Wednesday, June 2, 2010

The Great Work


Here are three upcoming theater events produced by Brooklyn-based theater companies. In each of these grassroots organizations, teaching artists play a significant role; using their professional expertise in theater arts to help educate young people, and create positive social change in our communities.
Go see.
REDBULL THEATER COMPANY
RUNNING OF THE BULLS

Monday June 7, 6:30pm


Only 10 "Young Buck" Super-Discount Tickets Available
for the second annual

 honoring F. MURRAY ABRAHAM • MICHAEL STUHLBARG •  THE HOWARD AND MARCIA OWENS CHARITABLE TRUST and THE ANGELO PATRI MIDDLE SCHOOL with MATADOR AWARDS FOR CLASSICAL THEATER 

Join host Michael Cerveris and special guests Robert Cuccioli, Paige Davis, Roberta Maxwell, Patrick Page, Laila Robins, and more for an evening featuring fun entertainment including flamenco dancing, special guest performer Malcolm Gets, fine dining, great company, and spectacular views.  Celebrate Red Bull Theater, honor four contributors to classical theater, and be the first to hear about our 2010-2011 Season.


Limited Number of "Young Buck" Seats for Only $100
Buy Tickets Now
 
www.redbulltheater.com

212.352.3101 

Use Discount Code "YB"



The Performance Project @ University Settlement Presents

Conceived & created by THE MUD/BONE COLLECTIVE



FIVE PERFORMANCES ONLY!

June 2-5 @ 7:30pm, and June 5th @ 4pm

When life is no longer possible in your own country, when you are forced to flee and begin again, how do memories of the past influence your present?  Inspired by the true stories of refugees living In New York City, Impossible Country explores the conflict between honoring the past and embracing the present.  


Directed by:
Mahayana Landowne**


The Performance Project @ University Settlement

184 Eldridge Street, NYC
 (corner of Rivington - 2 blks south of Houston)


Advance tickets at 
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/98447
 or call 800-838-3006


Join Us for an Evening of Food, Wine and Theater

Benefit Performance and Celebration
 
Thursday, June 3rd


Text Architecture by:
Sandi Carroll & Jordan Dann
Performed by:
Christopher Burris*, Sandi Carroll*,
 
Sarah Douglas*, W. Kerry Huang, &
 



Jennifer Kidwell*






SARAH RUHL’S PASSION PLAY

 
Directed by Mark Wing-Davey
EXTENDED TO JUNE 5th!

 Hailed by the New Yorker’s John Lahr as “extraordinary”, “bold”, and “inventive”, Sarah Ruhl’s PASSION PLAY takes us behind the scenes of three communities attempting to stage the death and resurrection of Christ. From Queen Elizabeth’s England to Hitler’s Germany to Reagan’s America, Ruhl’s exploration of devotion takes us on a humorous yet unsettling journey filled with lust, whimsy, and a lot of fish. (3.5 hours with 2 intermissions)

The PRESS has faith in PASSION PLAY. Read the raves from The New York Times, Time Out New York, Associated Press, and more!

Read the April 18th New York Times feature on PASSION PLAY: Sarah Ruhl’s Sunday School

PASSION PLAY is staged at the Irondale Center inside the historic Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, as the centerpiece of a community FESTIVAL highlighting the intersection of religion, art, sexuality, and politics. This festival is produced by a COALITION of artists, arts groups, academic institutions, and local community members.


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