*, Steven Pounders*, David L. Townsend*, Stewart Walker*, Shaun Bennet Wilson (Fauntleroy)
Production Team: Sarah B. Brown (Scenic Design/H4, Shakespeare’s Slave), Brenda Abbandandolo (Costume Design/H4), Mark Richard Caswell (Costume Design/, Shakespeare’s Slave), Joe Doran (Lighting Design/H4, Shakespeare’s Slave), David Hancock Turner (Sound Design/H4), Nick Moore (Sound Design/Shakespeare’s Slave), Johnathan Carr (Projection Design/H4), Kyle Bridwell (Props Design/H4, Shakespeare’s Slave – Asst.), Lauren Madden (Props Design/Shakespeare’s Slave), Dan Renkin (Fight Choreography/H4), Veronica Graveline (Production Stage Manager/H4), Sean McCain (Production Stage Manager/ Shakespeare’s Slave) Emily Hamburger (Assistant Stage Manager/H4, Shakespeare’s Slave), Lauren Madden (Assistant Props Design/H4), Deanna Luce (Wardrobe Supervisor/H4, Shakespeare’s Slave), Rebecca Zuber (Production Manager/H4, Shakespeare’s Slave), Vadim Ledvin (Master Electrician/H4, Shakespeare’s Slave), Joe Trentacosta/Springer Associates PR (Press Relations/H4, Shakespeare’s Slave)
*Appearing Courtesy of Actors Equity Association